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Third to be restored, The Kitchen
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The kitchen was quite useable when we arrived but needed a refurb. of course work tends to get expanded a little more once you start.......

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A lick of paint on a visit in
March 2005, Hole top left
was for log burner chimney

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Same visit this is all there
was in the kitchen
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It was dull,dreary and the
walls were lined with plastic
tracking.

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Dec.2005 we start on the
kitchen, off with the old
tiles.

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Goodbye tracking,
I sink it into the walls,..

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Geoff helps out again,
plastering is not my forte.

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Finished and waiting for
the plaster to dry...

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New hob and oven in place
so no more 1 ring camp
stove cooking.

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Fridge,Freezer and
washer,dryer in place,

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Extractor fitted and buffet on
right.
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First base units and
worktop in place,.
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First of the Top units go up,..

The kitchen was purchased from Brico Depot at Alencon which is B&Q France, just like B&Q the corner unit was missing all its fittings and one 60cm case had different hanging brackets with different locating holes,. not obvious so a bit of calculating had to be done,..

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Break time, Rossi stops
the work, he was
investigating everything.


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New Years Eve and the
Top units are up, what fun,
no two walls are alike so a
lot of adjustments had to be
made,.
Now a weeks break
for New Year

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New Year break is over.
Sink in, hob in, walls are
so far out we will need to
add an upstand between
worktop and wall.

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Now it starts to look like a
kitchen,some trims to fit etc
.

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Now feels much better when
cooking, goodbye microwave
meals.

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Tiling... we have the tiles
but I have never tiled before,
Geoff had a look and offered
to sort out the tiles.Walls are
so uneven, the window recess
dropped 3/4"


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Tiles are up and worktop
has been sealed etc.

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This week will see final
touches, tidying up wiring
and final coat of paint.

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the Kitchen is finished,

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what next...?
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Xmas 2006


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