Today, I met Mr Kitchen out on site to talk about our plans. All went pretty well, apart from a few cupboards needed to be bigger/smaller/different size compared to original quote (to be expected). Some of the spaces for the cupboards weren't a minimum 600mm, eeeep but oh well they can be 'trimmed down' to fit according to Mr Kitchen. Costs a little extra but not too bad. Better than hanging over a door or a window!
Then the bombshell.... waste and power are in totally the wrong place for the L-shaped bench. OH MY GOD (freak out .... stay calm.....) and it is going to mean that we can't have the full bottom of the L (in the below picture would go from right to left) as there wouldn't be room to move around in the kitchen. OH MY GOD. Not sure how it happened, but it did. Option 1: smaller cupboard (400mm instead of 800mm L), waste has to be cut down to kicker level and run to back of cupboard (currently sitting at front of cupboard). Option 2: Grind out concrete to move waste pipes back to correct position (not an option - waffle slab - and too costly!) Option 3: no L, just a normal bench. This might be the option we take up. Ok not a disaster but disappointing!!! It could have been worse... it could have been right in the middle of the floor with no hope of hiding. Thank goodness for small mercies eh. Yeah.
Anyway everything else went ok and we are able to get the laminex colours we want - mocha for base cupboards and angora for overhead. It will look beautiful in the end, no matter what happens with the bench. It's just a bench!!!
We're now waiting for the plumber to fit the bath, then the chippie will lay the timbers to hold it up ready for tiling. Have to choose tiles soon - we pretty much know what we want, what size etc, just have to find them. Plasterers should be finished this week, I would think. Bricks are being blasted tomorrow and then garage door being installed Friday. Can't wait for that! Although we need a driveway to be able to get into it first.... that will happen when the weather settles down a bit. Moving along at a nice, steady pace now....
yes I had problems loading comments here a while a go, and of course there is no way of telling you that... funnily, quite a few blogs have that problem and unless they are 'aware" like you were, they will probably think no one ever looks at their blog! Great to see your place coming along so well, love the HT room, how big is it?
ReplyDeleteHi Annie, good to know that others suffered the same dilemma! HT room is 4400 x 4400, so good sized room. Yes it's getting there, at the fun (and stressful stage) now! Thanks for you comments...
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