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Apr 24, 2009 11:38:32 GMT
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After a little bit of planning and getting some funds saved up, we have finally got started on ripping out our old kitchen and fitting a new one. There was nothing wrong with the kitchen in that it was immaculate, it had solid wood doors, quality (Neff) appliances etc....but sometimes you just want a change (and we didn't like the 'sunken' hob that was obviously fitted by someone who is vertically challenged!!) Here are some before pics of the dining area & kitchen - the whole downstairs floor will be sanded right back and treated once the kitchen is done:   So once we had decided on a new style of units, I got to work ripping out the old stuff:   With everything removed, no electricity, cooking or sink in the kitchen....my trusty workmate was our only means of worktop. Of course, a kettle & teabags are the only thing you need to keep you going - along with a great assistant for making the brews:  Some area of damp sorted, time to get the colour on the walls. Even though the purple might look a bit loud in the pics, it did work really well 'in the flesh' but a new kitchen calls for a new colour......what else but CAMO GREEN!!! ;D ;D Cutting in the new colour:  Bye bye last bit of purple:  Jed inspects everything to make sure it's all up to his exacting standards!  Next morning.....paint all dried and the new colour is looking good along with a few fresh coats of white on the ceiling  Units starting to go in:  Since that shot, I have had to hack out a lot of plaster to chase new cables for various things. A lot of rewiring has been going on due to a change of plans and an upgrade to a more powerful oven & hob....so new cables have had to be run back to the fusebox along with more powerful RCD's and new isolator switches (relocated, so even more chasing & installing sockets!) This means our lovely paintwork will need re-doing but it will all be worth it in the end. I hope to get the wiring finished this weekend so I can paint everything before the worktops go in. I also hope to have the sink in and plumbed in v.soon......running water again...BLISS!! I'll add more info as things progress |
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Apr 24, 2009 11:58:47 GMT
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Disappointed, I was expecting this thread to contain some sort of old knackered kitchen in a bachelor's house all painted up in full military camouflage! Perhaps with some ammo boxes for utensils. What you have is really an olive green kitchen. Good luck with it anyway.
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Apr 24, 2009 12:02:44 GMT
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LOL - I think my GF would leave me if I did something like that.
Even though the house is mine, she has to live there too and I would hate to have to go back to cooking my own dinners every night and doing all my own washing for the sake of some ammo boxes etc....
It's the best comprimise I could get - but it does look a lot more camo in the flesh - the photos seem to make it look a lot paler for some reason?
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Apr 24, 2009 15:17:00 GMT
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painted up in full military camouflage! Perhaps with some ammo boxes for utensils. I like your thinking! ;D Good work Bruce, interested to see the end result. I put a new kitchen in ours a few months back, surprised how straight forward it was to do! |
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Apr 24, 2009 15:27:18 GMT
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How disappointing.... seems you had no problems.... I was hoping for the sort of thread that scares other people and makes us look like heroes for building them urselves.
Looking great, nice to see the whole family muck in too Bruce.
Oh, and I like the green so far.... once floors and the rest is sorted, I am sure it will be worthy of a magazine shoot, like with all of your projects.
WRT Cookies ..... Not going that route for now, but the future is indeed bright.
Say Hi to Amanda and Jed from us.
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Apr 24, 2009 16:11:16 GMT
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Looks good.
Your house = WIN!!
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Apr 24, 2009 16:13:38 GMT
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Oh - I forgot to mention...... ....you see the graffiti in the dining area (1st photo) which was made for me by a friend a few years back.....well that will be replaced with a large home-made camo pattern canvas (painted by me) or maybe even some graffiti on a canvas in camo colours if I feel brave enough to do it. Unfortunatley the kitchen isn't straight forward....none of the wall are 90 degrees (and I mean quite an angle) so getting everything to fit is a nightmare! I'm getting a friend to do the worktops because I don't want to risk trashing some expensive tops with my lack of experience. The island bit (blue backed cabinet in the last shot) is going to be a home-grown custom made assembly with a hidden cupboard and extra height. The wiring is proving to be a real headache! Whoever did it originally didn't bother with a proper ring main for the kitchen, so most of it has been (or currently is being) rewired along with the installation of new 10mm cabling back to the fuse box, new isolator switches and additional spurs being added as we go! So much for a simple re-fit, but then I guess I half expected it in a house that's 140yrs old....  |
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Apr 24, 2009 16:16:53 GMT
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Looks good. Your house = WIN!! Thanks Dude. Been meaning to call you...but been a bit tied up as you can prob gather! Might call you tonight if that's OK? GF is away HOORAH - so get some me time once I have enough of wiring.... |
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Apr 24, 2009 16:19:21 GMT
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Bit busy tonite broski,am about in the day tomorrow tho and free all sunday.
Supposed to be going to the BTCC but the tickets fell thru,and Cassey isn't very well anyway :-(
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Apr 24, 2009 17:34:14 GMT
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Now I feel bettter ;D However, that does not make a difference to the fact this is a great living space, and you are making it even better now. Love the gutted pics, remember my kitchen when I did it. ;D  |
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Apr 24, 2009 19:30:29 GMT
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looking good mate!! top notch work as ever!!!
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Apr 28, 2009 14:16:30 GMT
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10mm cable back to db, i take it thats only for the cooker right?
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Apr 28, 2009 14:36:59 GMT
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10mm cable back to db, I take it thats only for the cooker right? Yeah - the original cooker was a single one which was plugged into a standard socket (13A plug!!) NOICE! Because we are fitting a new double oven, I've run a proper 10mm cable from the fuse box with a new 40A MCB and had to chase the wall behind the new oven housing to fit an appropriate isolator switch - all good fun! The original hob (ceramic thing) was running a 4mm cable, no isolator and a 20A MCB. For the new hob (induction) I've run a new 6mm cable back to the fuse box with a 32A MCB and, again, had to chase the wall to fit an isolator switch. All of which has taken extra time and effort. Shifting all the existing MCB's along one place in the fuse box was a real ball-ache (not much room in there), but it meant I could get the 40A MCB right next to the master breaker with the 32A hob MCB next to it then all the 20's follow....down to the 5's at the far end. Lots of extra hacking & filling means the walls are currently a mess, but the kitchen is pretty much finished now - I've forgotten to take 'progress' photos, but will try and get some shots later. All cupboards are in, sink is in & working (HOORAH!) worktops are in, island unit is in, hob is now in and working and the oven should be in & working within the next hour. Just the splashbacks and 'flyover' shelf to do, then I can refit the extractor and clean. That'll be my part done.....over to the GF for some lovely, long overdue, homecooked food!! |
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Apr 29, 2009 12:30:50 GMT
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 <quote Red Leader> Almost there.......almost there...... <quote> |
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Apr 29, 2009 15:15:19 GMT
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i cant believe I'm constantly checking this thread to see some one I don't yet know's kitchen - thats the power of the interweb! looking cool either way.....
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Apr 29, 2009 18:46:30 GMT
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i think the before was spot on!!
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Apr 30, 2009 14:44:31 GMT
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Yeah - the original cooker was a single one which was plugged into a standard socket (13A plug!!) NOICE! Is that a bad thing then? The oven in my house is wired into a 13A plug too. The igniter for the gas hob is wired into the same plug. One 13A domestic plug, 2 cables coming out of it. At least the smoke alarm works...  |
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Apr 30, 2009 16:36:14 GMT
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I cant believe I'm constantly checking this thread to see some one I don't yet know's kitchen - thats the power of the interweb! looking cool either way..... Checking the progress of people you don't knows kitchen builds is surely what the internet was built for in the first place. |
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Yeah - the original cooker was a single one which was plugged into a standard socket (13A plug!!) NOICE! Is that a bad thing then? The oven in my house is wired into a 13A plug too. The igniter for the gas hob is wired into the same plug. One 13A domestic plug, 2 cables coming out of it. At least the smoke alarm works... I think it's okay for an electric oven but certainly not for electric hotplates or a cooker with electric oven and hotplate. The hotplates take massive power. Check the rating of the oven or get a qualified electrician if in doubt. |
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Is that a bad thing then? The oven in my house is wired into a 13A plug too. The igniter for the gas hob is wired into the same plug. One 13A domestic plug, 2 cables coming out of it. At least the smoke alarm works... I think it's okay for an electric oven but certainly not for electric hotplates or a cooker with electric oven and hotplate. The hotplates take massive power. Check the rating of the oven or get a qualified electrician if in doubt. Its NEVER ok for 2 cables to be run from one 13A Domestic Plug. they are single cable ONLY. Personally I would have a local sparkey come over and check the loading on that ring. |
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