She Said

The Latitude installers return to put in our Silestone backsplash.  Again.  Hopefully, the fabricators got it right, this time….

The window given to me was 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  They arrive right in the middle, at 1:00.  One installer is the same as two weeks ago; the other is new.  I try to make a joke, but I don’t think they’re having a good day.  Or maybe I’m just not funny….

I’m feeling trepidatious.  What if the same thing happens again?  I’ve got a couple of installations hinging on this coming out right… today.

Second time’s a charm, I guess!  All that finger crossing’s paid off and it looks friggin’ awesome!

To be honest, I’m really glad that I asked to have the backsplash reach up to the bottom of the window, since it turns out that the window sill is seriously crooked.  The backsplash manages to camouflage this fact.  If it had been designed to be a 3″ backsplash, which is typical, I think it would have emphasized the problem.  Since it’s a custom order no matter what (as it would be with granite or Corian), it didn’t cost us extra money, except in terms of 2″ of materials.

The installers take off and now I’m just waiting on the hood installer to take a look at the wall were the range and hood will be, so that he can indicate on the wall where not to tile (“X” marks the spot… at which the venting will be cut out).

Next step:  the slate backsplash!  Stay tuned!

~ One of Seven