Home DIY

True - I just said 610mm because it's the next standard door size down! The back door is solid mahogany (I think) so could well be trimmed. The frame would end up looking lopsided - at least from the outside, but maybe that doesn't really matter.

Will get some pics. Thanks for all the advice so far.

It would take some genius to fix the frame aesthetics but if you have the time to work it out properly.....

Our pallet of parquet floor arrived a day early when we were out of the house and left to fend for itself in the middle of the driveway. It took two of us three hours just to restack it in the garage, definitely bitten off more than we can chew. Made a jig to clean the tongue and grooves, it's going to be a long, dark winter.

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Started replacing the roof on the tramp shed last weekend, finally found time to finish it and put on a gutter (needs a small extension) before the rain came today. Recently had back door and window replaced, and bricked up small, pointless window on the right. Feels a bit less ramshackle now. Hoping it stays warm enough to keep some plants alive inside through the winter.

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Buy half depth base units...? Think Ikea do 37cm deep units...

hob: buy domino units and just have 2 burners but turn 90 degrees...?

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Does anyone know anything about panel door construction? I want to strip the doors in my place soon, but I'm pretty sure the routed profiles on the rails are a bit fucked in places. Wondering if it would be possible to route them right back and replace with new beading, or is this liable to destabilise the strength of the door? I'd run a profile router round just to freshen them up, but then the interior corners are a problem.

Made some shelves to tidy up our cupboard in the bathroom today:

Our washing machine walked off its plinth earlier today, much to the consern of me and my other half.

We pushed it back on, but couldn't get it all the way back so there a slight overhang.

2 Qs,

1) should dishwashers / washing machines be on top of wooden plinths?
2) Does anyone have any tips for preventing the washing machine from walking?

Cheers.

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Have you used a spirit level on it?

I'd remove the wooden plinth and put it on some rubber feet instead

Have you used a spirit level on it?

Sort of. But as the cabinets doors are slightly off, I've been trying to angle it slightly down of the left.

Front to back it seemed level, so I've angled it very slightly down at the back.

Is it a built in washing machine?

I might be being a bit stupid, but what do you mean by built in?

It has a door attached that matches the cabinets to the left and right....

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I'd remove the wooden plinth and put it on some rubber feet instead

The plinth is 40mm + a gap/machine legs of c.25mm.

Can you get rubber feet that fit onto to standard "legs"?

And importantly how would you lift up the machine to get the plinth out and screw the new rubber feet on? (it's pretty heavy)

I bought some of these for mine: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Washing-Machine-Shock-Anti-Vibration-Feet-Pads-4-Pack-NEW-/131649151344?hash=item1ea6e6a170

Cheers.

No idea who installed it as it everything was fitted when we moved in. We've been here about 5 months and it's the first time it walked off.

I scared the shit out of us. The front dropped off the edge of the plinth and made the skirting rattle so bad it sounded like our whole kitchen was exploding.

I'll see if I can find long metal legs from the manufacturer.

I bought a house a few months ago. It came with this kitchen, it's from the 50's.

(should have cleaned up before I took the pics but hey)

Someone decided to get a new kitchen eventhough the old one wasn't that old. I could get the kitchen for free and only have to pay a seriously small amount of money for the equipment that came with it.

First I removed the kitchen and started to work on plastering the wall:

Retreived the kitchen:

Electrician replaced the cupboard and fixed a lot of wiring issues (wasn't done when I took this picture):

On wall outlets on the top, the ones that are visible are build in:

After that was done it was time to install the kitchen:

I still have a LOT of work to do. At the end, all equipment will be built in:

Dishwasher
Electrican oven
Microwave
Fridge

When this project is done, I will get contractor to do the following:

Knock down two walls on the ground floor for an open floor plan and redo the ceiling as well.

Extend the shed a bit and put an electronic garage door in.

I will clean the backyard and remove all the gravel, cover it with and and put tiles in there.

New fence with a door big enough so I can put a car in there.

I will have some other stuff to do as well, I think.

Is THAT what that is!

#periodfeatures

Roof tiles, velux and lead done, hopefully they bash the back of the house off this week.

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Is it wrong prefer the old one? Maybe the photos make it look better than it is. Prob from 70s early 80s though

What is all the 3 phase for?

Finally won the fight with my garage doors and installed our Ikea Pax wardrobes (with leds, oooOOOooohhhh).

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is that just standard PAX and you were lucky enough to have EXACT space for it? Or is there any customisation going? Looks good .. jealous of the garage.

@amey Pretty sure Vlad would sort out the PAX for you.

There's about 120mm each side and 250mm above so I made a frame to brace the wardrobes. It's set back from the front edge about 17mm so there'll be a 5mm shadow when I cover it with MDF. And we'll make three over head storage cupboards for bulky shit. The doors are grey too, the blue is the plastic protector.

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