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Now that I've learnt to post pics I can bore you all to death with my kitchen renovation lol
https://i.postimg.cc/zBfmFnsG/IMG-20190713-100916.jpg
Dining room, the door to the left is to the kitchen
https://i.postimg.cc/SK21Sgb8/IMG-20190714-133746.jpg
Wall coming down
https://i.postimg.cc/43gHy3r5/IMG-20190723-155722.jpg
Slightly messy job
https://i.postimg.cc/W1bbHkLx/IMG-20190724-184903.jpg
Wall gone
https://i.postimg.cc/6psfVtk7/IMG-20190831-124149.jpg
Old floor tiles removed
https://i.postimg.cc/bwC1vnxj/IMG-20190903-200608.jpg
New floor tiles laid
Light Dependant Resistor
22-09-2019, 18:34
What setting is the washing machine on ?
https://i.postimg.cc/639K18Py/IMG-20190912-173702.jpg
New kitchen half fitted
I've been cutting the worktops over the weekend but need to oil them before fitting
I will be tiling over the hideous checked tiles BTW lol
https://i.postimg.cc/x1sW5s2N/IMG-20190921-WA0001.jpg
Worktop placed on units, colour will change slightly after I've oiled it
Nice job. You going it alone?
Daughter's boyfriend (carpenter) is helping fit the worktops otherwise I've done it all myself
Looking good, Gary! Like to see projects like this, as you're getting down to the nitty-gritty and doing the job properly!:)
You've uncannily chosen a very similar colour to us:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/Hnt8MM.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/KCNoez.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/oth2ql.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/m0sygh.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/uyjbUa.jpg
And it started off like this:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/Zs9XxC.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/ydpOni.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/VmbbGy.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/J1kjTN.jpg
Marco.
Here's a good example of 'before & after'...
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/921/J1kjTN.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/KCNoez.jpg
That's exactly the same space.
If you look at the brick 'arch' above the door in the first picture, also what's surrounding it, and compare it with the second picture, including how the brick has been exposed, cleaned and sealed, you'll appreciate how much work went into that project!
Anyway, looking forward to seeing more updates with your new kitchen, including the fitting of the worktops [which type of wood are they made from, btw?] and which will no doubt make a big difference:)
Marco.
I'm not posting any more
Your wine rack is bigger than mine
Lol... That's only a small 'overspill' from the main stash!:eyebrows:
Anyway, have you got your worktops on yet?
Marco.
mad-moon
25-09-2019, 00:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UB1YAsPD6U :lol: only you Marco...
Tee-hee... Very good!:lol:
Marco.
mad-moon
25-09-2019, 08:46
Tee-hee... Very good!:lol:
Marco.
I must admit though....your kitchen is exceptionally nice....Is that block paving for the floor??..or some type of flooring in the style of blocks?
What setting is the washing machine on ?
And do you think it might wash more effectively with a better mains cable?
walpurgis
25-09-2019, 09:55
And do you think it might wash more effectively with a better mains cable?
Goes without saying really. A mains conditioner may be of even greater benefit.
Light Dependant Resistor
25-09-2019, 10:39
And do you think it might wash more effectively with a better mains cable?
Yes certainly that's likely. talking of which, deserving another thread perhaps is Kitchen audio systems.
I must admit though....your kitchen is exceptionally nice....Is that block paving for the floor??..or some type of flooring in the style of blocks?
Lol - thanks. We like it. It's the original Welsh Ruabon-Red brick tiles, which were part of the old house.
However, some tasteless tool, I suspect sometime during the 'swinging 70s', had covered them up with, erm, beautiful brown 'splash-effect' tiles, laying them directly on top, and which we had to slowly chisel off one by one, whilst trying not to damage the lovely old original ones underneath!!:eek:
Trust me, that was a rather 'interesting' job;)
Marco.
Here's a bigger pic, before they were cleaned up:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/5Uf78h.jpg
The good thing was, it was essentially a 'free' floor!:D
Marco.
Yes certainly that's likely. talking of which, deserving another thread perhaps is Kitchen audio systems.
My kitchen audio system is waiting to be installed
Chromecast audio
One of those little DC tclass amps
Pair of JBL control 1 s
Not going to be anything special but it's just for background music
mad-moon
25-09-2019, 18:36
Here's a bigger pic, before they were cleaned up:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/5Uf78h.jpg
The good thing was, it was essentially a 'free' floor!:D
Marco.
very nice..looks like your house has quite a lot of character...I like that arch above the door too and the bared brickwork on that corner column oh and your posh taps over the belfast sink
mad-moon
25-09-2019, 18:40
And do you think it might wash more effectively with a better mains cable?
give it a rest....cable discussion in kitchens now...good grief...
I put a Synergistic Research fuse in my toaster and was blown away by the improvement, the toast was crisper with the correct warm colouration, even with my favourite bread I was able to taste flavours I'd never tasted before. There was more transparency in the butter and a more cohesive experience with the marmite.
Even my wife noticed the difference
I'm now going to upgrade the fuses in my kettle and microwave
Light Dependant Resistor
25-09-2019, 22:14
I put a Synergistic Research fuse in my toaster and was blown away by the improvement, the toast was crisper with the correct warm colouration, even with my favourite bread I was able to taste flavours I'd never tasted before. There was more transparency in the butter and a more cohesive experience with the marmite.
Even my wife noticed the difference
I'm now going to upgrade the fuses in my kettle and microwave
I am predicting forum members will be on the edge of their chairs, waiting to know if you are finding if there is any such differences in the fuse direction, or can the fuses only go one way ? ;)
My kitchen system is mainly FM radio based a Marantz 2230b receiver and small Celestion Ditton 10 speakers
mad-moon
25-09-2019, 23:02
I am predicting forum members will be on the edge of their chairs, waiting to know if you are finding if there is any such differences in the fuse direction, or can the fuses only go one way ? ;)
My kitchen system is mainly FM radio based a Marantz 2230b receiver and small Celestion Ditton 10 speakers
The fuses only go one way..They are hetrosexual
very nice..looks like your house has quite a lot of character...I like that arch above the door too and the bared brickwork on that corner column oh and your posh taps over the belfast sink
Lol - cheers! It works in our old house, as it compliments its character. Btw, the "posh" taps and Belfast sink weren't that expensive, as we got them from a reclamation yard:)
This was our earlier completed bathroom project, which started off being almost as bad as the kitchen:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/923/nfjstA.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/8LCbvL.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/924/svRUpv.jpg
Still plenty of more projects to go!:cool:
Marco.
mad-moon
26-09-2019, 11:12
Very nice...love the bathroom door lock....Norman Stanley Fletcher., you have pleaded guilty...
Haha.. It's an original Victorian door and lock. They don't make 'em like they used to! Besides, I need something to block out the noise [from all the heaving and squeezing] while 'pressing one out'... Especially with the drain-clogging 'Yule logs' that can pop out my botty!:eyebrows:
Anyway, Gaz, yer slacking... Let's see some more kitchen updates!:cool:
Marco.
:popcorn::popcorn::whistle:
Marco.
https://i.postimg.cc/4xhmR9jt/IMG-20190928-182307.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/VkMLVcbW/IMG-20190928-182315.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/Xv1jZ7M3/IMG-20190928-182248.jpg
All cut to size, they just need bolting up, oiling and fixing now. Unfortunately that will be delayed slightly as some idiot (me) forgot to allow for the thickness of the worktops when he put the pipework in place so the tap flexi connectors are 40mm too short.
Not to worry, it's still looking great! Thought you'd gone all shy on us there for a bit...;)
And is that a Belfast sink I see? Great minds:eyebrows:
Much as we love wood, we went for granite worktops around the sink area, as we felt that when wood there inevitably gets wet, it might eventually discolour.
Marco.
Yes as Belfast sink, bloody thing weighs a ton
Tell me about it, mate. I remember lifting ours into position - and for a Belfast sink, ours is tiny...
Keep an eye on the wood around the sink area where it gets wet, and try and keep it as dry as possible, as I've seen quite a lot of black discoloured wood around kitchen sinks, happening through time, and which beforehand like yours, looked lovely!
Marco.
mad-moon
06-10-2019, 13:27
This will give some protection, https://www.bathroomsupastore.com/reginox-belfast-ceramic-drainer-white-540-x-465mm?utm=googleshopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt82wtNyH5QIVFuDtCh10HgQzEAQYAyAB EgIQSvD_BwE
Got any more updates, Gary - is the kitchen finished yet or what?:)
Meanwhile in ours (in the window), my wife made this for Halloween:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/921/54mm2T.jpg
Looks kind of spooky, with the way the lights are reflecting off the glass!:eyebrows::eyebrows:
Marco.
Not much progress unfortunately as I keep having to go to work annoyingly
Splashbacks are fitted and I've started on the tiling https://i.postimg.cc/cH2RKz9Y/IMG-20191023-163401.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/ZK3Gqt78/IMG-20191023-170628.jpg
Thank you, it's getting there
https://i.postimg.cc/J0Dj8WLv/IMG-20191023-173919.jpg
Still plenty to do
I've been taking up the old floor tiles in the hallway and found beautiful old flagstones underneath https://i.postimg.cc/GpTd6zGT/IMG-20191125-WA0005.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/SQT1z4wq/af5c6998-418c-4b66-9284-51e6d66bdf41.jpg
Annoyingly at one end they're covered with levelling compound that is bonded so well that I can't remove it without damaging the flagstones
walpurgis
26-11-2019, 08:02
If it's epoxy based levelling compound or of any other synthetic base, paint stripper should make it removable. If it's water based, it's likely of an alkaline material and acids like vinegar or loo descaler will loosen it. From the photos, the flags look like sandstone or York stone.
Best bet is to lift them and turn them over imo. that stuff doesnt come off well.
walpurgis
26-11-2019, 10:42
Best bet is to lift them and turn them over imo. that stuff doesnt come off well.
Could work, but natural stone is often rough finished on back and not necessarily symmetric, so may not fit turned over. I used to lay the stuff. :)
Could work, but natural stone is often rough finished on back and not necessarily symmetric, so may not fit turned over. I used to lay the stuff. :)
yup agreed.. might be worth a look tho.
scotty38
26-11-2019, 11:24
I can't tell from the picture but if the leveling compound is at the front door end, how about creating some kind of wooden threshold area incorporating a door mat or something just to hide it?
Thanks for the suggestions but sadly, due to time constraints, I'm going with the original plan and tiling over them, much as I hate having to do so.
The levelling compound is cement based and although only a few mm thick I can't remove it without damaging the flagstones.
It's criminal covering them but I only have 3 days off work to get everything finished
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