This weeks kitchen

[joiner1970]

Just finished this kitchen this afternoon for a repeat customer. Its an Omega brand kitchen which I supplied to match and enlarge an existing kitchen. Ive not fitted an Omega for a fair few years and I wasnt too impressed. The cabinets are pretty standard but I found the hardware unusual as it was a mix of Grass and Blum, you would expect it to all be the same brand.

Anyway it worked out well and the customer is over the moon. The guys are templating for Quartz in the week and that and some plinth lights will finish it off.

 

[jmbfestool]

Never fitted Omega  looks like it comes flat back.    

Looks nice though!

The End Panels on the Tall Units run through into the plinth.   I normally would cut them off so the plinth  runs through plus its something which gets knocked and kicked so  over time gets damaged.     Of course you leave the one on the end down to the floor just the two between I dont.

 

JMB

 

[jmbfestool]

Oh and what are they doing with the Flooring?! 

Looks like they have knocked through into another room extending the kitchen area

bu

t you have fitted the kitchen so some one is going to have to do some Feining with the Multi Master on later date I take it?

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Nice job but no cornice or light pelmet or have you to fit that yet?

 

[joiner1970]

Yeah I usually stop the panels level with doors too but for 2 reasons I did that. One it's having quartz tops so thought it would be better load wise and two the plinth would have to have a joint as it's not long enough and I don't like having joints unless you really have no choice.

Yeah it was flat pack, doors are painted oak so the grain shows through.

The drawers are grass , first time I've used grass and I didn't like them I think I prefer Blum

Oh and yeah they've just had an extension so floor is being completely tiled over. I couldn't get over how flat and level the floor was

 

[joiner1970]

No cornice the lighting is only 5mm thick so don't need any pelmet.

 

[jmbfestool]

Yeah I usually stop the panels level with doors too but for 2 reasons I did that. One it's having quartz tops so thought it would be better load wise and two the plinth would have to have a joint as it's not long enough and I don't like having joints unless you really have no choice.

Yeah it was flat pack, doors are painted oak so the grain shows through.

The drawers are grass , first time I've used grass and I didn't like them I think I prefer Blum

Oh and yeah they've just had an extension so floor is being completely tiled over. I couldn't get over how flat and level the floor was

I can counter that reason straight away  [tongue] [tongue] my solution to that would be you cut the panel partly so you notch it so behind the plinth it goes straight down to the floor and gives you your load bearing but from the front it looks cut off best of both worlds.    

Saying that!  I dont think I would worry about the weight any way  I dont think it will cause a problem even if the panels didnt run down to the floor.

Having a Joint in the Plinth I totally Agree! I HATE them and if possible try and avoid them!  

In your situation I dont know which one I would of sacrificed a joint in the plinth or end panels running down to the floor.

I think I would of given the client the option but I would of still made the final decision.  

ummmmm.... Not sure.

I think I would of done your way

 

[joiner1970]

Yeah the first reason isn't really a problem I know the legs would easily take the weight. I did sort of plan that I could just notch the front of the panel and run the plinth through. In the end I went this way mainly to avoid a joint. I know I could get a pretty decent butt joint with a cleat on the back but I'd rather not. Another is that it's having plinth lights which attracts your eyes to the plinth so I wanted it perfect.

 

[joiner1970]

Incase your thinking the infill is quite big to the left-hand side. This was because I had to work away from the right side. I had to custom build the tall unit on the right side to fit around a brick pier supporting an rsj. If you looked down on the tall unit from above you would see it's like an 'L' shape.

EDIT a quick video of the 'L' shaped unit, nothing too special I've done much more complicated stuff but thought it might help someone.

 

[jmbfestool]

Incase your thinking the infill is quite big to the left-hand side. This was because I had to work away from the right side. I had to custom build the tall unit on the right side to fit around a brick pier supporting an rsj. If you looked down on the tall unit from above you would see it's like an 'L' shape.

I was but it didnt look bad  and assumed their was a reason.  Pipes etc.    So I didnt mention it.  If it was much larger it would of been a pointer but fillers of that size or smaller are not that bad really. 

So this weeks kitchen is done.  Wonder what nexts weeks kitchen is going to be like........ [tongue]

 

[joiner1970]

This photo, taken with my HTC One in Panoramic mode, shows where I had just started. I had to move some of the existing kitchen units from the far right and re-use them to the left. Originally there was a tall 500/300 larder/tall 500 to the right. Also you can see the brick pier I was talking about above.

 

[joiner1970]

Incase your thinking the infill is quite big to the left-hand side. This was because I had to work away from the right side. I had to custom build the tall unit on the right side to fit around a brick pier supporting an rsj. If you looked down on the tall unit from above you would see it's like an 'L' shape.

I was but it didnt look bad  and assumed their was a reason.   Pipes etc.    So I didnt mention it.   If it was much larger it would of been a pointer but fillers of that size or smaller are not that bad really. 

So this weeks kitchen is done.  Wonder what nexts weeks kitchen is going to be like........ [tongue]

Funny you should say that a friend of mine is building ten new flats and has asked me to quote to fit ten kitchens. I've done three at once for a developer but think I might need help if I'm doing ten  [big grin]

I used my new TS55 REQ on this job with my freshly re-stripped guide rails (used Makita strips). Nice to have a nice clean splinter strip again makes things much easier to line up. Just gotta re-strip my 2700 and 800 now.

 

[joiner1970]

What I did forget to mention is this was my first job back after being off for a month because my bloody slipped disc in my back flared up again.

I've joined a gym now and decided to get fit and get this back under control. Feeling much stronger already. [big grin]  [big grin]  [big grin]

 

[jmbfestool]

What I did forget to mention is this was my first job back after being off for a month because my bloody slipped disc in my back flared up again.

I've joined a gym now and decided to get fit and get this back under control. Feeling much stronger already. [big grin]  [big grin]  [big grin]

Glad your feeling better! and back to work!  and awaiting your up and coming kitchens!  Im expecting a kitchen a week now  [tongue]

 

[joiner1970]

What I did forget to mention is this was my first job back after being off for a month because my bloody slipped disc in my back flared up again.

I've joined a gym now and decided to get fit and get this back under control. Feeling much stronger already. [big grin]  [big grin]  [big grin]

Glad your feeling better! and back to work!  and awaiting your up and coming kitchens!   Im expecting a kitchen a week now  [tongue]

NOOOO last thing I want is to be know as a "Kitchen Fitter"  [laughing]  [laughing]  [laughing]

 

[semenza]

Very nice.

I bet curving the entire front like that was difficult !  [wink]

Seth

 

[galwaydude18@gmail.com]

Dude your video says its set to private?

 

[joiner1970]

Very nice.

I bet curving the entire front like that was difficult !  [wink]

Seth

Lol yeah that is the trouble with panoramic

 

[joiner1970]

Dude your video says its set to private?

Yeah I got that when I tried to watch it on tapatalk. It's my first you tube upload, probably did it wrong.

EDIT now it's public

 

[jmbfestool]

Dude your video says its set to private?

Yeah I got that when I tried to watch it on tapatalk. It's my first you tube upload, probably did it wrong.

EDIT now it's public

Still private on my end dude