New (old) house renovation to have distributed AV!

StevenG · 3 Feb 2014 at 10:10

Shaz]sigh[;25780675 said:
I see you've split the units up with quite a few end panels - was this due to a limitation of the plinth LED runs or to space out a gap to the wall? (edit: actually, looking again, I see you've got some freestanding appliances so I'm guessing it's to make it look uniform?).

You also have the same Microwave as me! Being able to sneak some roasties in from peeling to ready within 30 mins (without boiling) is like cheat mode (600W microwave + 190C oven) - same for gratins.

Yeah you've spotted it gaps between walls wasn't even, freestanding appliances also and so that the bottom units align with the wall units which have end panels.

Excited to use the microwave to do some cooking. Should be wiring up the oven today too.

Shaz]sigh[ · 3 Feb 2014 at 11:05

Just something that got brought up in my kitchen thread, the oven or microwave (can't remember which), likely needs 50cm^2 ventilation. It's relatively hidden in the install instructions but I notched a 10mm cut across the full length of a unit in the plinth.

You can't see it from a standing position.

StevenG · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:29

Today was a complete pain, i had nightmares in the night about how my wall units and base units weren't aligned due to the walls not being square.

I went back to the kitchen and trimmed and made things fit as they should. took ages and no one will know ive done the work but it needed done.

Aligning the hood instructions

Hood fitted and level checked

Hood completely installed, deco panels installed on the wall units ready for cornice and lighting.

Sadly because of all the work i needed to do to square the units up thats all i got done today, im a bit fed up of the kitchen right now as its not progressing as fast as i wanted. Going to have a bit of a rest tomorrow and just do a few odd bits as im back at work again on wednesday.

tamzzy · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:49

man, your home just looks better and better...i love the led strips, brilliant idea

jonzun · 3 Feb 2014 at 19:56

StevenG said:
Sadly because of all the work i needed to do to square the units up thats all i got done today, im a bit fed up of the kitchen right now as its not progressing as fast as i wanted. Going to have a bit of a rest tomorrow and just do a few odd bits as im back at work again on wednesday.

Best off taking your time now, rather than regretting cutting corners in the future mate. Looks like it's coming along nicely

mightynimrod · 4 Feb 2014 at 17:31

Epic!!

Phate · 4 Feb 2014 at 19:17

StevenG said:
. Going to have a bit of a rest tomorrow and just do a few odd bits as im back at work again on wednesday.

Best way, and know the feeling. Keep on chipping at it, its worth it in the end, just have to think about how it WAS

StevenG · 4 Feb 2014 at 20:03

Cornice, pelmet and plinth all cut and installed.

Worktop joint done!

On top the exciting bit, marking out the cut out for the hob

Hob installed and wired in.

Heating up my first pan of water on top of a towel to stop any scratches to the hob. Love the induction hob!

Im back to work tomorrow so will have to wait till the weekend to get the sink installed and the leds wired up. also got skirting to go in as well as the tiles.

Shaz]sigh[ · 4 Feb 2014 at 20:11

Looks like the same hob as me too (T41D40X2?). The only annoyance I find with this hob is there is a slight delay from press to reaction - my previous induction was a near instant response. Saying that - this one is a lot more powerful (I can see you're using the P setting

).

You're going a lot faster than I did, looks good. How are your walls? Pretty straight? I lost a huge amount of time having to scribe each unit as my walls flared out towards the bottom. Was a killer.

StevenG · 4 Feb 2014 at 20:36

Shaz]sigh[;25790511 said:
Looks like the same hob as me too (T41D40X2?). The only annoyance I find with this hob is there is a slight delay from press to reaction - my previous induction was a near instant response. Saying that - this one is a lot more powerful (I can see you're using the P setting ).

You're going a lot faster than I did, looks good. How are your walls? Pretty straight? I lost a huge amount of time having to scribe each unit as my walls flared out towards the bottom. Was a killer.

Yeah its the same hob as yours, pressing the buttons i find i need to have to hold the buttons to get it to respond, i don't know if this is normal but yeah the P mode is amazingly fast for boiling water.

Walls were all skimmed so they're mostly flat but not level so had to do a fair but of scribing and adjustments to get things to fit nicely.

Valo · 4 Feb 2014 at 21:10

Kitchen looks great

Did you buy your Neff appliances with the kitchen or from a separate supplier?

StevenG · 5 Feb 2014 at 09:54

Valo said:
Kitchen looks great Did you buy your Neff appliances with the kitchen or from a separate supplier?

They were supplied from wren with the kitchen. One of the main reasons I went with them as they had everything I wanted.

Phate · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:01

What's the quality like of the kitchen? I got mine from Howdens and was fitted by a couple of friends and while the quality of its good just 1 year down the line the doors are starting to sag. Annoying somewhat!

Am buying a place this year and when/if we replace the kitchen I'll be sorely tempted to fit it all myself.

StevenG · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:15

Phate said:
What's the quality like of the kitchen? I got mine from Howdens and was fitted by a couple of friends and while the quality of its good just 1 year down the line the doors are starting to sag. Annoying somewhat!

Am buying a place this year and when/if we replace the kitchen I'll be sorely tempted to fit it all myself.

quality is excellent, the hinges are so easy to align, quick release removal as well. All of their doors and drawers are soft close.

I cant comment on the longevity of the quality lasting but looks good to me and hopefully will last some years.

I'm also hoping that the panels and door wont peel where its located near the oven/micro and the hob. but i guess time will tell with these things.

Phate · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:18

StevenG said:
quality is excellent, the hinges are so easy to align, quick release removal as well. All of their doors and drawers are soft close.

I cant comment on the longevity of the quality lasting but looks good to me and hopefully will last some years.

I'm also hoping that the panels and door wont peel where its located near the oven/micro and the hob. but i guess time will tell with these things.

RE the peeling part - it's rare this happens to be honest, it's the way they are made.

Sounds good, will definitely check out Wren next time round and fit the damn thing myself, ultimately it's just flat pack stuff and nothing a screwdriver and some swearing can't sort out

StevenG · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:34

Phate said:
RE the peeling part - it's rare this happens to be honest, it's the way they are made.

Sounds good, will definitely check out Wren next time round and fit the damn thing myself, ultimately it's just flat pack stuff and nothing a screwdriver and some swearing can't sort out

yeah pretty much, the wren stuff is all prebuilt so the only thing you have to do is put the legs on and put it in place. easy really (if your walls are square and floor level

)

Phate · 5 Feb 2014 at 10:49

StevenG said:
yeah pretty much, the wren stuff is all prebuilt so the only thing you have to do is put the legs on and put it in place. easy really (if your walls are square and floor level )

Oh sweet, that's handy, did the work surface come pre-cut as well?

Also how did you go about designing it, did it have a builder of sorts or did you just measure then pick how many of each unit you wanted?

StevenG · 5 Feb 2014 at 12:31

Phate said:
Oh sweet, that's handy, did the work surface come pre-cut as well?

Also how did you go about designing it, did it have a builder of sorts or did you just measure then pick how many of each unit you wanted?

wren have a planner online you can design from scratch, only thing you cant view is the 3d render, they make you go to the store to view that.

The bench was already curved but the cuts i had to do myself to get the length.

Phate · 5 Feb 2014 at 12:34

StevenG said:
wren have a planner online you can design from scratch, only thing you cant view is the 3d render, they make you go to the store to view that.

The bench was already curved but the cuts i had to do myself to get the length.

Lovely, sounds good to me

Will definitely be checking them out when I come to it, thanks for the info.

StevenG · 8 Feb 2014 at 21:05

Today i installed my Franke sink, i love it because of how it looks as though it sits in the worktop rather than being raised.

Doors and drawers installed.

All LED's now wired in.

All tidied up and ready for the next phase, tiling.

Going to start my tiling tomorrow and skirting if i have time. once this is all done and i have plans to get moved in and start settling down at last.