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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:21 pm 
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More more more!
I am really curious to see the final results. The brick wall is indeed impressive! Wish I'd have the courage to even start such a project. Though my kitchen is in need of a change.


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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
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This mornings shenanigans involved a gap in a pvc door frame, my good self and a can of expanding foam!

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Unforunately I always make the mistake by saying to myself, "Hmmm, doesn't seemed to be expanding much, I better spray some more in!"

Expandingly Good Fun ! ! !

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It seemed to tidy up ok though after I hacksaw'd through it flush to the wall...

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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
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Also I have been staining some spare cut off sections of wooden ceiling cladding to see what colour will make it into my kitchen...

Beech, Rose wood, Dark Oak and Dark Oak with 2 coats

I'm liking the Dark Oak with the single coat (second from top) so far but I am going to wait till it's fully dried and soaked in before I make up my mind...

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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
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Windows going in on Monday, more photo updates when they happen...Ciao :thumbleft:


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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
PostPosted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:56 pm 
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Just thought i'd share the before and after photo's of my kitchen windows I have just had fitted on Monday...

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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
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:-) lookin good DB . never seen reveals done in upvc before.

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looks good mate, thinking on the ceiling colour though, wont such a dark colour above your head look a little depressing.

done a really good job though, well done. :thumbright:


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Like the reveals in UPVC for a kitchen. What exactly did you do them with ...a special reveals plastic or just exterior 'sofit' cladding?

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ive used 9mm capping board for covering sills before & works well, :dunno: why i never thought of doing reveals with it, probably not everybodys cup of tea, but neat & tidy in my eyes.
Good thread db and great work keep it up. :thumbleft:

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Ceiling cladding wood stained and 1 coat of clear varnish applied, really pleased with the colour although I know it maybe a bit dark for some peoples taste

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Hope those downlighters are LED/Cfl...

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wine~o wrote:
Hope those downlighters are LED/Cfl...


Yes, they are GU10 fitting LED downlighters, very bright with a great spread of beam angle, really pleased with them, they are easily as bright if not brighter than 50w halogens I have owned previously, they shine a nice clean white light...and at 4.5w per downlighter all 6 of these little suckers wont burn as much juice as just one 50w halogen lamp.... :huray: :huray: :huray:


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Hope those downlighters are LED/Cfl...


Yes, they are GU10 fitting LED downlighters, very bright with a great spread of beam angle, really pleased with them, they are easily as bright if not brighter than 50w halogens I have owned previously...and at 4.5w per downlighter all 6 of these little suckers wont burn the same leccy as juust one halogen lamp.... :huray: :huray: :huray:



Hmmm...where did you get them? and more important, what did you pay??

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 Post subject: Re: Kitchen RE-BUILD
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eBay was my friend with these LED down lighters wine~o, they are of course more expensive than standard halogen lamps at around £9 per GU10 lamp but with a money back guaranteed 50,000 working hours still has to be a huge saving on future replacement lamps and electricity bills


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Second part of the kitchen's ceiling cladding and surround finished and ready for staining and varnishing, a further more 4 downlighters fitted...

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