New brakes for the car

It was time for new brakes for the car. They started scraping a couple days ago, so I ordered some new parts for it. They came mid-week, but today was the first chance I had to change them out.

It was the drivers' side that was making noise. They were a bit chewed up when I got them apart.

New ceramic pads and new rotors. It should be a lot quieter and work better, too. It took about an hour, so it wasn't too hard of a job to do.
 

 

 

 

 

 OK, so these pictures are in reverse order. The counter top is fastened to the base, and the base cabinet is attached to the wall.

 

This was the "attaching it to the wall part"....

 

 

 

 

 

 And this was putting all the pieces together. All three pieces were put together after leveling the top. Thanks, Allen!

 

 

 

 

 

Base cabinet has arrived

The missing base cabinet has now arrived. We put it in the middle of the countertop, but I think it will work better on the left side. It still needs to be painted before it gets fastened in anywhere.

This is the reason for the delays. The dishwasher quit on us last week. The repairman said it would cost more to fix it than it would to replace it. I only found one store that even had one in stock, and this is it. White ones were out of stock everywhere and no time frame for delivery of it. So we have a black one. Allen and I removed the old one and installed this one Saturday.
 

Kitchen improvements moving along

Natalie got the wall cabinets painted this weekend, so I got them put up. We added a shelf to both of them to use more of the space in them. She took the doors home with her to get them painted before next weekend. I'll get them put on when she brings them back.

I picked up the countertop this morning and brought it home and set it on the two outside cabinets. We're still missing the middle base cabinet. Allen is bringing that down with him over Labor Day. We'll get the base painted when we have all of them.
 

Wall is painted

Thanks to Natalie's efforts, the wall is painted. It's a very pale green, even though it's hard to see the color in the picture. Next, I have to get the cabinets painted so I can get them put up.
 

Drywall done

I got the wiring and outlets moved up last week, and the new drywall put up.

I followed the lead of the guy that did the living room since his turned out way better than mine ever did.

Success! It looks good, and it now ready for painting when I get the time.
 

Entryway to the living room covered

 When the new room was added, Allen cut away part of the floor to re-route some wiring. We had a piece of plywood covering the hole until I could get it redone. I finished up the cover this morning. I still have to pick out the transition pieces for the seams and the drywall is still waiting for replacement. One step at a time, I guess.