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NovaGTE2

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Registered: 26th Sep 06
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19th Sep 13 at 10:15

Decided we wanted a new Kitchen in about April; we previously had a lounge dinner with double doors through which we blocked off earlier in this year as per my lounge thread. This left us with a door through to the dinning room from the kitchen and a small utility room where the back door and downstairs toilet are.

So my plan was to turn this into one open plan room

Firstly ordered a new Howdens Cream gloss integrated handle kitchen

Then all new AEG appliances

Then the destruction started; initially I thought the wall was stud as when tapped sounded hollow; turned out it was solid and have been dot and dabbed (im not to clued up on DIY which is where the first problem is!!). So would need a lintel put in; this held things up a lot as had to get an engineer to do the calcs as to what was needed.

The the boiler was on its way out; so took this oportuntity to relocate and install a large radiator for the whole room

and the boiler relocated to the garage

So in the mean time started to strip out:
- Part of the utility wall down; had the pipes cut above when boiler was fitted

Other side down; use to be a door way through here

Then for the Catnic to be installed (on the hotest day of the year!!) by me my dad and Father in-law!
Tools for the day!

Started stripping the wall

Beam in; had to remove so outer blocks and post in through!!
- Then take the rest of the wall down

Resulted in quite a mess!!

All cleaned up and useable again

Started emtying and removing

Fridge freezer ripped out and sold on

and the oven housing; then relating it to be sat on the side!!

Then at the start of this week looked like this

Spot lights fitted throughout and wiring sorted so had to box everything in

[Edited on 20-12-2013 by NovaGTE2]

RichR

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19th Sep 13 at 10:27

Has the steel been double boarded?

NovaGTE2

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19th Sep 13 at 10:29

They hadnt but have now when I pointed it out

RichR

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19th Sep 13 at 10:37

I've just finished an almost identical project, combining two rooms into one to make a much larger kitchen. As a rule, I will always use fireboard over steels, however, double boarding is an acceptable alternative. I just don't like to lose the extra inch and its extra work!! I'll dig out some photos of the one I've just done

[Edited on 19-09-2013 by LiVe LeE]

NovaGTE2

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19th Sep 13 at 11:22

This was yesterdays progress

baza31

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23rd Sep 13 at 21:39

Need more spot lights it will be shadowy

whitter45

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24th Sep 13 at 11:55

is that ceiling lower in the dining room or just the angle

Gary

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24th Sep 13 at 12:15

quote:
Originally posted by baza31
Need more spot lights it will be shadowy

Not everyone wants their rooms like wembly!

Graham88

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24th Sep 13 at 18:56

Looks serious!

dannymccann

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24th Sep 13 at 20:28

quote:
Originally posted by Graham88
Looks serious!

Aye, that is a project and a half! At least you got family who are handy with stuff like this, my grandad was great at this (built my mum's downstairs loo and utility almost singlehandedly) but he's not around anymore to ask for advice.

Looks like great progress though and if it looks anything like the showroom picture above it will all be worth it.

AndyCorsaSport

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24th Sep 13 at 20:34

Look forward to seeing this done. Same kitchen I'm goin for for my first house, and also knocking wall down, putting a beam in and having open plan kitchen/dining room. Although I have a full house to do not just the one room

baza31

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24th Sep 13 at 20:36

quote:
Originally posted by Gary

quote:
Originally posted by baza31
Need more spot lights it will be shadowy

Not everyone wants their rooms like wembly!

Just waiting for grid to give me go ahead for big switch on

RichR

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25th Sep 13 at 09:37

This is the one I've just done

RichR

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25th Sep 13 at 09:38

Only got FB photos

NovaGTE2

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26th Sep 13 at 15:27

That looks really nice mate

As for lights; we have the white light LED ones and they are really clear; and does seem to be enough for how I want it.

And I think the ceeling looks lower as one had bee plastered at that point and the other not

Anyway here is a bit more progress:

Plastering all done

[URL=http://s102.photobucket.com/user/hursty999/media/F9CA9913-6A57-4EEA-943E-E6C1A6243EA2-656-000002C90238D5CF_zps4c35c676.jpg.html]

Painting started...

Will get some more later as its now all done bar the gloss work

Also went back into howdens yesterday and changed the plans; got another curved unit to go where the breakfast bar was and then cuboards to fill also as thought we would rather have storage than a breakfast bar.

Also ordered solid oak flooring to go down aswell.

Only slight problem is the fitter cant do it until the 7th; but he is going to do 1 day on Monday and get some of it in inc the oven so we can cook properly again!!

Graham88

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26th Sep 13 at 23:33

Looks proper nice are you replacing the floor aswell? Looks like you've got paint all over it?

NovaGTE2

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27th Sep 13 at 07:33

It's all cleaned up fine; but is being replaced yes with Oak throughout

[Edited on 27-09-2013 by NovaGTE2]

NovaGTE2

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27th Sep 13 at 11:05

Few more of it nearly painted; some patches still drying tho

And the flooring arrived; has to be stored in the house for a couple of week to climatise

Also new Bi-folding door and all new switches came today which I might have a bash at fitting over the weekend

dannymccann

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27th Sep 13 at 20:32

You getting someone in to do the skirting boards? I did my own, taking the originals off to lay the floor but wrecked them and some of the wall in the process, but cutting the new ones and getting them to fit was a right PITA

edit - they still aren't finished but they are on the wall

[Edited on 27-09-2013 by dannymccann]

Pop

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28th Sep 13 at 07:13

Great work so far, it's really coming together. When we change our kitchen Howdens are on the list of people to talk to.

Out of interest, who have you bought the bi-fold door from?

Nismo

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28th Sep 13 at 09:24

Looks spot on Matt, really good!

NovaGTE2

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2nd Oct 13 at 07:35

Danny - Will prob do the skirting boards myself; have done quite a few in the past and have a mitre saw and not had many problems before

Pop - the bi fold is an internal one for the kitchen through to hall; just a b&q £90 job

Cheers Nath

Rite on with some progress......
The kitchen fitter had a spare day on Monday so has made a start on the full height bank; so we now have an over again

Any yesterday the wallpaper arrived so with the help of the outlaws we got that all hung and the radiator back on. I need a new connector for the TV which is why you can see some cable hanging