7th June 2023
Well it happened, the boys arrived at 8.00am on the dot, snapping a branch from our tree as they reversed their truck up the driveway.
These were not small boys, they sure had their fare share of burgers I’ll be darned.
They ripped off the old worktop with one hard grunt and carried it outside. In came the new piece looking clean and new. They wanted the hob removed, but we requested that it could be threaded through the hole, like threading the needle, which we did successfully as the boys looked on amused.
The bonding of the two parts took a while, the adhesive giving off a pungent smell causing Kelli to open all the available windows. The construction of the worktop was a lot different to the ones I’ve had before, there was a little less particle board in this, I hope it will be as durable.
There were a couple of issues that were brought to light.
One was the accuracy of some of the details, especially where the wood part joins.
I had made some assumptions that were wrong, so some additional work needs to be done if it can be.
I need to have the wood top widened by half an inch so the overhang matches the other side, I spoke to my wood man who said he could do that, but more serious, the top had bowed slightly, so we have to add some steel to flatten it. Altogether a bit more work to do.
The overall result was good, not as good as my other kitchens, but a score of eight out of ten.
The couple who owned the rocker came to collect it this evening, there were whoops of joy as they got out of their car, that made me happy to know they were happy.
So an interesting day ended, tomorrow the sink is connected so we can wash the dishes in that rather than the bathroom sink.
Another Lifetime to go 