First, the cabinets were unloaded and dispersed in the garage or kitchen. I was upstairs working and despite the flurry of noise and activity, I just had to see what they looked like.
Here's another picture of Oscar who was giving his "Bob Vila pose". Remember him, from This Old House or other Home Improvement shows?
The cabinet installation took longer than expected, but the overall schedule was not impacted too much. We still had to decide on the countertop and would take a couple of weeks to order. Also, our finisher Bob DoVico was still wrapping up other jobs and wasn't available to start his part until later.
Here are further pictures of the cabinets in progress as they were being built.
Here's a picture of the island and we checked the height by putting our bar stool next to it.
One of the items that took more time than expected was the crown molding. Despite the time it took, the results were exactly what we wanted. It looked so cool and got lots of compliments on it because it is unique.
Another slight glitch was matching the height of the cabinets to the window that was installed earlier in the year. We didn't notice the difference until Jesus, the countertop guy came to the house to measure the cabinets for the granite. The cabinet was ¼ to ½ inch lower than the window base. We talked to the crew the next day they came and they fixed it right then and there.
Once the cabinets were essentially done, ready for the finishers to start their part, I was pointing out the gaps and uneven fit. Max was trying to calm me saying that the finishers have to take the cabinet doors off to take back to the shop. When the finish is done, the cabinet crew comes back to make the final adjustments.
