Bronze Corner Caps for Sink Cabinet

I noticed when the sink was placed onto its new base cabinet that the corners of the cabinet stuck out from the curved corners of the sink.

My solution was to buy some decorative bronze corner caps like this:

 Unfortunately when I test fit them this past weekend, they do not sit flush on the sides due to the way the corners of the cabinet are constructed (see first pic with side panel in corner channel)

I guess I'll have some creative grinding/milling to do on those corners first.

Holy crap!  Is that a cement mixer in the kitchen?

Yes, yes it is.  After having a great deal of trouble trying to get a concrete company to deliver to my location, I asked Rob if we could mix up a large quantity on site.

Rob's reply was yes, and he recommended the harbor freight model you see here. Apparently he has used this model before and it works just fine. With an online coupon, I picked it up for just $175

You see, we need to mix up and pour about 5 yards on the north side of the house against the stone foundation below the groundline.  The stone foundation on that side is quite porous due to the mortar joints deteriorating and rainwater weeps into the basement after a good rain.  I figured that after all the structural repair we did, the last thing I need is a damp basement and potential mildew/mold concerns.

Anyway, I know its been a while since the last update, but its tax season. I need to pay the property and school taxes on the house I live in, as well as this house. That doesn't leave a lot of money for renovations, so the work has slowed greatly. Hopefully we can get some progress done before the cold weather hits.

Now we're cookin.

     This morning my son Chris came with me to the house.  He hadn't seen the place since he helped me tarp the roof back in 2016 right after I bought it.  It has changed quite a bit. 😃
   
    Chris is quite strong so I bought him along to help me get the kitchen stove and sink into position.
He lifted the sink with ease, and we got it right where we need it.  Here's a few photos:

The sink needs a good scrub down with some comet & a sponge. We also have some dishes to do!

     Well, you'd be surprised just how much surface area a man can reach by foolishly hanging out a window!   Thats exactly how I scraped primed and painted around the third floor window today.  It's real close now.
       Rob replaced some compromised cedar siding in the front of the house above the porch while I was painting.  We've got the exterior looking pretty good now. Once we do all the white trim the house will look real sharp.

     Siding is done on the North wall (ok the base piece still needs to go in but we must pour concrete there first),  and I painted all the new siding plus the parts that were scraped and primed two weeks ago.
    I also finished the upper part of the back wall. The house is nearly all blue now, and I can't wait to cover up the last bit of that hideous gray.

Rob hung an old solid door onto the opening for the attic/storage space above the kitchen. He just needs to patch in a piece of sheetrock above the opening.

I think next week we will either finish up the exterior paint or fix the ceiling in the piano room (library).  It will all depend on how hot it is outside. It was a scorcher today and we nearly died working in that sun!

Siding is nearly complete on the north wall.  I also did some scraping and priming, but it gets real shaky up on the extension ladder.  I'll need a better plan for reaching the 3rd floor level.

I also got the kitchen furniture to the house and into the kitchen.
The buffet will actually go under the back window once the lower cabinets arrive.

This weekend we turned our attention once again to the exterior of the house. In particular, the North side. While re-building the kitchen last month, Rob & I noticed that we could see daylight through the exterior siding when the plaster walls were down.  It was decided to remove the compromised & cracked cedar plank siding and install some plywood sheathing.

After plywood, we installed house wrap and then new siding was installed to match the old stuff.  It got real hot in the afternoon, so we will finish next week and then, one year later, we will paint this side once and for all.  ( It was July 4th 2018 when I began painting the house blue! )


Here is the before:
   

During: