delay in cabinet delivery

16 years ago

Our cabinets have arrived at a warehouse less than 10 miles from here, but the delivery company is all booked up with people moving before Memorial Day weekend, so they won't show up at our house till next Wednesday! Grrrrrr.

I knew I should not have let the crew do demolition before the cabinets were in the garage... now it sounds like our fabricator cannot come to template before next Friday, which means that it is extremely unlikely that I will see the quartz or the sink installed before I leave to visit my sister in mid-June.

Oh, and I stopped by to get a price quote on the accent tile we like, and found out that it is almost double what I thought it would be per square foot!

Just a bummer of a day. And it's raining, too.

The only good news is that the Kohler Stages sink has actually shipped -- we had previously been told it might take up to 12 weeks.

I'm going to just cling to that little bit of good news....

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User
16 years ago
Welcome to reality in the building/remodeling business.

It's not personal.
sochi
16 years ago
Argh, it is so frustrating isn't it? You have my sympathies, we've all been there! In the meantime, focus on the good news - your beautiful shipped sink!
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sabjimata
16 years ago
I know how frustrating it can be and you have my sympathies. Our house is torn up, no sheetrock up and our cabinets were ready to be delivered last week. They will hold in storage for one more week and then we start paying.

Just. Want. It. To. Be. Done.
User
16 years ago
I think this illustrates one of the problems with American's today. They have grown accustomed to the fast food , gotta have it now mentality.

Things take time, relax and remember the cliche: "Rome wasn't built in a day".

If you want it fast - buy a mobile home, you can take it home today with "no money down".
eastbaymom
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, Sochi, Sabjimata, Antss.

I knew when I started this that the five-week timetable was probably optimistic. And I thought of another silver lining overnight -- I don't have to rush through the ceiling painting today. I can take three or four days if I want to!

In fact, if we choose a paint color for the walls today too, I may be able to knock that off as well, before cabinet install starts, seven days from today.
berryfarm
16 years ago
Just think of it as more days you can allow yourself to go out to eat! And not do dishes.

My kitchen demo will start in a week, and we will be without a kitchen and dining room all summer. I am mentally prepared for, but we'll see how I am doing in August.

Hang in there, it will be worth it!
macybaby
16 years ago
It's easy to be optomistic at the start. When DH and I started our whole house remodel, I said it would take 3 years and he said five. We are now in year 7 . . .

We started with the kitchen (moved the old one to a new location) and are finishing with the kitchen (replacing all the old stuff we moved into the new location).

We are doing ours all DIY and it's been so long I'm not sure if I'll know what to do without some home project to be working on. This has been like a part time job for years!

Cathy