Hi guys, after going through the hundreds of posts and images in forum's "Desk and Room Gallery", I got inspired and decided to put together my own PC desk. I am planning to set a table into a wall recess where it will fit and look nice, saving some room as well. But I want to prevent making some silly mistakes or design flaws, so I thought I'd rather ask you. Here's what I've got on my mind:
1.) How to compensate for "not-so-straight" walls?
Even though my walls are not too bad, just in case they were, what have you used to compensate for it (other than trying to cut the worktop alongside a wall which could be quite messy). So far the best and simplest idea I've come across is to use a 90º brush door seal. Not only it compensates for uneven walls, but it also saves me cutting a hole for leads into a worktop because I can pass those leads through the brushes.
2.) Cable management - is IKEA's SIGNUM horizontal cable trunking serving you well or have you had a better idea since then?
3.) Cutting it to size - I bought a LINNMON table top from IKEA and need to cut a few centimeters off it. Any tricks or ideas how to do it without chipping it? Sticking a masking tape in a place where cut is going to be done is one I've got in mind, any other suggestions? I've only got a basic DIY tools at home and was not lucky finding a place in Worcestershire where they would do it for me.
4.) Fixing the worktop to the wall - Don't really want to use any wood so I will be using two aluminium "L" shaped profiles to hold it, also no legs or units to support it. It's 3.4cm thick and can take up to 50kg load so I think I should get away with it without bending it. Would you post some pictures of the underside of your desks so I can have a look? People almost always post their pictures showing the top of their desks.
I would appreciate any feedback from you guys, cheers.
1.) How to compensate for "not-so-straight" walls?
Even though my walls are not too bad, just in case they were, what have you used to compensate for it (other than trying to cut the worktop alongside a wall which could be quite messy). So far the best and simplest idea I've come across is to use a 90º brush door seal. Not only it compensates for uneven walls, but it also saves me cutting a hole for leads into a worktop because I can pass those leads through the brushes.
2.) Cable management - is IKEA's SIGNUM horizontal cable trunking serving you well or have you had a better idea since then?
3.) Cutting it to size - I bought a LINNMON table top from IKEA and need to cut a few centimeters off it. Any tricks or ideas how to do it without chipping it? Sticking a masking tape in a place where cut is going to be done is one I've got in mind, any other suggestions? I've only got a basic DIY tools at home and was not lucky finding a place in Worcestershire where they would do it for me.
4.) Fixing the worktop to the wall - Don't really want to use any wood so I will be using two aluminium "L" shaped profiles to hold it, also no legs or units to support it. It's 3.4cm thick and can take up to 50kg load so I think I should get away with it without bending it. Would you post some pictures of the underside of your desks so I can have a look? People almost always post their pictures showing the top of their desks.
I would appreciate any feedback from you guys, cheers.
