An Ulsterman in France Page 4

From Ulster via Lancashire

to France

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.......

A lick of paint on a visit in March 2005, Hole top left was for log burner chimney	Same visit this is all there was in the kitchen	It was dull,dreary and the walls were lined with plastic tracking.
Dec.2005 we start on the kitchen, off with the old tiles.	Goodbye tracking, I sink it into the walls,..	Geoff helps out again, plastering is not my forte.
Finished and waiting for the plaster to dry...	New hob and oven in place so no more 1 ring camp stove cooking.	Fridge,Freezer and washer,dryer in place,
Extractor fitted and buffet on right.	First base units and worktop in place,.	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,..

Break time, Rossi stops the work, he was investigating everything.	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	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.
Now it starts to look like a kitchen,some trims to fit etc.	Now feels much better when cooking, goodbye microwave meals.	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"

Tiles are up and worktop
has been sealed etc.

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

the Kitchen is finished,