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Looking for dining table recommendations... around 180x 75cm, solid wood top, £1k ish tops, rectangular.

Really like the &Tradition In Between SK5 but it’s too wide and I want to avoid veneers.

Was keen on an Ercol Plank in black or a dark stain but it’s a bit shorter than ideal at 152cm.

Got a used Bosch GMS120 on eBay for £20 the other day. Not sure if that’s the same as you already have but so far so good. Has detected wires. Haven’t tried to find a stud etc.

Cheers, shall do.

Is there any reason I shouldn’t put a condenser dryer in a cupboard under our staircase? It’s an old’ish house and this is the only space.

Looks great! Thanks for the snaps and feedback.

How would you rate quality of the Cubo sideboard mentioned up thread? Just had a quote back for a longer version and very tempted.

Still looking

Any suggestions for tidying up this mess? Fill with what and sand back?
kitchen cabinet door opening onto it would foul skirting matching rest of room.

Having relocated to Weston, I can vouch for Weston Hill being a horror.

Thanks @Bobbo
Quality handsaw sounds the least risk at the best price point. I have some niche CNC kit here that I can use to make some 1:1 templates in cardboard before making the final cuts so hopefully reduces the chance of a cock-up.

Cheers, good to know! Already had the angle finder on order too.

I need to chop up a wall of tall Ikea Metod units to fit the apex ceiling, similar to what we’ve done in the photo. I had family help doing then bulk of the kitchen but lockdown means flying solo on the last wall. Most of the cuts will only be visible inside the units with one cut outward facing. Would rather they were all as neat as possible though. I feel the finish can be improved over some in the pic.
Is there a hand saw blade most suited to this or for the borrowed jigsaw?
The Metabo above?
For the most visible cut I haven’t decided if it’ll be straight mitre cut or variable to get it a bit closer to the apex profile like the cooker hood.

Edit for simplicity - ‘lead mate’ or equivalent sealant appropriate for sealing between the overlapping lead on the flat section and where the lead meets the top stone? Yellow and blue sections.

I fear it could be this then, maybe. It’s the kitchen circuit tripping now with everything unplugged other than oven, boiler, dishwasher washing machine. There looks some historic water ingress on one wall near appliances/sockets

Small forum donation made

Thanks, again! Yes, idiot mistake, there was another switch in the box that controlled a group that I could see in the dark. House sockets are on a different group so that’s peculiar.

So, woken up to no lights working in the house except kitchen, no kitchen sockets and only some sockets working in the rest of the house. Nothing tripped in the fuse box and all on separate circuits.

I didn’t change the dimmer switch mentioned up thread but a few weeks ago I did change some toggle switches. Will check all those connections first in daylight. Any other recommendations before I try and track down an electrician?

Thanks for the recommendation. Got a good few lines of enquiry now!

We’ve just done a room with ‘shirting’ and ‘pale clay’. I thought it looked good however I’ve just been told to reconsider my opinion.

Thanks for taking a look, much clearer now.

IVAR hacks are looking really great! Currently unavailable though, sadly, but have some ideas for elsewhere in the house. I can’t face any more Metod bits as the horror of doing the kitchen is still too fresh in my mind.

There are some clearance Bo Concept pieces that might work well too. At RRP it all seems really overpriced.

@Sheppz @Tenderloin
Some really nice bits on their sites, thanks for sharing.

We’ve just moved to Bath. Not sure we can drop £3K with all the other house bits going on.

Skagerak Jut and Hay New Order were the off the shelf contenders but could do with longer and much more storage.

To those in the know... What do you think we’d need to budget to have something like this made? Really like it. We’re not in London.

Does this wiring look suspect? It’s a double dimmer. One dimmer controls some overhead lights. The other dimmer we have no idea what it’s meant to control as never worked. Possibly some wall lights on the kitchen wall. Kitchen wall and overheads also controlled by toggle switches on another wall. In the pic, the upside down dimmer with two live wires is non functioning.
There are two cables with L, N, E and then a third Live.

I have a new posh dimmer I can swap in with like for like wiring but would rather not destroy it if this already looks suspect. Am thinking this gets added to an electricians list later in the year whilst I tidy the wall around.

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