Hick has been working on the Pony House kitchen this week. He got the cabinets in place.
Hick was not happy that the sink was not centered over the cabinets. He can't do anything about getting the sink under the window. But he fixed the cabinet centering by moving that spacer. Also, he still needed to fill in the top above the cabinets.
The backsplash is in place. It's dirty, because, as Hick said, "I didn't have a rag to wipe if off yet." The line over the sink will have a "joiner" to cover it up. Hick has one cabinet door being worked on by THIS GUY, his former shop teacher who sold us the $5000 house. He's also making a drawer that was missing. Hick has the front panel that goes on the drawer.
The kitchen wood floor was not salvageable under the linoleum, so Hick and his buddy ripped off the linoleum and hammered down a million staples. A dark laminate flooring will be put in the kitchen.
The stove is ready, and IT WORKS! Under that corner is a Lazy Susan cabinet, that just spins open when you push on it.
It's not the Taj Mahal. Just a safe, livable house that will be a bargain starter home for
The Pony.
Pony's house is excellent. I remember the before photos.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was just a gutted shell!
DeleteThe uncentered sink would bother me until I calculated how much money was probably saved on the cabinets with the sink location pretty much a given. Looks very nice!
ReplyDeleteHick just HAD to have those cabinets when he saw them. I thought he was going to replace that kitchen window with a newer one, which might have solved the centering problem before he knew he had one.
DeleteHick said he never planned to replace that window, because it was good enough, and changing it would mean messing up the siding on the outside, too.
For a $5000.00 dollar house it is great!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it sure would be, EXCEPT this house cost $23,000.
DeleteThe $5000 house was sold to us by THIS GUY back in 2019, and that story is on my blog from January-June 2019.
It's looking SO good! I really like it.
ReplyDeleteDo you not have splashbacks behind the stove in case of grease spatters when frying?
Oh my gosh! Hick sent me a picture of the floor, and I love it! That's for Friday.
DeleteI thought the same thing about the wall behind the stove. It looks like just the drywall is up. Maybe Hick is counting on a glossy paint? I'll have to ask. At home, we have wallpaper, and it wipes off easily. Even though I only splatter spaghetti sauce and not grease on it.
Master carpenter, rigger upper, floor installer, Jack of all trades... your sweet baboo!
ReplyDeleteHis Royal Hickness has his moments!
DeletePlease tell Hick he is amazing! HeWho's carpentry attempts have been less than stellar!
ReplyDeleteI will tell Hick that his emu egg lady says he's amazing! At least HeWho put a radio in your golf cart!
DeleteThat radio was for HIM! I am not taking that cart, I am taking the work horse cart with a bed that dumps. It was the cart my Kevin used while he was with us. I named the cart Kevin and it should be with me! The buyer had a hissy fit because he wanted that cart. Every time he questions any of my decisions, I simply look at him and say, "this is what happens when you rape me of $100,000" he is a simpleton and probably comes up with a come back 24 hours later and doesn't know how to pull it off. Not that it would matter. He is getting in excess of $50,000 worth of equipment that is staying with the park without my golfcart. I am selling everything I can in the meantime, so it would behoove him to hurry with the closing before I sell off all that equipment! Stupid "appraiser" did not include the equipment in his appraisal. Not my fault, I didn't hire the moron. "We had a gentleman's agreement" the buyer will say to me. And I will remind him of the agreement he made with my moron husband who decided to agree to something without first discussing it with me. Yes, he did that. This is why the books aren't up to date and I refuse to answer the store phone or check in campers anymore. I don't work here anymore! HeWho has made a big, big mistake and must be made to face consequences. If I am not included in negotiations, then I shouldn't be expected to do anything pertaining to the business. When anyone complains, I simple remind them that without my signature this entire process could be halted indefinitely. Just a threat to make everyone uneasy, as I want out of here in the worst kind of way. If I had not already purchased my new place I would put a halt to the entire process and hire a broker and get what this is actually worth!
DeleteI agree! If it's not part of the deal, you are not obligated to leave it. Lawyers don't get rich off gentleman's agreements!
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