As the Son purportedly said on the cross - it is finished.
Damage happened March 23
Work began March 25
Work completed August 2 (and if I'm being truthful it all REALLY isn't done, but I'm finishing up some little things myself because I saw a bit of red with the restoration company last week and kinda sorta told them to get my go$$$*n cabinets done and to get the f*** outta my house.)
131 days later though, I have a kitchen. My dryer vent got muffed up, I'm going to replace that myself. I have a short in my garbage disposal breaker that's causing other breakers to trip - I'm going to fix that (that circuit only has 2 things on it, a light and the disposal, I know the contractors painted the wiring up in the light fixture, but it's like 14 or 15 foot high so that is going to suck a bit - due to my back working on a ladder with my hands raised, it's just plain old going to hurt). I have to mount my dishwasher to my cabinets, and I have to install some door stops.
What I'm really pissed about is that the sub they brought in to paint my cabinets, I am pretty sure it's not going to last. They started about 10AM on Thursday, I went to work at 3PM, and they were DONE by 5PM - no way the primer/paint even thought about drying properly in the 90-95% humidity we had that day, plus I can see dust/debris in the paint. When I called to express my concerns, the owner really did start talking over me, and I don't play well with others when that happens. I went nuts. He went a little nuts, and I saw just enough through the red veil to tell him that we needed to stop before this got really bad. Truth be told, it was already that bad, but what's done is done. The LVP is also raising up a bit in few joints, but that might just need a tap down. The sub that did that is going to come check it out. I do have a little bit of leverage left, as insurance is sending another $2700 that is due them. They won't get said $2700 until I'm satisfied the floor is ok. And it might just be 131 days until I'm satisfied.
Next morning the wife (they are co-owners) called me back and we smoothed it over enough to be civil. I let the subs back in (I'd told the husband that they were NOT stepping foot back in my house) to fix some runs and scuffs and most egregious debris spots, then they sent over the bill, and I paid it. They offered a 6 month warranty on paint, I insisted on a year. I got my year. I guess if I end up painting them in the future myself, at least all I'll have to do is sand, prime and paint to fix it (yup, that's sarcasm lol)
All in all, I think it looks good. The cabinets are a very very deep forest green (actual color is deep river green, and it almost has a bit of a blue hint) - the countertop is a white lace quartz, and the flooring is a walnut LVP.
This snip makes it all look much brighter than it actually is. The depth of color on the cabinets is really sharp and ties the backsplash (original) which has deep green it (you can't tell from the pictures) to the countertops (there are flecks of blue and green in it)
