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mloc123

Robbed from the motors forum. Anyone interested in uploading some DIY pictures?

Over the weekend I started a Kitchen make over on a budget.

Standard enough 1990s era oak kitchen, moved in the house a couple of years ago and intended putting in a full new one but getting married has but that budget on hold.

Check out the cooker, I think it may be a collectable at this stage.

Before

Work complete so far.. Cabinets painted (F&B - Elephants Breath), some doors need to be finished. New Oak worktop which I am slowly oiling. New oven, hob and sink (not plumbed yet). Splashback tiles removed.

Half Finished

Another Half Finished

Now I just need to.. plumb the sink, put another 3-4 coats of oil on the worktop, put in the new splash back and new flooring.

Ilik Urgee

Nice work there OP. When you say splashback do you mean completely tiled or just behind the sink and cooker?

mloc123

My plan is to clad the wall all the way around and paint that. I am not sure about how durable it will be behind the hob and sink, I guess I will find out after a while.

paddy147

You could paint the walls a nice bright funky colour and then install glass splashbacks.

Or just re-tile.


Dot know well wood cladding will be in a kitchen with regards heat and moisture??

mloc123

paddy147 wrote: »

You could paint the walls a nice bright funky colour and then install glass splashbacks.

Or just re-tile.


Dot know well wood cladding will be in a kitchen with regards heat and moisture??

That I am not sure. I had the idea to clad after seeing it in a kitchen magazine that came through the door one day. Worse case I can replace it with glass or tiles, the cladding itself is not expensive and easy to remove if needed.

5T3PH3N

Have you seen the coloured glass splash backs? I installed one of these a while back and it turned out really well. Easy to install and very easy to keep clean, not cheap though!
http://www.google.ie/search?q=coloured+glass+splashbacks&hl=en&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7x1KUdnBGuz07AbBuoCYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=356

jameshayes

Done a very similar job a while back myself, yours looks great! (pic is when the job was 3/4's done)

mloc123

jameshayes wrote: »

Done a very similar job a while back myself, yours looks great! (pic is when the job was 3/4's done)

I think it was your pictures in an older thread(?) that gave me the idea to do mine. Nice job.

Did you sand the presses back? I just cleaned, roughed up with sand painter and used zinsser to prime them. I am half concerned they will chip.

Plumbed the sink tonight and put another coat of oil on the worktops, oiling them is the slowest part.

mloc123

5T3PH3N wrote: »

Have you seen the coloured glass splash backs? I installed one of these a while back and it turned out really well. Easy to install and very easy to keep clean, not cheap though!
http://www.google.ie/search?q=coloured+glass+splashbacks&hl=en&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7x1KUdnBGuz07AbBuoCYCw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=320&bih=356

Interesting, do you get them cut to size... And how did you fix it to the wall?

Happyhunter

Did a fireplace for my father in law last weekend. Had been promised for a long time.

Ilik Urgee

Happyhunter wrote: »

Did a fireplace for my father in law last weekend. Had been promised for a long time.

That cuppa sped things up:pac:
Tasty stuff.

Happyhunter

Ilik Urgee wrote: »

That cuppa sped things up:pac:
Tasty stuff.

Sure did. Started at 9am finished at 6pm and just had the base to grout the next morning.

scudster

Over the last few weeks I've been building meself a shed. Still a work in progress but most of the way there, just the floor, flashing and transport it to location and then I'm done
Rear wall with panels attached.jpg

Front Frame with door frame.jpg

3 walls up with crossmembers.jpg

4 walls without roof or door.jpg

Roofed with door.jpg

mloc123

Quick update on my kitchen. Almost finished now, one door to paint and hang and one wall left to clad.

Panorama image is a bit grainy in the dark.

mloc123

Happyhunter wrote: »

Did a fireplace for my father in law last weekend. Had been promised for a long time.

What kind of stove is that? Not solid fuel?

Robbie.G

Happyhunter wrote: »

Did a fireplace for my father in law last weekend. Had been promised for a long time.

Stone work is very nice but the installation of the stove has 4 maybe 5 breeches of the building regs

jameshayes

today I: started day 2 of putting in raised beds, angles are a bitch to do, starting them with a circular saw and finishing them by hand.

CBYR1983

jameshayes wrote: »

Done a very similar job a while back myself, yours looks great! (pic is when the job was 3/4's done)

Amazing how brighter it makes it! I'll have to convince the wife we don't need a new kitchen!

mloc123

DIY time of year again for me now. We have an area down the back of the garden which was used a a dumping ground for old wood, rubble etc.. since we moved in. Started by clearing it out:



After that I framed the old oil tank and boxed it in to hid it:





Next step was to build a raised deck area and flower beds.

mloc123

Final step was to screw down the rest of the boards:



I still have to finish staining the top of the boards, all the underneaths were treated before putting them down. I have LED uplighters to install also and general painting(walls) and staining(oil tank) to finish... hopefully this weekend.