More importantly, why didn’t you say, “Yeah. . . about that. If you want a knife rack, knock yourself out, but don’t expect me to pay for it.” This isn’t a vacuum/wifi router or something you more or less need for your house. There’s no harm in him asking if you want to go halfsies on something, because you can always say no. So, say no next time,rather than agreeing to it, then whining about it later.
And like I said: how much is this hassle worth to you? Figure it out. Tell the landlord you’d like that much off your rent for the time they are working on your house and your kitchen is unusable.
It sounds like he sucks. But, that doesn’t mean you have to suck back at him.
And yeah. You paying for half of the magnetic knife thing is stupid. I’m not saying you are stupid. I’m saying that it’s a stupid idea. Who gets it when you move out? Him. So, why should you pay for half. If he wants it he can pay for it. That includes all of the kitchen supplies.If you want to go halvsies on the basics that you will share, fine. But, after a couple of dishes and a frying pan thats it. You can get your own stuff and he can get his.
And the turning up of the tv while you were trying to talk is really dickish.
But, refusing to be flexible to get the work done just sounds like a way to piss him off more because you don’t like how he is acting. I’m not saying you should go out of your way. But, you should at least find out how long the work is going to take, and if there is any way it can start later in the day. (I missed what your wake up time was. 11? Maybe, they could just do half days. 12-5. Might take longer, but they would be out of your hair.) And, if it’s not possible for them to do it during those hours. Hey you tried. But, to just say no without figuring things out just makes it sound like you are being obstructive because he hasn’t been a nice person.
He probably deserves that. But, you still have six months together. A semblance of peace would be better than an all out cold war. Also, if the kitchen gets made and he bitches about anything else. Forget about being anything but an all out ogre to him, because at that point he deserves it and you can point out why.
Anyway. I voted that you should put up with disruptions, but I wanted to add a bit of a caveat to it.
Yes it would be nice if he said “Would you like to share a whisk?” rather than “We need a whisk.” But your reply is still the same, something nice about how you’re not nearly the cook that he is, he should get his own stuff and you’ll make sure not to use his good kitchen things and mess them up. If you are getting worked up over this then it will be a very very long year. I mean, it’s not like he moved in his girlfriend, or didn’t pay rent or lied about a bill. It’s an unreasonable request but it’s not getting into the untrustworthy/dishonest area. And just like he agreed to live in an apartment without a kitchen, you agreed to share a small space with someone you only consider an acquaintance. Him getting on your nerves isn’t really an unexpected outcome. You sorta need to find a way to step back, take a deep breath, and manage these disagreements. He should do the same thing but you can only control your behavior.