Scope Creep
It's the term UberGeek uses for every home improvement we embark upon. Each time we do upgrade something (faucet, dishwasher, etc.) the scope of the project creeps upward and outward into something more, bigger, badder, better.
We have finally bought a new refrigerator. Our current one isn't energy efficient, has no STAR rating, and has had major repairs a couple of times. It's twenty-four years old, and it's finally done, and done. We've been looking at the new models for several months now, and finally settled on a style (French door) and manufacturer LG. It's counter depth which is nice and it was on sale, which is nicer. It will be delivered on Wednesday.
This is where the scope creep comes into play. In order to get a new fridge, it means yanking out the wall oven (which is even older than the fridge, and doesn't heat properly, and isn't insulated well) because we have to cut into the wall space where the oven sits in order to fit the new fridge. It also means cutting into the cabinets above both fridge and oven. So, we have to cut down those cabinets, and then build some shelves where the oven was, and slap on a temporary door (cabinets and counters are next year's project).
But what about an oven, you ask? Well, that means a new range (which my wonderful brother and SIL gave us from the house they just moved out of, because story) which means cutting out the cooktop and cabinet underneath where all the pots and pans are stored. Which then means, yanking out the overhead fan and installing the range's matching microwave vent.
Whew! I'm already exhausted, and I've only just managed to clear out the pots/pans, and above the vent cabinets. I still have all the others to clean out and we have to move the existing fridge to make room for the contractor's team to rip out tile, wood, doors, cabinets, etc. on Tuesday before the fridge delivery on Wednesday.
See.
Scope creep.
We have finally bought a new refrigerator. Our current one isn't energy efficient, has no STAR rating, and has had major repairs a couple of times. It's twenty-four years old, and it's finally done, and done. We've been looking at the new models for several months now, and finally settled on a style (French door) and manufacturer LG. It's counter depth which is nice and it was on sale, which is nicer. It will be delivered on Wednesday.
This is where the scope creep comes into play. In order to get a new fridge, it means yanking out the wall oven (which is even older than the fridge, and doesn't heat properly, and isn't insulated well) because we have to cut into the wall space where the oven sits in order to fit the new fridge. It also means cutting into the cabinets above both fridge and oven. So, we have to cut down those cabinets, and then build some shelves where the oven was, and slap on a temporary door (cabinets and counters are next year's project).
But what about an oven, you ask? Well, that means a new range (which my wonderful brother and SIL gave us from the house they just moved out of, because story) which means cutting out the cooktop and cabinet underneath where all the pots and pans are stored. Which then means, yanking out the overhead fan and installing the range's matching microwave vent.
Whew! I'm already exhausted, and I've only just managed to clear out the pots/pans, and above the vent cabinets. I still have all the others to clean out and we have to move the existing fridge to make room for the contractor's team to rip out tile, wood, doors, cabinets, etc. on Tuesday before the fridge delivery on Wednesday.
See.
Scope creep.