Oh, this is going to be painful... I mentioned in the previous post that I received a significant amount of retroactive pay from the VA last week and the BSU has already called Rex the contractor to come over and give us an estimate for the remodeling and repairs to our kitchen and dining room. We have had bare sheetrock on a wall and the ceiling where she removed a closet several years ago and there are room rugs covering up the area where the dining table sits, where only subfloor material resides since we moved in in 1999. We have an unused portable dishwasher taking up space where a new cabinet is going to go and be turned into a breakfast bar.
So, we are getting a new tile floor throughout the dining area and kitchen. The walls are getting finished and the ceiling is getting textured and painted. We have to pick out the cabinet and then Rex will install it and then we have to hire another contractor to install new countertops. And of course, the BSU doesn't want laminate countertops- too 60s looking according to her, so we have been looking at acrylic top colors. Of course, that means we will have to replace the sink and then the faucet assembly and redo the backsplash areas too. We won't be replacing the cabinets or doors right now but I suspect new doors might not be too far away in my future. I also suspect it will be weeks before my upstairs area returns to a finished appearance...
But, it needs doing and I can't get my dad, the busy handyman, to to drive up from Florida and bring his tools to do the job so I guess Rex will get the work. And my VA compensation will be put to good use right off the bat. Stand by for updates and pictures...
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