What "man jobs" have you done today?

{SAS}TB · 18 Jun 2023 at 07:33

dLockers said:
I did oak in the last place; it has been veto'ed because the colour of the units will clash or something . But yes that is my second option...

Edit: annoyingly as well, I need almost a 4M length (3.9!).

Was the oak too dark?

We have rubber wood worktop in the utility room and it's a lot lighter. Was also a lot cheaper than the other solid timbers when we were pricing it up

Edit - found a pic in this very thread!

What "man jobs" have you done today?

Table salt, just what every bathroom needs :D

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dlockers · 18 Jun 2023 at 09:15

darael said:
Have you still got the receipt for that Belfast sink?

Haha this was commented upon.... At the same moment the DIYK sent to production email came through!

200sols said:
Back to the 70s with a tiled worktop.

I could even reclaim the existing tiles with butterflies on?

{SAS}TB said:
Was the oak too dark?

We have rubber wood worktop in the utility room and it's a lot lighter. Was also a lot cheaper than the other solid timbers when we were pricing it up

Edit - found a pic in this very thread!

What "man jobs" have you done today?

Table salt, just what every bathroom needs :D

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You see I think this is spot on... It even matches the goose poo units I've gone for.

Maybe I'll try this argument again.

Separate but related a:
What's the crack with upstands/back splashes?

{SAS}TB · 18 Jun 2023 at 09:21

dLockers said:
You see I think this is spot on... It even matches the goose poo units I've gone for.

Maybe I'll try this argument again.

Separate but related a:
What's the crack with upstands/back splashes?

Yay! Belfast sink too

We didn't bother in the utility room and just mastic / silicone round the edge and hasn't been an issue.

You can get the rubber wood up stands to use / finish off like we have on the quartz in the kitchen; ala:

aVdub · 18 Jun 2023 at 09:33

dLockers said:
"Progress"? Needed to do a charity run to clear out the garage, so decided to make the most of it and emptied some garden waste, recycling (wife forgot to take it out whilst I was in China/Japan) and the upper units/broken extractor in preparation for the kitchen.

Luckily the kitchen was re-done back to plaster in the 90's so the walls are straight and true. I am hoping I get away with plumbing without too much hacking.

Anyway, now debating what to do with the space. I think I may box those pipes on the diagonal so that I don't have any sharp edges to tile around?

Also, no units going here - so I need to get lucky with the extractor fan lining up (unlikely) and make a decision on splash back.

Question ----

are y'all taking out mortgages to pay for your worktops or is there a way to make something look decent without going bankrupt? I went for a Belfast sink which in hindsight may be an error as now I need something solid.........!

Ideas welcomed

I was going to make and install polished concrete worktops in my place, but the OH said no...TBH I should have done what I usually do, keep quiet and just do it anyway, which is usually met with, OH that looks nice..******* women

I would also be looking at moving sink + window location if the above was mine.

JRJ · 18 Jun 2023 at 10:46

dLockers said:
are y'all taking out mortgages to pay for your worktops or is there a way to make something look decent without going bankrupt? I went for a Belfast sink which in hindsight may be an error as now I need something solid.........!

Ideas welcomed

Try local independent companies, we paid considerable less going local than what we had been quoted by national "budget" companies as well as the kitchen stores themselves.

Edit** Re, upstands, the company we used did them for "free" and also the windowsill from all the off cuts as you effectively pay for the whole slab in the price, we opted for upstands in the utility and none in the main kitchen as it will be tiled.

Edit*** Re, Pricing, £2.6k got us - 2.6m x 930mm breakfast bar, 2.6m x standard with sink cut out, 3m x standard with hob cut out, 1.4m x standard and upstands in the utility, 1.5m x 280mm windowsill and all fitted in 30mm Quartz.

Buffman · 18 Jun 2023 at 11:05

dLockers said:
Oof. £3.4k is forever house money -- I need to do the whole kitchen for under £4k tbh.

Did you not say you house was upwards of 700k?

For me id spend the money and it will add value in sale price if its not "forever house" I prefer the quartz to other laminates I've had for sure.

dlockers · 18 Jun 2023 at 11:07

Buffman said:
Did you not say you house was upwards of 700k?

For me id spend the money and it will add value in sale price if its not "forever house" I prefer the quartz to other laminates I've had for sure.

860 - You're right but the master plan is an extension, so quartz money is OK if there wasn't a hint of knocking it all out in 5-10 years.

JRJ said:
Try local independent companies, we paid considerable less going local than what we had been quoted by national "budget" companies as well as the kitchen stores themselves.

Edit** Re, upstands, the company we used did them for "free" and also the windowsill from all the off cuts as you effectively pay for the whole slab in the price, we opted for upstands in the utility and none in the main kitchen as it will be tiled.

Edit*** Re, Pricing, £2.6k got us - 2.6m x 930mm breakfast bar, 2.6m x standard with sink cut out, 3m x standard with hob cut out, 1.4m x standard and upstands in the utility, 1.5m x 280mm windowsill and all fitted in 30mm Quartz.

Ah okay I do see some local adverts so maybe I'll entertain a quote or two.

Buffman · 18 Jun 2023 at 11:08

dLockers said:
860 - You're right but the master plan is an extension, so quartz money is OK if there wasn't a hint of knocking it all out in 5-10 years.

Ah okay I do see some local adverts so maybe I'll entertain a quote or two.

To be fair mine was quite a lot of quartz so maybe would be cheaper with less lengths (must be 10 ish metres plus upstands and backsplash)

If you knock it out could use off cuts of it for a future utility room or something (if it fits)

{SAS}TB · 18 Jun 2023 at 11:09

Theres a few companies "diversified" by is from gravestones / memorials into worktops.

All the same material ! Apparently quite competitive so defo worth taking a look

{SAS}TB · 18 Jun 2023 at 16:41

Mrs: can you dig that half dead bush out of the front border ?

Me: yep, what should I do with it?

Mrs: put it in the green bin

Me: it's full, I'll burn it

Mrs: no, it's too green

Me: hold my beer ....

Fathers Day Fire !! :cry:

Chris Wilson · 19 Jun 2023 at 06:20

{SAS}TB said:
Mrs: can you dig that half dead bush out of the front border ?

Me: yep, what should I do with it?

Mrs: put it in the green bin

Me: it's full, I'll burn it

Mrs: no, it's too green

Me: hold my beer ....

Fathers Day Fire !!

Personally I suspect you're some sort of latently emerging pyromaniac

{SAS}TB · 19 Jun 2023 at 07:29

No latent about it

dlockers · 19 Jun 2023 at 21:28

Worktop update - I have sent this picture out to a few randoms:

Quartz
1. Random bloke with a website that doesn't work - £1650 cash
2. Random bloke with a trustworthy name - £2k cash
3. Inbetweener - £1800

I am genuinely strapped for cash now till interest rates go down (

) so need to explore halfway houses, annoying --- I note Worktop Express have Beech for £400 and Oak for £610. I think Beech would have to be the answer.

@{SAS}TB I couldn't find Rubberwood anywhere unfortunately

.

I need a 4M length and a 3M length...

I've ordered a sample of Beech to see if it has that "cheap school cafeteria" vibe...

{SAS}TB · 19 Jun 2023 at 22:04

@dLockers to be fair I had a sneaky search today and couldnt find any (well none over 3m) either

sigma · 19 Jun 2023 at 22:14

dLockers said:
Oof. £3.4k is forever house money -- I need to do the whole kitchen for under £4k tbh.

How much is a divorce these days? At least you could get oak then

Mysterae_ · 19 Jun 2023 at 22:35

dLockers said:
Worktop update - I have sent this picture out to a few randoms:

Quartz
1. Random bloke with a website that doesn't work - £1650 cash
2. Random bloke with a trustworthy name - £2k cash
3. Inbetweener - £1800

I am genuinely strapped for cash now till interest rates go down ( ) so need to explore halfway houses, annoying --- I note Worktop Express have Beech for £400 and Oak for £610. I think Beech would have to be the answer.

@{SAS}TB I couldn't find Rubberwood anywhere unfortunately .

I need a 4M length and a 3M length...

I've ordered a sample of Beech to see if it has that "cheap school cafeteria" vibe...

I like the look of bamboo, nice if you want your worktops a bit lighter in colour, or caramel bamboo for a warmer look.

Buffman · 20 Jun 2023 at 09:16

dLockers said:
Worktop update - I have sent this picture out to a few randoms:

Quartz
1. Random bloke with a website that doesn't work - £1650 cash
2. Random bloke with a trustworthy name - £2k cash
3. Inbetweener - £1800

Honestly for that kind of cost I'd definitely go quartz and you won't regret it.

dlockers · 20 Jun 2023 at 10:54

Buffman said:
Honestly for that kind of cost I'd definitely go quartz and you won't regret it.

Why do you hate me? :cry:

just spent a 2hr drive convincing myself oak is sufficient!

964rs · 20 Jun 2023 at 11:29

dLockers said:
Why do you hate me? just spent a 2hr drive convincing myself oak is sufficient!

If you are pricing up quartz then that's what you really want. Oak is a compromise and as we all know we generally regret compromising because of cost.

Buffman · 20 Jun 2023 at 13:19

dLockers said:
Why do you hate me? just spent a 2hr drive convincing myself oak is sufficient!

Do you mean real oak rather than laminate? Might look quite nice to be honest it's just a maintenance element with having to coat /varnish. Particularly with a Belfast sink/undermount?

If its laminate then yeah I'd avoid

My old house I got "premium" laminate from diy kitchens and whilst it's nice it's not as good as solid surface in my mind

Pics of what I previously had

Ic

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