We Have Countertops

Yes, after a full two months, the countertops are in place! There are still a few things left to do before we can actually have a functioning kitchen again, but at least we have a place to prepare food. One drawback of the new countertops though is that the refrigerator barely fits in the opening. In fact, when you open the door, the outer corner rubs against the wall. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything that we can do about that. When we purchased the fridge I went based on the size of the opening, and this refrigerator was the same width as the old one, the only difference was the height. But with this one, the hinge is on the outside, so when the door swings open, it is like the4 front end of a car swinging wide in a turn. The guys who installed the quartz offered to cut it down, but I don’t believe it would have helped, as it would have only gotten us about an extra ½”.

I am going to deal with it when I get back from my Mexico trip. And by then, we’ll have a working dishwasher too. By then all we’ll really need to do to finish up is to get the outlets installed and powered up. Almost there!