Monday, May 11, 2009

Dishwasher Drama: A Summary of Events

What originally started out as a simple, routine, and minor home improvement has turned into a very unexpected renovation of a large section of our home.

For some time, our dishwasher has been making a horrific amount of noise, as well as leaving a disgusting sand like residue on all of our dishes. The dishwasher was a base line model that was installed when our house was built, about 11 years ago. We have been putting off purchasing a new one, but decided about 2 weeks ago we would like to watch television without the rumblings of the dishwasher, and I was probably wasting money by running the it multiple times to get the residue off...because, let's face it, who has time to hand wash all of the dishes? I am too lazy for that, I will admit it!

Perhaps a bulleted list would be the simplest way to describe the timeline of "Dishwasher Drama."

  • Day 1: Purchase dishwasher and pay INSTALLATION fee. Installation is scheduled for Day 4.
  • Day 4: Installation gentleman arrives. Works for some time to remove old dishwasher. He is unable to remove dishwasher from the cabinets. He felt the hardwood floor was trapping it in. Informs Blake he must do it himself. Blake comes home from work, unscrews four bolts of sorts, within 5 minutes dishwasher is no longer "trapped."
  • Day 5: Installation gentlemen arrives. Installs dishwasher. Starts dishwasher to check for leaks. Leaves the premises. Forgot to REALLY check for leaks. The dishwasher is wonderful and quiet. I use it again after cooking for my crew.
  • Day 6: My mother was at our home watching Jackson. The dishwasher needs to do its thing again. I called to check on Jackson, and she discovers water is seeping into the laundry room from the dishwasher. Perhaps our installation gentlemen should have more thoroughly checked for leaks.
  • Day 7: Hardwood floors are starting to cup. We also notice a dip in the floor. We made a few phone calls
  • Day 8-13 Summary: Basically....water had been under the floor since the installation day. Our hardwood floors are ruined. The company in which the dishwasher was purchased is fixing everything that was damaged. Unfortunately, we have to leave our house for 7-8 days, so that this can be accomplished. Yes, a demolition team is coming to our house tomorrow, as well as a dumpster, which will be located in our front yard.

I am expecting to see Ty Pennington tomorrow morning for my vacation to Disney World while our house receives a makeover. Probably not going to happen....we do get to stay at our parents' houses, though. We are packed and ready. I took some pics, but I can't find the camera cord....

6 comments:

Claire said...

Wow. What an ordeal! Enjoy your mini-vacation away from home. Let us know if you need anything.

Anonymous said...

ok nosey me. Do you get all new hardwood floors, so that it will all match?

Blake, Alisha, and Jackson said...

Heather, we get all new hardwood floors so that it will all match. We were very excited to find this out since our floorplan is so open. It would have looked pretty awful to have a new kitchen floor and a "worn and loved" living room floor.

The Sandefurs said...

HaHa! Disney vacation! You one funny girl!

Anonymous said...

so glad it will match, that would have really bothered me. poor blake seeing all his hard work ripped out in a day. It will all work out in the end and you will have a beautiful makeover.

theotherridges said...

Could you grab Vivi a Hannah Montana tee while you're in Disney? Just kidding! Sorry to hear about the drama.