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…
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.…
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…
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
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.…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kitchen Reno - Blog Progress....
Awesome looks like big lego bits just waiting to be put together
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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..…
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…
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…
Any used/seen Ultraglaze doors?
wow on the before and after shot. New kitchen looks awesome
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…
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…
Dishwasher
Anyone got one of these?
http://www.fisherpaykel.com.au/product/ ... 9CAF40FA9F
comments?
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…