Cabinets in Progress

The cabinet makers arrived last week and are proceeding quickly.  They also hang all the doors and do all the window and door trim.  The photo at the left shows the partially completed kitchen cabinets.

Since we did not have complete architectural drawing done on the house, we are designing the cabinets in detail as we go.  That leads to some interesting dilemmas such as the size of the opening for washer and dryer in the utility room. The standard opening for top loaders is 62", each unit being 29" wide, leaving a gap of 4".  However, the washer dryer market is moving toward front loaders, motivated in part by government energy regulations.  Front loaders are 27" wide, leaving a gap of 8", which is unacceptable.  The cabinet makers built for the old standard, but we finally decided to have them move one cabined to close the gap.  

There are always compromises, but in general things are going well.  The cabinet makers are doing an outstanding job.