Condo Reno Update (6th in a series)

It has been a productive week on the condo reno front.

Last week our slate and limestone tiles arrived from Olympia and our Vanico ensuite vanity was delivered by Canorama.

On Monday night we sold our old GE stainless steel (two oven) range. The buyer (who bought it off a kajiji website listing) drove in from Hamilton to pick it up. We got roughly 50% of our purchase price (for an 18 month old appliance). In the "small world" department, the buyers’ son (who tagged along) was attending the same grade school (St Micheals on Hester St.) I went to at one point in my youth!

We picked up new matching Aqua-brass tub filler and vanity faucet from Taps on Wednesday. Our new Sharp microwave drawer (from Caplans), Jenn Air wine fridge (from Sears) and (candy apple red) LG washer-dryer set (also from Sears) were delivered today. Our new air-tub is being plumbed today and the washer dryer is being installed.

We also put a deposit on and confirmed a date for installation of our Mercier hardwood flooring. It is being delivered from Yorkdale flooring next Friday and installed (by Fraser hardwood) the following Monday. (Apparently it needs two days to acclimate).

We also placed our order for our Ceasar nougat quartz counter-top and glass backsplash with Allset and put a deposit on our living-dining room track lighting system and two pendant lights (to be suspended over the kitchen peninsula) with Eurolite. The backsplash is custom made to order. You get to pick and chose colours and finishes. We went with a mix of three colours (in a 40/40/20 mix) with equal parts matte and gloss finish for each. The tiles will take 4 weeks to arrive. The countertop cannot be templated until the cabinetry is installed and will take two weeks to be custom manufactured to order thereafter. So the backsplash tiles should be available just in time following installation of the countertop.

We still have some pot light trim kits on back order from Eurolite plus a one-piece toilet on back order from Taps. Taps will deliver the latter with our two sinks (one a ceramic undermount sink for the “guest” bathroom (the ensuite sink is integrated in the vanity); the second an undermount deep square stainless “bianco” style kitchen sink) and our kitchen faucet.

Meanwhile, we have purchased our paint colours from Ontario Paint on Queen. The new flat ceiling has been primed but will need a final coat. The colours were selected from a muted “neutral” palette of off-white beige, sand and gray. The new drop ceiling in the kitchen and most walls will be painted this weekend.

The only item left to shop for now is the marble slab for our tub box face, tub surround and vanity backsplash. We expect to order that thru Allset too.

The tile setter is scheduled to come in next week.

According to Celcon (our general contractor's) progress billing our project is now 50% complete.

We are keeping our fingers crossed that the Scavolini’s shipment arriving here on November 20th contains our new kitchen cabinetry!

We can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel now…