Kitchen addition/reno - update

[simpsongal]

I really need to figure out how to add pics....

We're entering week 4, the addition has been framed, the steel beam is in - opens up the 20 ft loadbearing back wall.  Area inside is gutted to the studs and I set up a temporary kitchen in our mudroom/bathroom off to the side.

We're already making some cuts/additions.  We're cutting the kids' upstairs bath and just moving the plumbing beneath.  That'll save ~$7K in materials.  We paid an extra $3K for laminated beams and better structural framing.

Windows come in at the end of the month of November.

I haven't ordered cabinets-  I'm going w/the walnut, budget be damned!  Still deciding on the perimeter color but thinking BM Clay Beige (seems to read a nice balance of greige/beige in our room).  Hoping to order by order of the week.  The whole project will probably take until March (cabinet lead time is a minimum of 7 weeks....down from 12+ at least?).

I'm trying to get my ducks in a row to take advantage of Black Friday sales...

ETA: coordinating the moves of the electrical meter and gas have been a PITA....electrical in particular.

[litasail]

Yay for walnut!!!

[dr.girlfriend]

Good luck! Such a pain (and expense) to DO renovations, but I've never regretted anything after it's all done and in fact I consider it some of the best money I've ever spent.

[dancingirl21]

Good luck! Sounds like it will be great when it’s done. It is such a pain while you are in the process, but so worth it in the end!