You must be so pleased about the work. The quality looks awesome! You have a good team onboard.
Thanks very much
Yeah the joiner who did the majority of the internal work to the house was recommended by a family friend who's used him for years. He's one of those guys that doesn't like to be beaten by a problem and takes serious pride in his work.
The landscapers where a company I found to carry out a garden blitz over at my Dad's house a few years back. They did such a great job of that I kept them on to do regular garden maintenance for him now, so they where the natural choice to do the garden work for me.
Valo do you mind if I ask how much that work surface in the kitchen cost and what type it is?
Doing a new kitchen in our new house and fancied a change from solid wood and I really like what you have done
Sure no problem! The worktop is called Mistral made by a company called Karonia -
http://www.karonia.com/mistral.html
It was about £2300 for the length I used on the kitchen quote, however that included the template creation and fitting (including the drainage grooves). I used the colour Mist from the range, if memory serves me right. I'm really happy with it, it's obviously made up of a few pieces but once it's put together, bonded and sanded it gains a totally seamless finish and very is hardwearing. The worktop also comes with it's own maintenance kit to preserve the look and bring out the pigment. I think it's made a big difference to colour scheme to the kitchen and helped to lightened it. The only other option I had was to use the german laminate which has been used for splash backs and for worktop at the utility side of the kitchen by the washing machine and tumble dryer, which could've caused the kitchen to be to dark.
Great finish, your house looks amazing. Thanks for posting your progress, I really hope you enjoy it when it's finished
Oh, I also noticed we are HP switch bros! May it serve you well!
Thanks very much. The finish line is now insight!
The HP switch was a no brainer. I used to spec and sell HP Procurve equipment a lot in my old job and know that they are practically bulletproof and super reliable. It's great that there is such a good used market for them and you can pick them up dirt cheap on eBay!
Not only have you adapted the house for your needs but at the same time you have made a truly beautiful home. Everything looks to be done to such a high standard and it is all very tasteful.
Fantastic stuff, I hope you enjoy many happy and comfortable years in your new home!
Thanks very much. That's nice of you to say
I realise that a lot of the other home improvement threads on here are done by people doing the work themselves and believe me if I could have, I would've gotten my hands dirty!
I think I also wanted to show that just because you may have a disability doesn't mean you have to live in a clinical hospital like environment.
