Kitting out the kitchen - some more

With the counter top on, and all the cupboards in place (bar one little one), we've put the doors on the cupboards. Just got to fit a few handles and box in the vent pipe going up the wall (almost finished that anyway). Then we've got the decorating to do, and we're done.



On Tuesday last, we took a trip to Halifax to have a meal with friends and go to the cinema. Whilst we were there, we took some time to go to Home Depot, one of the largest hardware stores in the province. They normally order in appliances like dishwashers, but they had a delivery of a number of cheaper dishwashers in. So we picked up a dishwasher. My wife also spotted a shower stall for $100 cheaper than we've seen anywhere else, so we bought that too. It almost didn't all fit in the van. We also got a replacement tap (also known as a faucet over here - how quaint)

Having got the dishwasher home, we discovered two rather odd things about it. Firstly, it doesn't heat the water itself, it uses the hot water from the hot water tank. I only discovered this after I'd pulled the sink apart to put the replacement taps on. It means we've had to do some major reworking of the pipes at the back of the sink to re-route the hot water into place. The second thing we've discovered is that it has to be hard wired into the electrical system. This is a particular annoyance as it means we've had to go another week before we can put the dishwasher in place. *sigh*. It would be nice not to have to do the dishes by hand - especially as I have a dishwasher sat in my kitchen looking at me every time I walk through the door.