death and ovens
Today I am installing a new stove/range/oven in the ktichen. Since Rosie is away at a friends wedding it seemed like the perfect time. And the small piece of crap built in range was on its last toe. The new range is quite a bit larger and wider and has a double oven and a glass cooktop. It is very nice.
THe delivery folks were very fast this morning dropping it off and picking up the old one. Since then I have been breaking apart tile to remove the old cupboard since there is no room for that and the fridge. I am working on a design for the open space there. The previous owner had a tile fetish, so much of the place has tile all over it. Thankfully he sucked at tiling so most of it comes of rather easily. It makes me feel comfortable that it will be easy enough to replace the counertop when we get to that stage. The cheap construction on the condo also made it so the cupboard came out very easy.
my dad came over to help and we we took the removed cupboard down to the dump. At which point his car promptly stopped working. So we spent about twenty minutes trying to get it started while enjoying the lvoely dumo aromas. In the end we got it going but it looks like his fuel pump is dead. He is driving home now in hopes that he can get home before it dies again.
Right now I am waiting for my neighbor, who happens to be a electrician, to come by and help me rewire things so the oven can fit and get the electricity it needs. While things wont look great the oven should be working and all later today. Then I can move on the the next steps in the kitchen remodel.
Oh, and I appear to be fighting a bug as my nose has been running all morning. And of course a running nose if great when doing manual labor.
THe delivery folks were very fast this morning dropping it off and picking up the old one. Since then I have been breaking apart tile to remove the old cupboard since there is no room for that and the fridge. I am working on a design for the open space there. The previous owner had a tile fetish, so much of the place has tile all over it. Thankfully he sucked at tiling so most of it comes of rather easily. It makes me feel comfortable that it will be easy enough to replace the counertop when we get to that stage. The cheap construction on the condo also made it so the cupboard came out very easy.
my dad came over to help and we we took the removed cupboard down to the dump. At which point his car promptly stopped working. So we spent about twenty minutes trying to get it started while enjoying the lvoely dumo aromas. In the end we got it going but it looks like his fuel pump is dead. He is driving home now in hopes that he can get home before it dies again.
Right now I am waiting for my neighbor, who happens to be a electrician, to come by and help me rewire things so the oven can fit and get the electricity it needs. While things wont look great the oven should be working and all later today. Then I can move on the the next steps in the kitchen remodel.
Oh, and I appear to be fighting a bug as my nose has been running all morning. And of course a running nose if great when doing manual labor.