Fallingditch Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I've got a problem with acoustics. We've built a large 10m x 8m open plan kitchen, and we've got a lot of echoes. One of the ways we plan to mitigate this is to fit bookcases in the corners. (Wall mounted acoustic panels and carpets are also on the To Do list). Then again, we've got quite a lot of books, so we will need to install a few bookcases in other rooms in the house too. All the doors in the house are oak veneer (very happy with what Doordeals Sheffield supplied), which means that ideally we want the bookcases to be oak veneered too. Here's an example of an oak door next to an alcove: Question: does anyone have experience of buying and using bookcase/shelving systems? ideally with an oak veneer option? (I have noticed that Regalraum, a company based in Germany but targeting the UK market is offering a lot of options in this space). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Ikea - Billy, everybody's favourite book case. Available in oak we had loads of them for the several thousand books we own and they are, well 12 of them, all behind and beside me lining the walls of my study - I stacked them two high in here and have a ladder to access the top ones - its 4.6 Meters to the ceiling! Needless to say they are bolted to the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 +1 to Billy ! They are easily built and can be changed about if needed. There is very little on show of a book case when it’s full of books so unless you are wanting to replicate the Bodleian there isn’t a big need to go for expensive ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Billy is SO much better than the old MFI bookcases of the past, really nice real veneer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, MikeSharp01 said: Ikea - Billy, everybody's favourite book case. Available in oak we (have) 12 of them, all behind and beside me lining the walls of my study - I stacked them two high in here and have a ladder to access the top ones - its 4.6 Meters to the ceiling! Needless to say they are bolted to the walls. This deserves a picture, Mike? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Good condition Billy's are often available for a song on Ebay. As ever, the way will probably be to buy somebody else's entire study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Fallingditch said: I've got a problem with acoustics. We've built a large 10m x 8m open plan kitchen, and we've got a lot of echoes. One of the ways we plan to mitigate this is to fit bookcases in the corners. (Wall mounted acoustic panels and carpets are also on the To Do list). Then again, we've got quite a lot of books, so we will need to install a few bookcases in other rooms in the house too. All the doors in the house are oak veneer (very happy with what Doordeals Sheffield supplied), which means that ideally we want the bookcases to be oak veneered too. Here's an example of an oak door next to an alcove: Question: does anyone have experience of buying and using bookcase/shelving systems? ideally with an oak veneer option? (I have noticed that Regalraum, a company based in Germany but targeting the UK market is offering a lot of options in this space). OT. FOUR hinges on the door? Wow. I am just putting in some of those and have gone for 3 x 3" ball-bearing hinges. My doors are 30kg - how much do those Firedoors weigh? F Edited October 28, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ferdinand said: As ever, the way will probably be to buy somebody else's entire study. Not sure anybody would want to buy my study - here is a corner, best I can get without a fisheye lens, of what I think of / know is a typical academics (Retired in my case) study. Looking at it you can tell a lot about me from the books, although as there are 2.5 other walls so you would need the whole thing to get a complete picture. Edited October 28, 2017 by MikeSharp01 Decided retired was better than former. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldkettle Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 @MikeSharp01, are the double units here 80cm or 1m wide? We have several Ikea bookcases bought over 10 years ago and 1m wide shelves don't take any load, definitely not books. 50cm units are perfectly fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 16 minutes ago, oldkettle said: are the double units here 80cm or 1m wide? 800mm (80cm) are the widest of those shown in my study, I don't have any of the wider ones. Edited October 28, 2017 by MikeSharp01 Clarification of widest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Ferdinand said: My doors are 30kg - how much do those Firedoors weigh? Er, heavier than that but don't have details to hand. http://www.doordeals.co.uk/products/internal-doors/internal-fire-doors/internal-oak-suffolk-firedoor.aspx If its important, give them a quick ring their Sales Support is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingditch Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 20 hours ago, Ferdinand said: My doors are 30kg - how much do those Firedoors weigh? 58kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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