ByronBlack
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I'm nearly finished, so thought I'd post some in progress pics. It's nowhere near the standard/expense of Senior's latest one - this is at the budget first-time buyers end, but I think it's turning out nice nonetheless, certainly a lot better than the one we got when moved in last year.
So, anyways:
How it was before (note the hideous outdoor tiles that the previous guy cemented to the floor and eighties style black wall tiles):
And:
Demolition of the entire kitchen:
West wall cabinets going in and wall painted new colour:
West wall almost finished (Just coving, plinths and appliance door left):
Floor being mended - large chasm had to be dug out as previous owner built an island over the top of the very rough concrete that was underneath.
Before:
After:
New floor underlay done:
New floor going in (It's called Bourbon Oak - cost about £250 for the whole kitchen):
Festool doing a brilliant job (And used in almost every part of this project):
Floor finished:
And some current shots of where we are with the project:
So, all we have to do now is fit the worktop on the sink side. Fit a couple of appliance doors, finish removing the tile-adhesive from the oven wall, plaster and paint. Hang the 2 x 1m wall cabinets on the oven wall and fit plinths, skirting and coving - so should be done by next weekend.
Overall it's been quite fun doing the refit - although I enjoy the demolition more than the construction - so satisfying!
The other thing i'll be doing is; cutting the kitchen table down to a smaller size - or even circular. For the two of us it's quite large as we don't 'entertain' hardly at all so it's taking up a fair chunk of space.
The floor was a be-atch to get up, but once I levelled it, repaired it and got the underlay down, the click-lock laminate went down quite well - much easier than the nasty B&! stuff i've used in the past. I'll post a couple more of photo's of the finished kitchen/diner next week. Sorry for the long set of pics.
So, anyways:
How it was before (note the hideous outdoor tiles that the previous guy cemented to the floor and eighties style black wall tiles):
And:
Demolition of the entire kitchen:
West wall cabinets going in and wall painted new colour:
West wall almost finished (Just coving, plinths and appliance door left):
Floor being mended - large chasm had to be dug out as previous owner built an island over the top of the very rough concrete that was underneath.
Before:
After:
New floor underlay done:
New floor going in (It's called Bourbon Oak - cost about £250 for the whole kitchen):
Festool doing a brilliant job (And used in almost every part of this project):
Floor finished:
And some current shots of where we are with the project:
So, all we have to do now is fit the worktop on the sink side. Fit a couple of appliance doors, finish removing the tile-adhesive from the oven wall, plaster and paint. Hang the 2 x 1m wall cabinets on the oven wall and fit plinths, skirting and coving - so should be done by next weekend.
Overall it's been quite fun doing the refit - although I enjoy the demolition more than the construction - so satisfying!
The other thing i'll be doing is; cutting the kitchen table down to a smaller size - or even circular. For the two of us it's quite large as we don't 'entertain' hardly at all so it's taking up a fair chunk of space.
The floor was a be-atch to get up, but once I levelled it, repaired it and got the underlay down, the click-lock laminate went down quite well - much easier than the nasty B&! stuff i've used in the past. I'll post a couple more of photo's of the finished kitchen/diner next week. Sorry for the long set of pics.
