Painted Kitchen

[BradNaylor]

My first post here, and a project I completed a couple of months ago.

I would appreciate your comments.

Dan

 

[BradNaylor]

What happened to my pictures? They came up fine on the preview.

 

[Waka]

Dan

becasue you are new to the forum, posting opicture immediately raises the MOD alert. They will be a long shortly to sort it out for you.

By the way welcome to the forum.

 

[Woodmagnet]

Welcome to the forum Dan. :wink:

 

[Slim]

Very nice Dan, could we have some details on materials, construction etc.

 

[BradNaylor]

Thanks Simon,

how did you do that?

 

[PowerTool]

Hello Dan,and welcome to the forum

Nice kitchen!
(The spamulator wears off when you have made three posts,so your links in your first post now work.Simon just clicked on the "quote" button on your original post to get the links to show up.)

Looks very nice,neat and clean lines - tell us more about the construction.

Andrew

 

[Chris Knight]

Dan,

Welcome to the forum.

Your kitchen looks like very good work. Congrats on your first job, I hope you priced it right!

I don't know if it has yet to be painted a different colour - I guess not, seeing the sheen on the woodwork but I don't care for the mismatch between the floor and white cabinets - ditto the Aga.

The plate rack like you have to the side of the Aga looks nice but I have always felt them to be very impractical - they gobble space and the plates get greasy from cooking and then pick up dust if not used regularly. I am very much in favour of the large drawers for crockery, especially having had some recently fitted ourselves.

 

[BradNaylor]

Dan,

Welcome to the forum.

Your kitchen looks like very good work. Congrats on your first job, I hope you priced it right!

I don't know if it has yet to be painted a different colour - I guess not, seeing the sheen on the woodwork but I don't care for the mismatch between the floor and white cabinets - ditto the Aga.

The plate rack like you have to the side of the Aga looks nice but I have always felt them to be very impractical - they gobble space and the plates get greasy from cooking and then pick up dust if not used regularly. I am very much in favour of the large drawers for crockery, especially having had some recently fitted ourselves.

I agree with your comments Chris.

I didn't design the kitchen - just followed the client's plans. She had very definite views on everything from the columns on the dresser to the colour of the paint.

The only solid wood is the stained beech columns and tulipwood T&G and coving. Everything else is MR MDF

 

[Fecn]

I agree with your comments Chris.

I agree with you both about the mismatch of colours with the floor and Aga, and the columns on the dresser. The aga looks rather lost inside that massive chimney breast. From an electrical safety point, it looks like there's some switches that are a bit closer to the sink than they really should be... I believe the regs are along the lines that you shouldn't be able to touch the sockets/switches whilst your hand's in a sink full of water.

Aside from the mismatches, and bits that are nothing to do with your work, it all looks good to me. Out of curiosity, do you have any 'before' pics.

Oh.. and welcome to the forum

 

[ByronBlack]

Hi Dan!

That looks a cracker of a job, personally I really like the colour scheme and overall design.

So tell us, how are you finding working for you self? What made you decide to take the leap?

Btw, welcome to the forum!

 

[Lukey]

I believe the regs are along the lines that you shouldn't be able to touch the sockets/switches whilst your hand's in a sink full of water.

Surely not? What if your planning inspector was a dwarf?

 

[Fecn]

I believe the regs are along the lines that you shouldn't be able to touch the sockets/switches whilst your hand's in a sink full of water.

Surely not? What if your planning inspector was a dwarf?

Don't know where I got that from.. but if you were a dwarf than the actual regs would make what I said earlier about right... 300mm is a very short arm span for most people

How close to a sink/basin can a socket outlet be located?
BS 7671 does not specify any minimum distance for socket-outlets to be from a sink. Regulation 512-06-01 requires external influences be considered when selecting equipment for a particular location. The Regulation requires all equipment to be of a design appropriate to the situation in which it is to be used. Accessories used in domestic installations are not designed to be splashed and therefore not suitable for installation close to a sink or draining board. It is recommended that socket-outlets and other accessories should be located at least 300 mm, measured horizontally, from a sink or draining board, where they are unlikely to be splashed.

 

[BradNaylor]

Out of curiosity, do you have any 'before' pics.

Oh.. and welcome to the forum

No 'before' pics as such, but a couple of shots from the installation;

As far as the electrics are concerned, I made it clear to the client that my responsibility began and ended with making and installing the cabinets to her specifications. I did suggest that the switch over the draining board was a bit close but she was adamant. Her electrician did the electrics and (presumably) certified it under part P.

Byron, thanks for the kind words. As far as working for myself is concerned I'm still feeling my way. To be honest this job was a bit of a nightmare - I bit off a bit more than I could properly chew for a first one. I share a small workshop with a fellow cabinet maker which keeps the overheads down and I'm converting my garage into a spray-shop. Before you ask, I use water based lacquers and paints!

Edit 14.5.08

We managed in the end to shoe-horn a spray-booth into a corner of the workshop. We now use AC lacquers and paints!

I actually prefer smaller jobs such as alcove units and the like which can be done in a few days. A kitchen like this takes weeks and gets stressful!

 

[herdsman]

Hi Dan,

It looks good to me especailly the way the arga has been housed. Comments about the colours may be vallied according to taste but if you have supplied to your customer's rerquirements and they are happy with the result it is definitely a good job in my book.

good luck.