Progress, inside and out

This weekend, one of the carpenters, who said he likes to work alone because it is quiet, got most of the kitchen cupboards into place. When I went into the house at lunch today, the frame for the refrigerator was in, and Karen reports one counter top was in when she went - two other counter tops were mismeasured and had to be sent back to be trimmed.

Inside, almost all of the doors are in, and they did the casing around most of the doors and windows.

Outside, the driveway was finished today. Piles of dirt remain so that they can be spread over the future lawn.

The closet estimate came in, and it is about $700 over budget - the budget was tiny to start with. I think we'll go with what the estimate is, but we're going to take a close look to see if we can trim anywhere.

Karen spoke to the builder, who says that we're on target for the 15th, maybe a few days before. I'm not sure how close this is, or if he's hedging his bets. We'll see,