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Kitchen House Wellington
The kitchen saga continues .... to recap, having removed our old kitchen, the day before the new one was due to arrive the supplier, Kitchen House went bust - luckily the units had been delivered the day before and the fitter arrrived, albiet rather disgruntled and unsure if he would be paid for the job - phew that was close. Then the granite worktop saga starts - again very luckily we had ordered the granite ourselves from Bramco (fantastic guys), but had 2 weeks delay on supply - so a kitchen with no worktops or sink (interesting!). Finally it arrives, but when fitting the last piece a very loud crack and it broke in two - so had to go back, a new one made overnight, remove the oven and housing to allow the replacement to slide into place (rather than dropping it in). Friday afternoon, 4pm, worktop still not arrived - prospect of no cooking facilities over that weekend, but miraculously it turned up at 4.30 and the guys fitted it - looks fab. Wall tile saga next - Mitre 10 didnt have enough in stock (only wanted 120), ordered, promised 3 day delivery - 10 days later they turned up - so a mad rush to tile and grout the walls before the flooring arrived. Flooring and fitters arrived today (only a day late) that looks to be going well. So all thats remains is the stainless steel splashback (made to size by Brightworks) - thats due tomorrow along with the pedestal leg for the granite breakfast bar which is due after Easter. Fingers crossed everythign arrives and fits - phew now ready for a Winter rest from DIY. Its all easier than this in the UK - over there I got one company who did the lot, but it doesnt work like that here so I turned project manager for a few months.
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Easter in Wellington
For a Brit living in New Zealand, its strange, but nice to find that shops are closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday - just like it used to be in the UK back in the 70's. To my distress even the DIY shops are closed, oh my god what am I going to do without the weekly trip to Mitre 10 for more tile grout etc. - will just have to hit the beach again.