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13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Hi Pattycake
The tile is called Bottichino Polished (CVR6001) from Rivoland in queanbeyan. got em for $35m2 where as the newer type, grey in colour is $80m2.. Dont know the company…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

After the plaster was completed we started with the Paint. White on White gloss for the doorframes to get rid of the 80's brown and Lexion Half for the walls.…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Next was the plasterer, he came in to fill the holes that ended up everywhere and to cornice the top of the cupboards. He also re-done all the gyprock behind…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Yeah for the first time ever we havent had to store any kitchen appliances in our built in wardrobes LOL
more to come
Also if you have any questions dont hesitate

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

After most of the draws doors etc were in, the templates for the benchtops were taken

While we wait for the stone to be cut, we had the tilers come in.…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Base in first, levelled(bit hard due to uneven surface after slate removal) then cupboards, draws doors etc. 2 full days to get most of the cabinets completed(about 12hrs day 1…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Electrician came in next and ran all the new wiring according to the plan. Needed an extra phase due to the hotplate (6700 watt/32amp)

Next, installation :)

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Only took about 50 mins to get it out because it was so small. Plumbing cancelled + all power cut to this room.

Then the slate got jackhammered out which was…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Retrospective Kitchen Reno blog

Hi all
Thought id share some of our pics that were taken during our kitchen reno. Ill add a few at a time with a short description. Foremost, id like to…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Stefani inline water filters from bunnings

Hi all, hope you are well.
Just a quick question to the forum - Have any of you had experience with the Stefani Inline water filter system($99) available from Bunnings. We…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Kitchen Reno - Blog Progress....

Hi
Looks great. Very fast build by the looks of things.
quick one, try and get that powerpoint where the fridge is going moved up to the top, it will…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Kitchen Reno - Blog Progress....

Awesome :) looks like big lego bits just waiting to be put together

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
led downlights, covers and insulation questions

IMO
My understanding is that the surface temperature gets up to around 50-55degrees on LED downlights. You can buy 'hats' that sit over the downlight to allow for airflow and then…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Kitchen Reno - Blog Progress....

Hi justfrank
with those lights, would you know if there are LED based lights like that? or can you swap out the bulbs with LED? We are looking at something exactly…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards

Ours ended up at 630 for some reason. im 180cm tall and it looks low but the 5foot something wife doesnt mindit. it seems really cramped from my point of…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Kitchen mixer taps - splurge or not?

Splash out. You will probably use it more then anything else in your kitchen so durability/usability is high on the list of things it must have. Pull out hose, ceramic…

Kitchen mixer taps - splurge or not?
13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Polished Porcelain - sealing after the job is done

Morning all
Our tiler has recommended getting the new tiles sealed after they complete the job. I thought we wouldnt have needed to since they were polished but i guess not
my…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Under-cabinet lighting

Hmm im in the middle of making the same decision. We want to have 4 built into our overhead cupboards
I thought LEDs were cooler temperature wise then halogen but i…

13 years13 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Microwave - Under Bench

ah google. is there anything it cant do
http://mail.kitchen-net.com.au/Winnings ... IMKITS.pdf
http://www.smegappliances.com.au/Docume ... t_1812.pdf
On page 2 it has details for installing the microwave in…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Microwave - Under Bench

sorry to ressurect an old thread but we picked up one of these > http://www.smegappliances.com.au/Product.aspx?id=369 < and are having to put it under bench due to…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Microwave - Built-in vs normal

wow :))

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Microwave - Built-in vs normal

yeah its still bugging us which way to go
great advice above esp around giving it enough ventilation space.. With the trimming kit, if sometime down the track the microwave packs…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Show Us Your Splashback

Trinity awesome kitchen
When we eventually get ours done im glad to say its going to look very similar :)
White splash, Caeserstone 'whisper' bench, gloss white doors..…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Microwave - Built-in vs normal

Hi All
Just wondering what your thoughts are on getting a built-in microwave vs building just a 'space' for any microwave to fit inside
The look of builtin imo is nicer but…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Any used/seen Ultraglaze doors?

Is that slate on the floors previously? was it hard to rip it off and replace ? iv got slate on a cement slab and apparently its going to be…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Any used/seen Ultraglaze doors?

wow on the before and after shot. New kitchen looks awesome

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Dishwasher

Im concerned now as we have normal sized plates but our glasses are fairly tall + we use platters a lot and they may not fit. We thought the drawers…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Dishwasher

dam she looks like a bit of an unreliable make from the reports. I was looking at the Asko dishwashers and they are awesome on the inside. I esp like…

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Dishwasher

Anyone got one of these?
http://www.fisherpaykel.com.au/product/ ... 9CAF40FA9F
comments?

14 years14 yearsDawnDrifterDawnDrifter posted:
Suggestions please kitchen gurus!

Interesting comment about Glass splashbacks being ho hum these days. A couple of the companies that visited us during the design/quote phase said a similar things.
We were told its…

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