Today — well, the day this was taken — the lower kitchen cabinets went in at the Habitat for Humanity house. The counter was set on top and the sink checked for fit: it did not fit. The line on the blue tape is where the front lip of the counter will have to be cut to allow the sink to be set inside.
This volunteer activity is showing me how some construction and installation tasks are generally done. It’s also showing me that there is a lot of work that carpenters and trades people must do on the work site because a lot of things you might think are standardized … are not standardized. Like size and position of sink holes in a kitchen countertop.
By the way, it’s the front of the counter that must be cut because of the backsplash and the back lip of the sink.
Also, it took four people much of a morning to get this counter to fit snugly enough against the wall. The wall is two separate frames and the frames don’t form a sufficiently straight line for the counter to fit with only a caulk-able gap. So: » Mark the counter » Remove counter » Take a little off » Replace counter » Repeat.
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