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[CBJ805T]

Hi Neil. 

 

I bought my kitchen from these guys - they maybe able to help you out 

 

http://www.diy-kitch...CFU6eGwodq_YHzw

[sonikk4]

Hi Neil. 
 
I bought my kitchen from these guys - they maybe able to help you out 
 
http://www.diy-kitch...CFU6eGwodq_YHzw

Thanks for that. To be honest it's not worth the grief or cost so have now decided to use a sheet of marine ply, suitably cut to size and painted.

It would have been nice to have a colour/material match but when the arrangement I had was going to cost me £96 inc delivery, now no matter what I would have to pay another £50 just for delivery so not worth it.

[mattmiglia]

I'm in the kitchen game Neil, pm me if you need anything.
Nice to be back on the mini again

[sonikk4]

I'm in the kitchen game Neil, pm me if you need anything.
Nice to be back on the mini again

Thanks for the offer but I'm good now with what we are going to do. The kitchen is actually finished, just a closing panel under the breakfast bar which is where I will be adding the marine ply suitably painted to blend in.

[sonikk4]

Bit more done on the door, cleaned off all of the waxoyl and quite pleased with the minimal rust. looks like just the flanges to change and one small repair.

 

Then it was prime and paint inside the door skin, so three coats of epoxy primer followed by topcoat resulted in this,

[Ben_O]

Looking good Neil.

[sonikk4]

Looking good Neil.

 

Cheers Ben. At least i know that the inside of the door skin will be good.

[sonikk4]

Back to the repairs on the door frame. This door is by far the best of the pair only needing minimal welding which is a result so off with the old rusty flanges

 

replacement tacked in place 

 

and finished

 

then the bottom flange

 

and replaced

 

I was having issues with the welds which stumped me until i realised my power settings were back to front. Huge welds which took forever to knock back. Correct setting and welds were much smaller and neater. Should have bloody looked and would have saved a bunch of time. I cut out a small section of the bottom and when i tack welded the beggar in the door bowed. Not a happy camper. So removed the repair piece, clamped a length of 20mm box along the length of the door then welded in the repair section. No more bow.

 

So tomorrow some final trimming, surface rust treatment primer and paint and i will be ready for the skin.

[1964Woody]

Incredible work Neil. I would like to see pics of your kitchen . How do you do the surface rust treatment? is there a product that treats small rust spots without affecting the surrounding paint?

[sonikk4]

Incredible work Neil. I would like to see pics of your kitchen . How do you do the surface rust treatment? is there a product that treats small rust spots without affecting the surrounding paint?

 

The finished article kitchen wise that is

[Marco1972]

Nice kitchen
Liking the floor level lighting

[pete l]

Beautiful kitchen, we've got the same washing machine

[sonikk4]

Cheers, took long enough to do but that is my first kitchen fit from scratch. Floor tiles were a nightmare as the adhesive reacted with the old vinyl glue on the floor. Had to lift most of them, spend hrs scraping the old glue off completely then relay new tiles as the cement had gone off. Ballache but a lesson learnt.

[Marco1972]

I fitted my own kitchen too
I was quite lucky as it had recently had all the plastering done so the walls were in good shape for an old house made hanging the units much easier
Plumbing is not my forte I definatley left that bit to the professionals

Yours looks top notch for a DIY job well done

[sonikk4]

It would be nice to say I did all of it but the work tops are Granite and there was no way I would even attempt them puppies. All the tiling, the actual kitchen fit was all me, the electrics and plumbing was left to the professionals. I can do it but there so much electrical rework to be done it really was not worth the grief.

I did my last house myself but now you need a safety cert and the same for the plumbing and gas rework as well especially if we sell up.

The plumbing in this house is mainly micro bore for the heating and it's a royal pain. Plus a lot of it was really gash and took a lot of sorting out. The original kitchen was actually badly burnt from the first install. The plumber when fitting the gas line to the hob set fire to the unit but hid it. What a tit.

And after the fiasco with our last kitchen there was no way I was paying someone to fit this. Once bitten twice shy. Quite enjoyed it at the end of the day. Having the wall knocked down between the dining room and kitchen makes a huge difference as well as moving the under stairs cupboard door. That raised another issue when the builders found the staircase was not physically supported at the top. Massive gap that you could stick your whole arm through. Bloody new builds suck.