kitchen update # 60 - countertops are in!

on august 6 they came out and installed the countertops. again they called and asked if they could come early. it was two hispanic guys speaking in spanish to each other the whole time. heidi got another peanut butter stuffed frozen kong that kept her happily occupied. it took about 2 hours. they had to do some cutting with the backsplash pieces.

they carried in the first two slabs on either side of the stove


the slab for the peninsula


unloading the last section from the truck


the sink slab in and the backsplash pieces cut


after sneaking those pictures i left them in peace so they could attach the counters to the cabinets. look look i have counters!


and they're not yellow! (the old ones were harvest gold yellow)


love my new kitchen!








the pattern on the counters




my new extra deep undermount sink


i couldnt attach the plumbing or the new faucet until 24 hours have passed so the adhesive can properly set


they attached a metal strip to the underside of the counter above the dishwasher for the dishwasher to mount to, since you cant screw into the quartz


the propped it up with a couple shims on the top of the dishwasher door


extra deep sink, thats my elbow! its deeper than i expected.


rounded corners on the peninsula


some things look weird or feel weird so i'm going to give it some time first before deciding if theres a problem or if weird is just new and different and is fine once i get used to it.