Work on the fiddley sink/window side has progressed. This side is not square to the two end walls. plus everything has to stand away from the wall because of all the pipe work at the bottom of the wall, which means the appliances can't go right back. So the units have to come out to keep it all lined up. Wall unit butchered to allow for boiler flue exiting through kitchen That washers not in proper position yet. Two full height end panels in too, housing the fridge freezer. I'm going to build my own bridging unit (will match the rest obviously)over the top as b&q don't sell one in a sensible size. I just get peed off with people saying you can't have this , you can't do that, that's not possible. Yes I bl00dy can because all it takes is a bit of thought and effort and that's why I'll do it myself
Not much done for a week, As normal service resumed , wife back at school, me on house husband/daddy daycare duty. And night shifts. Put some handle handles on and wasted several hours trying to get gaps right on drawers/doors, almost impossible thanks b+q! Also had to back track and modify a couple of bits I wasn't happy with. Router ordered, so should be ready for some routing practise this week! For any Australian readers, this routing is related to woodwork
Besides, you haven't seen my jigsaw. I have to advance at an angle of 45° To go in a straight line! New jigsaw time
I'd suggest making it 400x200mm - mark a centreline (100mm in), and a line 100mm from one end. Where they intersect, drill a 30mm hole for the guide bush on your router with a spade or forstner bit. It needs to be a nice fit, with little or no slop. Once you know the exact radius you need, drill a pivot point for the jig along the centreline. for a 230mm radius, this would be 236mm (230 + 1/4", (half the bit diameter)): On the underside of the worktop, mark a line 230mm in from the front edge, and the end. Where these lines intersect is the cenrepoint of your radius. Drill a pivot point the same diameter as in the template. You can then use the drill bit as the pivot: Place the template into position, and where the centreline on the jig lines up with the mark on the top, place a clamp to act as an end stop: Repeat at the other side, and check the jig moves freely: You can then rout the curve, in several passes: Easier to do than to describe. You can make the jig beforehand, and then set the radius once you're sure of the dimension. Just remember to work from the underside, and don't drill all the way through!
Been doing some electrikery today! Taken a feed off the lighting circuit so I can work my under cabinet lights off the main light switch. Swapped the switch for a 2 gang and moved it round the corner, fed in a switch wire for the cabinet lights Then this wire will provide the power the lights, just connected up a pendant fitting for now to test and alls good. This will terminate with a fused spur so I can connect up tranny for led strips Got rid of the horrible flouro's tube fitting on ceiling and replaced with temp pendant, this will be moved along and will have two pendants on ceiling in the end And this bad boy arrived to chew up my worktops Borrowed a 1/4 inch router off my old man for a wee practice, first time on a router so just getting a feel for it Cooker hood finally arrived this week 14 wks late after I blew my top at the supplier. Once again, an item that's apparently not available anywhere in the country turns up on my doorstep within 48 hrs of me going ballistic at a supplier. Figure that out! Anyway, turns out the hoods damaged (not too badly, once it's up it won't be visible) so I complain again, get a large refund.! So I ended up with a just about free, expensive hood, worth all the hassle in the end.
None of it will be visible, the fridge will be in there, and a bridging unit on top, so will be hidden away
Beware of exciting updates. Fitted socket for kitchen cabinet lights. FAO of electrical experts, the socket will be labelled clearly as to use, for safety sake yarp. After the new boiler went in and system power flushed we had problems with leaks, so had to go pull up daughters bedroom floor to check leak was fixed. Was ok, so have finally sorted her room out, fixed floorboards down and relaid carpet Then the landing floor . This was pulled up for putting new cooker cable through, so finally fixed boards down , refitted skirting and done carpet here too. Just needs some paint touching up now. And paint over the leak stains on downstairs ceiling
