The 6k kitchen

[Ferdinand]

Good work.

 

Is old granite as straightforward to cut? Thinking granite from EBay 

 

I would probably have avoided cutting the holes by using a sit on top sink and range cooker. I am lazy that way.

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2017 by Ferdinand

[ToughButterCup]

F what are you doing sitting on top of a sink? Use the shower like the rest of us.

[Lesgrandepotato]

1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said:

Looking good.

Having the upstand does give some forgiveness but you still have balls of steel my man!

Like the mash-up with the lights, and I may well steal the oak decor end idea too, of course pretending that it was my idea 

The lights are an invention born of necessity. This being an ikea kitchen and the granite having been from something else means it's about 40mm shy of the wall. Hence the build of a light bar with 30mm rod and the upstand... The oak detail covers a multitude of sins. If the cuts had gone badly I would have put it round those edges and just chiselled the oak to fit the granite.

[Lesgrandepotato]

2 hours ago, Onoff said:

I'd have been cacking myself cutting that!

 

So do you drill  (core?) holes in the corners & cut to them? Thinking sharp internal corners and stress points etc.

 

Its pretty easy to cut, horribly messy but easy. I taped it up with masking tape, then wetted it with a plant skoosher and ran a cut along with the grinder by hand, then filled the cut with water and went progressively deeper. Naturally at the corners you cannot join the cuts all the way down. So I made sure they were connected at the top and as deep as possible we'll supported the bits I wanted to keep then gently knocked the remainder out. Quick wazz round with the grinder to tidy up after.

[Lesgrandepotato]

The hardest issue is moving it as it had the sink and hob cut outs in it. We basically ratchet strapped it to some big timber as a frame and moved it with a couple of blokes in my 70's vee dub camper..

 

in terms of bricking it, new it cost 3-4K secondhand I gave £300 for it. Had a practice on some spare upstand and just went for it. He who dares rodders! He who dares!

[Lesgrandepotato]

Or to think of it another way, every one  of us here has already placed a much bigger bet on ourselves to build a house than whether we can cut a 300quid bit of stone. :-) 

[Lesgrandepotato]

Today's progress not massive but getting closer. We are on the hunt for a set of graded appliances so we can have the full champagne for lemonade experience. Looking for a neff steam oven, pyro oven, induction hob and either a microwave or a coffee machine subject to budget! 

 

Anyway on with the photos. The breakfast bar is made. Just need to fab up an angle iron frame in 3mm box to get the levels spot on. 

[ragg987]

Nice.

 

Miele have an outlet store near Oxford. I do like some of their appliances - wouldn't hesitate to get their washing machines.

https://www.miele.co.uk/domestic/outlet-2991.htm

[Lesgrandepotato]

Closer still, we have light in the light box and the breakfast bar is looking the part with a couple of coats of Osmo. 

Sink fitting proving challenging. None of my drill bits touch the granite. Good job we’ve got some offcuts to practice on with the new diamond core drills. I’m going to be really hacked off if this breaks the worktop! 

[PeterW]

44 minutes ago, Lesgrandepotato said:

Closer still, we have light in the light box and the breakfast bar is looking the part with a couple of coats of Osmo. 

 

 

Looks good - where is that worktop from ..?

[Lesgrandepotato]

Worktop-express.co.uk it’s an oak breakfast bar cut down 27mm * 960mm * 3000mm was about 240quid. (Muchly oversized incase the granite did not cut down well. 

 

Didn't look much until it got a couple of coats of satin Osmo oil. Needed no prep as was ready filled and sanded. 

[PeterW]

Ta - is Osmo classed as a hardwax oil ..?? I’ve got some worktop that said it’s treated with a hardwax oil but no idea what that is ..!!

[Lesgrandepotato]

I think so, i’ll have a check when I’m back on site. It was recommended to be by the stairs chaps 

[PeterW]

T’internet says yes ..! Poly-x and the other oil classed as hardwax 

[Lesgrandepotato]

Just now, PeterW said:

T’internet says yes ..! Poly-x and the other oil classed as hardwax 

 

Good stuff, it’s easy stuff to work just paint on in thin coats and watch the edges for it gathering. 

[Lesgrandepotato]

Getting closer, fitting the sink has been a real mission. Needed to drill out the granite to take the plugs as discussed elsewhere and the sink fitting for open close interfered with the cabinet frame. Wouldn’t have been a problem if some wally hadn’t stuck the granite down already... 

[richi]

On 10/15/2017 at 17:18, PeterW said:

Ta - is Osmo classed as a hardwax oil ..?? I’ve got some worktop that said it’s treated with a hardwax oil but no idea what that is ..!!

 

Stairbox recommends Treatex

Edited October 20, 2017 by richi

[pudding]

I've just bought a commuter pad in Weston, a 2 bed coach house, and intend on ripping out the old kitchen and taking down a stud wall to create an open plan living/kitchen area. Things will be on a bit of a budget, so interested in the Ikea kitchen. Which units are they? Did you use the online designer and any tips? I've just started playing around with it. Any chance you could share you're design if you got a pdf or something of it?

 

 

Edited November 25, 2017 by pudding

[Lesgrandepotato]

Evening pudding. The units are Metods, the doors are kallarps. In general they are all off the peg. I’ve sectioned one in a corner to get a perfect fit. The large run of the units doesn’t have a corner post. Instead the surplus in the run (circa 60mm) is sectioned with some oak trim (this is 12mm skirting slipped in place between the units) 

 

in terms of style I wanted symmetry on the back wall, and I wanted drawers around the entire base to give a continuous feeling. 

 

Have a play with the designer and post up here. Lots of opinion freely given! 

[Lesgrandepotato]

Up to date photos with the protective films off :-) 

 

The lights are collingwood led lytes centred on the doors to add texture when the main lights are off. 

[LeeVanCleef]

Any finished photos @Lesgrandepotato ? Looks great and would be nice to see the finished article for some design inspiration!

[Lesgrandepotato]

No problem ? 

i’ll sort some tomorrow after a tidy up.