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| half the wall gone |
Four builders arrived early this morning in their yellow waistcoats and hard hats to start work on the kitchen. Then the skip lorry arrived, followed by the lorry delivering the steel, and a third lorry to offload a jack. Add into the mix the two guys who turned up to cut our hedge. It was pandemonium.
The builders set to work straightaway demolishing the existing kitchen and digging up the floor tiles. Young Jack looks about twelve years old but he’s probably eighteen. He looks very slight compared to the big guys and seemed to struggle a bit lifting his end of the heavy steel.
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| jacking the steel up to ceiling level |
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| inserting the steel |
It’s definitely a manic Monday here. But I don’t care, I’m finally getting my new kitchen!
Wow that looks so exciting
ReplyDeleteIt's finally happening.
DeleteWe went through this 18 months ago I have a lovely new kitchen but having it done was 2 weeks and 3 days of hell.
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part for me is keeping Rick contained and happy.
DeleteWe did this many years ago. DH thought he would take 3 days off work and it would be done. There was himself, his uncle and a helper. It involved gutting the kitchen, demolishing a wall, building another wall, putting in a complete sunshine ceiling and all the cabinets. Three day, lolololol, more like 3 weeks!! I just went to work every day and his aunt cleaned up after them every step of the way. We were lucky in that we had a finished basement with a wet bar, so we did all the cooking etc. down there. We put all the old cabinets in the garage which created great storage.
ReplyDeleteWe have set up a mini kitchen in the utility room and a coffee/tea bar in the garden room. I reckon two weeks but it depends on the tiler and cabinet fitter.
DeleteTough times but everything will pay off in the end.
ReplyDeleteNot really tough, just a tad inconvenient.
DeleteThey are working quickly by the looks of things. It will be finished quickly.
ReplyDeleteThey are a good team.
DeleteI don't think workmen use the term "yellow waistcoats" Sue. They are butch, manly "Hi-vis jackets". "Yellow waistcoats" makes it sound as if they are off to a Round Table meeting. They made good progress today. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteThis county is famous for its yellow waistcoats (yellow bellies) so I thought it would be appropriate to use that term.
DeleteI've never seen workmen here wearing yellow jackets and hard hats; unless they're rioting, of course.
ReplyDeleteI remember the guys clambering over our very high roof in France with no safety harnesses or hard hats.
DeleteHope all goes to plan and you are pleased with the results.
ReplyDeleteWhen we had our last kitchen fitted, we were told it would take ten days to fit. Fine with us, but what we weren't told was that it would be ten days over a three month period - July to October ! That didn't include any major building works as the kitchen was ready, plastered, painted and tiled, all electrics and plumbing in place.
I'm staying optimistic for the time being!
DeleteThat's the style Sue - grin and bear it.
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