And It's Done!!

 The installers arrived and went right to work. They are putting in the hood first.

 Oh boy-here she is! The pretty new Kitchenaid range.

 The installers finished with the hood and chimney and then I made them step aside so I could install the stainless steel back splash sheet metal. I used Industrial glue-Liquid nails, and slapped it up, then put ion the screws-mainly because the holes were already in the sheet metal. Looks Good!

 Then the installers hooked up the gas and plugged in the range. They tested it to make sure it was all working properly  It looks great!

 It's going to take a little bit of practice to learn to use all the new features. Hubs is getting it figured out.

 So today I had to replace the trim along the ceiling, and spackle a couple of little cracks/dents that show behind the hood.

I am truly NOT a trim carpenter! I made a few minute job take over 2 hours! And it is OK, but not the greatest. I figure I'll need to remove the trim again down the road when I decide to paint or tile or something. I'm so glad to be done!

It's Always Complicated

 So we have an OK stove in the kitchen, but the hood doesn't function well at all. Hubs really wants to upgrade so we went shopping around.

 We narrowed it down to these two models.

 He wanted double ovens, convection cooking, and the broiler on top and grates that go all the way across the top.

 We went with this one. The Kitchenaid.

 Now to get the area ready for installation. First we had to call the plumber to move our gas line over 6" because the model we chose has a cutout on the back for the gas fitting that is on the left. It's always something right? I want to get rid of the cabinet and put in a hood with a chimney.  Our sales person thinks e should just go with an under-cabinet model to make installation easier.

 Well I have never been a fan of that weird cabinet so it's outta here! Not too hard to do.....

 Our friend John the Electrician came over to move the electrical outlet for me..it looks so nice!

 I mudded the dry wall and patched the holes.

 Then I made a template for the model hood that the salesman was ordering for us. Well, well well...lookie there, the hole in the wall has to move anyways sooooo I'm getting the model with a chimney!

 SO we had a carpenter come and put a new hole in the wall. And then I went ahead and moved the electrical wire over and up, because the hood with the chimney is hard wired not plug in like the under cabinet model.

 It's one thing after another! But now look! I got the holes patched again, and plastered and Spackled.

So here it is ready for me to sand the wall a little and wait for the installers to come.