Kitchen I just finished

[chippy1970]

Heres a few pics of the John Lewis kitchen I just finished for a client.

I posted about the plinths on here a few months back I thought they were stainless steel coated but after all that it was only like a tin foil coating so no worries cutting it. The tall units in the 4th picture are deceiving they look 200mm deep but are actually full depth the one at the end has been cut around the wall and the first one is a fridge/freezer.

 

[Blister]

Nice mate , lots of unusual features

I like :lol: :lol:

 

[PowerTool]

Very nice;like the curved units,and the whole thing seems to make the most of the available space

Andrew

 

[chippy1970]

Yeah first time I have fitted curved door units they are really nice.

The designer at John Lewis was a complete silly person. I say this for lots of reasons one example: the fridge and freezer (NEFF) are integrated into one of the tall units, an aluminium grill was supplied to go in the plinth.

I was told by JL designer to just fit the grill and fit the fridge freezer into the carcase. I asked how is the air flow from the plinth area supposed to get into the solid carcase to the fridge freezer ? and I was told don't worry the fridge/freezer is under warranty if it breaks :roll: :roll: .

My customer didn't even buy the appliances from JL anyway. All I did was remove the complete back of the cupboard so that the air could flow thru fully like I do on Howdens kitchens and most other makes.

The extractor you see is an OM and it was a real pain too, the stainless chimney (telescopic) wasn't short enough to fit the ceiling height so had to be cut down. I told my customer to take it to a specialist to get it shortened. I think he took it to a scrap yard and got a blind man to cut it as it was terrible but he still asked me to fit it :shock: :roll: :roll:

 

[TNWoodwright]

"Murican here. I always notice that when ever I see a kitchen there are few if any upper cabinets. Why is that. Its a cleaner look. But I guess usn's got to much stuff over here.

 

[George_N]

"Murican here. I always notice that when ever I see a kitchen there are few if any upper cabinets. Why is that. Its a cleaner look. But I guess usn's got to much stuff over here.

I don't know about that, I'm nearing the end of re-fitting my kitchen and I have wall cabinets on every available inch of wall space. You can never have too many.

 

[chippy1970]

No wall units needed really as there are loads of base units, an island and two tall full height units. no room for wall units either because of the windows.

 

[pinkyinboro]

its NOT hard fitting a kitchen what has been made already
try making the kitchen from scratch then post some pictures
nice work with the spirit level and drill NOT

 

[Richard S]

Have I missed something? Is it p*ss off a member day today? Two new posters and both seem to want to start a fight.

Richard S

 

[jasonB]

I think pinky started yesterday, maybe he would like to show us some of his bespoke kitchens :?:

Jason

 

[Richard S]

He'd probably like to but his mum says it's past his bedtime

 

[MikeG.]

its NOT hard fitting a kitchen what has been made already
try making the kitchen from scratch then post some pictures
nice work with the spirit level and drill NOT

This is a really friendly forum, generally, and people's hard work is never ripped apart. Personally, I take the view that if I don't like something I don't post. I look for an opportunity to make a positive comment, as do most people on here.

With just a few posts under your belt I would have thought it was just a bit too soon to be quite this controversial. I don't actually recall seeing any of your work posted............am I wrong?

Mike

PS Its not hard to use punctuation and capital letters either.....

 

[Mattty]

Thats a lovely job mate, you should be proud. The granite looks superb too.


Pinky-
"its NOT hard fitting a kitchen what has been made already
try making the kitchen from scratch then post some pictures
nice work with the spirit level and drill NOT"

The very fact you think this just shows how ignorant you are. Fitting a kitchen to this standard is beyond the skill of most people and there isn't a true woodworker that wouldn't be proud of that kitchen.

 

[MikeG.]

The granite looks superb too.

I'm probably wrong, but I thought it looked like Corian......??

Mike

 

[jasonB]

def not Corian, the flecks are too big and there is some graining that corian only do in solid colours.

Jason

 

[BradNaylor]

def not Corian, the flecks are too big and there is some graining that corian only do in solid colours.

Jason

Isn't it that 'manufactured' granite made from granite gravel, dust, and resin?

The granite equivelent of MDF!

Dan

 

[pinkyinboro]

sorry if i offened anyone
i was only saying fitting cabinets what someone else made and designed
is not that hard is it
its like hanging a art piece just because you hung it does not mean artist
just saying

how do you post pictures on this site?
please have a look at woodpohl.co.uk i have worked ther for 5 1/2 years
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[MikeG.]

sorry if i offened anyone
i was only saying fitting cabinets what someone else made and designed
is not that hard is it
its like hanging a art piece just because you hung it does not mean artist
just saying

how do you post pictures on this site?
please have a look at woodpohl.co.uk i have worked ther for 5 1/2 years
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Go to the top of the "Off Topic" forum for a detailed description of posting pictures.

Unfortunately, apologising, then going on to justify what you said in the first place sort of cancel each other out......

My advice? Stick to the old adage "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"

Mike

 

[Karl]

sorry if i offened anyone
i was only saying fitting cabinets what someone else made and designed
is not that hard is it
its like hanging a art piece just because you hung it does not mean artist
just saying

how do you post pictures on this site?
please have a look at woodpohl.co.uk i have worked ther for 5 1/2 years
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Why drag up a thread on which nothing had been posted since April 08 and make a snide remark though? Do you know Chippy? Or have something against him?

I know a few manufacturers of bespoke kitchens etc, and most don't like the fitting side of things (I suspect because that is where things can tend to go **** up and any design problems are discovered).

Cheers

Karl

 

[BradNaylor]

I know a few manufacturers of bespoke kitchens etc, and most don't like the fitting side of things (I suspect because that is where things can tend to go **** up and any design problems are discovered).

Karl's quite right.

Every maker of bespoke furniture and kitchens that I know would love never to have to fit a kitchen again.

Making it is the easy bit...



...and the enjoyable bit!

Cheers
Dan