Kitchen Kapers part 4 & 5 & 6....

Ugh...now I know why we put off this project for so damn long. What a pain in the ass! First, I admit...I know NOTHING about contractors or home improvements. I opened the phone book and just picked a few random contractors that live in my general vicinity and called them.

V came over last saturday to give us his quote. Much lower than T, but wasn't willing to give me an itemized list of labor and materials. V's way of kitchen remodeling is that he gives you 3 choices of cabinets. Pick on. He measures...looks around...measures...draws a sketch, asks questions. Kind of abrupt and a no non-sense kind of guy. He will not let us buy cabinets from a different place. He doesn't work that way. He swears on his grandchildren that once he's committed to a job, even if a million dollar job came in the next day...we were there first and he will show up and get it done.

I believe him. He's snarky, but I really believe he's an honorable guy.

R Jr. came in today and did some measuring. (All of these guys seem to be italian? coincidence? I think not). R Jr. and his Dad have this schmancy Kitchen place and he's got the computer software that will put the cabinets you pick out on the model so you can see what your new kitchen is going to look like when it's done. R Sr. joked that it will cost $50K!!! HA..HA...I wasn't laughing. He said "Now...when we tell you the real price, you won't be so shocked!" ha ha again. (This guy just needs a stale cigar wedged between his teeth to give him the complete look)

JJ sent me his quote in the mail and I got it today. This is where I get confused. His prices is WAAAAAAY lower than everyone else's. Mind you...we never told him what kind of cabinets or tiles, but his quote says (Labor and materials) I'm wondering what materials would that be exactly!?!? Hmmmmmm. I'll call JJ and see what's up wid dat!

L - who was just this big cuddly wuddly teddy bear of a guy, never came through. (This is the one who told me he would show up every day too) His wife did call and said he was working on it.

ok...buh bye now...bye, bye...buh bye!

M gave me the name of yet another contractor that is remodeling her co-workers kitchen. So...this will be #6.

ugh

Thank god it's freakin' friday man...it's almost time for wine!!!

or is that whine?

What -e-ver!