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[CXRAndy]

Daughters newbuild,

Kitchen removed, access holes drilled for running wiring back to consumer unit

I've got new PEX to alter water connections under new island she wants

 

[newts]

I started this project whilst I was off work over Christmas (2022😁). I made the drawers (850mm deep), & doors this Christmas🍻
It was always an awkward space to get into low down.

 

[Drago]

That's brilliant Newts. Need something like that in my new house.

 

[bikingdad90]

This is ours in progress. There is shelving on one side and coat rack on the other. MDF frame with teak inside.

 

[newts]

This is ours in progress. There is shelving on one side and coat rack on the other. MDF frame with teak inside.

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Well done, that's a cheeky extra angle you've had to overcome with the kite winders on the stairs 👍

 

[bikingdad90]

@newts, when we took out the plasterboard found the corner was held up by a pile of breeze blocks, what you can’t see if the box frame in that we had to put in to support the stairs… no longer creaks.

 

[slowmotion]

@newts and @bikingdad90, those a really nifty examples of lateral thinking. Thank you for the inspitation.

 

[newts]

@newts and @bikingdad90, those a really nifty examples of lateral thinking. Thank you for the inspitation.

These are the drawer runners I used, 100kg capacity.
https://www.fiteo.co.uk/product/heavy-duty-53mm-ball-bearing-drawer-runners/

 

[rockyroller]

what supports the weight of those drawers? are there wheels on that outside edge?

 

[lazybloke]

These are the drawer runners I used, 100kg capacity.
https://www.fiteo.co.uk/product/heavy-duty-53mm-ball-bearing-drawer-runners/

That's a good capacity. I wish the runners on my Ikea wardrobe drawers were a little stronger; i've replaced one set twice and they've recently gone again.

 

[newts]

what supports the weight of those drawers? are there wheels on that outside edge?

There's 3 C shaped metal bars that run along ball bearings

 

[bikingdad90]

what supports the weight of those drawers? are there wheels on that outside edge?

They are heavy duty hinges, they hold up to 100-125kg of weight. Free standing and there is a hinge on each side and it’s got an easy open/close. Been installed about 4 years and no problems.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Currently chasing drafts in my kitchen ! Should have done something about this at the time but never gave a thought . Anyways large holes where services come through and rewires of cabling meant we had seriously cold air coming through the plinths . So spare roll of loft insulation and expanding foam in action .

 

[rockyroller]

Currently chasing drafts in my kitchen ! Should have done something about this at the time but never gave a thought . Anyways large holes where services come through and rewires of cabling meant we had seriously cold air coming through the plinths . So spare roll of loft insulation and expanding foam in action .

sure beats the kids' stuffed animals getting stuffed in there, eh?

 

[rockyroller]

ok that's it, gonna close the new basement vent & the window for a cpl weeks maybe. getting super cold tonight