Cooler weather is headed for us, with a 20 degree temperature drop expected. And I'm cold right now, sitting here with two sweaters on!

Congrats! It looks great. I was at this stage when I was 7/8 months pregnant. The baby is almost 3 months now and our basement walls go up this week. She was definitely a good distraction through the last tedious loan and permitting approvals. Hopefully it will be the same for you!

This is fantastic feedback. In response to questions/comments. I am not a big Costco shopper, but I do like to "pre-prepare" for holidays and then to use the freezer then. I was thinking a combined unit (freezer/refrigerator) would be more likely to break than separate units. But, I'm not wedded to this approach. I would like to minimize repairs and have some backup refrigerator/freezer available. Prior to the remodel, I had a 36" bottom freezer built in GE Monogram and a KitchenAid standard freezer on top modestly sized in the garage. But, I always had a deep freezer for holidays.I have four questions remaining: 1) Do you think the freezer needs to be in the main galley cooking wall or could it be across the way from the refrigerator (10ish feet)? Our current freezer is used for ice cubes, ice packs, ice cream and frozen fruit (for smoothies) and in many respects it is a pantry for us. So, I was thinking I'd place it on the opposite wall of the main cooking area and it would not be a problem. 2) I'm not following the 30" under counter approach? Could you please explain this? 3) The space would easily allow for the 30" and 24" Liebherr towers and then across the way 2 FP drawers or under counter units. Alternatively, I could get a 36" wide full fridge on the main galley side and then another 30" freezer on the other side. What would you do? 4) Re brand, we don't need a particular "label" to be happy, but we need built in fully integrated, noise matters (quiet is extremely important) and uptime (low repair rate) matters too. I would give up the gallon size holder in the door for the quiet noise and low repair rate. Thank you so much.

We fully agree that homeowners should do extensive research including the use of Houzz and other social forms But that also should in our opinion includes speaking to licensed professionals in the supporting fields for their project And that is exactly what we did And we did meet with licensed Structural Engineers , Hvac, general contractor, Electricians and plumbers etc. Every one of them as well researched from their licensing to customer reviews/feedback Houzx is a great form to use but again you don’t really know the background of the people you’re speaking with and their opinions are worth noting but should be validated There comes a point in our experience and knowledge that we have to bow out because we are not professionals in this field Anybody who takes offense to our bowing out should not ...we know limits and cannot provide more than we already have. Please start another strand for future questions as we will not be commenting on this any further.