Author Archives: kimerer_brian

As promised, the counter tops arrived today. These are Cambria® counter tops, which are a manufactured quartz product. They are made of crushed quartz with some pigments and resin added to hold it together. Since the quartz is not porous … Continue reading →

I have spent too much time lately ranting about the Fallapartment. Hopefully that is all behind us now, and I can stop doing that and get back to the house. Well, OK I lied. The wheel on the sliding door … Continue reading →

Today’s adventure gives new meaning to the term, “Fallapartment“. When my wife came home this afternoon, this thing was waiting for her in the driveway. It evidently had fallen off of the house in the wind, because there are no … Continue reading →

The heat went out last night in the Fallapartment. Just when we thought that we were finished with the heating-system-failure-in-the-dead-of-Winter problem, we found the temperature in the Fallapartment plummeting on Saturday night (this always happens on a weekend). As it … Continue reading →

Our builder came in today and put the crown molding on the kitchen cabinets. He also installed the hardware on the doors and drawers. Take a look at this! That is where the stove goes. You can see that the … Continue reading →

The guys were hard at work today putting in miscellaneous details. For example, they have started putting in the mantel for the fireplace. They have also been working in the bathrooms. The vanity tops, faucets, and bowls are in. Well, … Continue reading →

The upper cabinets were installed today. Here is the stove end of the kitchen. The range hood goes between the two upper cabinets. The refrigerator side. And the peninsula side. The cabinet over the peninsula will have glass doors and … Continue reading →

The lower cabinets have been installed. We now have the peninsula legs in place. The top is just a piece of plywood right now, cut to the proper size so we can see what it will look like. When it … Continue reading →