Chris L Jones
Chris L Jones
Tear up the old and bring in the new! Make sure you call the handyman for any plumbing and electrical work, but you can do the stripping, designing, painting, and installing the cabinets yourself.
How to renovate your kitchen
1. Strip off space and clear it
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Switch off all cables and electrical appliances. Remove the cabinets and appliances and exit the sink cabinet. (Not moving the sink saves installation costs.) Reuse cabinets in the laundry or garage if you can, or list them on an online trading site. Remove the tiled back wall with a hammer and chisel. Mend the wall and prepare it for the tiles.
2. Design the layout
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Use cardboard cutouts the actual size of appliances and cabinets to help set the kitchen layout on the floor. Name the cutouts and mark them with their size in millimeters. Take the existing location of the sink as a keyword and create the classic triangle of sink, refrigerator and hob.
3. Install the cabinets
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Clamp the island cabinets together and place them next to the sink. Check the stand and adjust the cabinet feet as needed. Attach the drawer guides before installing the cabinets. Measure, cut, and install the sink. For the island waterfall, cut off the top and side pieces at a 45 ° angle at one end. The wooden top sits on top of the countertop.
4. Tile the kitchen rear wall
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Apply tile adhesive to the wall with a notched trowel. Mask the edge of the table and place the first row of spacers at the base and between the tiles. Use a tile cutter if necessary. Put it in second gear. Apply the grout with a float and wash off the haze with clean water and a sponge. Seal the joint on the countertop and let it harden.
5. Paint the walls
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Put down dropsheets and mask the sockets. Thoroughly clean walls with diluted sugar soap and allow to dry. Cut the edges and sockets with a wide brush and apply the paint with a roller. Once the paint is completely dry, install floating shelves and the closets.
6. Make table cutouts
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Mark the countertops for the sink and hob, then use a jigsaw to make cutouts. Set up the sink and hob and have a professional connect them along with the oven and dishwasher. Put the refrigerator in the corner, add your small appliances and accessories, and your brand new kitchen is ready to use.
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How to install floating shelves
What it lacks in size, a pantry makes up for in efficiency. Floating shelves and cabinets take up your dead wall space without adding any extra bulk, while a dishwasher means one less cabinet but eliminates the clutter of the sink or the need for a clothes horse. Simple, optimized and memory conscious.
Gather your supplies
- Rest of the hardwood panel
- 200 x 16 mm pine dowel
- Drill
- 16mm spade bit
- PVA wood glue; Sandpaper
- Stain and paint
- Lint-free clothing
- Fast-setting construction adhesive
- Cartridge gun
Step 1
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Determine where the center of the wooden posts are behind the plaster in the wall. Transfer to the edge of the shelf and use a 120mm spade bit to drill 120mm deep holes in the shelf.
step 2
Spray PVA glue into the holes, then tap the dowel lengths into each hole.
step 3
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Round off the sharp edges on the front of the shelf with sandpaper, then apply a layer of stain and paint it with a cloth. Let dry.
Step 4
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Take a remainder of the hardwood and drill a 16mm hole through the center. Use this as a template to drill the holes in the studs for the dowels. Place the template on the tiles, align the center of the hole with the stud on the wall, and drill a 16mm hole through the stud into the stud. Drill a 80mm deep hole for 9omm deep studs.
Step 5
Check that the depth of the holes in the wall is greater than the dowel sticking out of the shelf, and adjust if necessary. Inject the construction adhesive into the wall holes, then insert the wall plugs. Press the shelf firmly against the wall and hold it until the glue grips.
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