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Update on the kitchen

April 2, 2014 /

Last week 2 out of 3 of the kitchen sinks arrived.  It was a long journey from the US!  Hopefully, the third and final sink should arrive this week (although from the latest emails from the kitchen fitters, this is starting to look unlikely).

The sinks are Silestone Integrity and these are glued to the underneath of the Silestone work surface.  The join is exceptionally neat and barely noticeable producing the effect that the work surfaces and sinks are all made out of one piece of granite.  The sinks themselves are formed by casting a single block of Silestone and then milling out the shape of the sink.

With two of the sinks onsite we can fit the worktop and hob along the perimeter wall.  This happened last Thursday and we managed to get the hob powered up on Saturday.  So now we have a partially functioning kitchen.  At least we don’t have to go outside to fill up the kettle now!

Two out of the three sinks have arrived, so only the island unit is now without a worksurface (other than cardboard!). Hopefully, the last sink will arrive this week and the kitchen can be completed.

Two out of the three sinks have arrived, so only the island unit is now without a worksurface (other than cardboard!). Hopefully, the last sink will arrive this week and the kitchen can be completed.

These are two of the three sink bowls that we have been waiting for to arrive from the US. They were built into the worktops and installed last Thursday. Now we have hot and cold water in the kitchen. Yippee!

These are two of the three sink bowls that we have been waiting for to arrive from the US. They were built into the worktops and installed last Thursday. Now we have hot and cold water in the kitchen. Yippee!

Kitchen update

March 26, 2014 /

It looks as if we might have turned a corner on the installation of the kitchen. Fingers crossed.

Although all the cabinets and appliances are in place, the worksurfaces are still waiting to be installed because the sinks have not arrived.  The sinks are made of granite (actually, it is a man made substance called Silestone), like the worksurfaces, and are bonded to the underneath of the worksurface so it looks as if it is all made from one piece of stone.  The problem is that the sinks are coming from Spain and the overflows have been installed 40mm (yes, 4 cms) from the bottom of the sink – you can’t even get enough water in the sink to cover a mug!  I am not quite sure of the rationale here, but I am told that this is how they do it on the continent!

The good news is that sinks manufactured for the American market do not have an overflow at all.  So the solution is that we are having to import 3 sinks from the US.  Unbelievably, these were manufactured in Spain and then exported to the US.  And now we are bringing them back to the UK.

The good news is that 2 of the sinks have arrived in the UK.  They are being bonded to the worksurfaces today and are due to be installed on Thursday.  With any luck, we can get the sinks plumbed in and the hob installed before the weekend.

The one remaining sink is due in next week.  So hopefully, we will have the worksurfaces on the island installed next week.

Kitchen update

March 21, 2014 /

Although it looks like it will be another week or so before the granite sink bowls arrive, the kitchen appliances have arrived on site this morning.  With any luck, they will all be fitted by the end of the day.  This is just as well since we would like to get the timber flooring down in the hall (where the appliances are currently stacked up!).

The kitchen appliances arrived first thing this morning. They are due to be installed by the end of the day.

The kitchen appliances arrived first thing this morning. They are due to be installed by the end of the day.

End of day 3 tiling

March 20, 2014 /

Almost of the tiles are down in the kitchen – there are just some upstands (tile skirtings) to install at one end of the kitchen.

Tomorrow, the tiles will be grouted before the kitchen appliances are installed on Friday.  We are still waiting for an update on the sinks.  Until these arrive, the granite worktops cannot be finished or installed.  Last we heard, two out of three of them were on their way from Spain!

All of the cuts around the island unit have now been completed. The upstands (tile skirtings) have also been done. Grouting tomorrow.

All of the cuts around the island unit have now been completed. The upstands (tile skirtings) have also been done. Grouting tomorrow.

The tile upstands (tile skirtings) are now in place as well as the tile step into the lounge - there will be timber flooring in the lounge. We have also tiled the window cill to the right of the step. Longer term, there will be some artwork here. The timber flooring in the lounge should be installed later this week (or maybe early next week).

The tile upstands (tile skirtings) are now in place as well as the tile step into the lounge – there will be timber flooring in the lounge. We have also tiled the window cill to the right of the step. Longer term, there will be some artwork here. The timber flooring in the lounge should be installed later this week (or maybe early next week).

The first of the kitchen tiles going down

March 17, 2014 /

The first of the kitchen tiles were laid today.  We hope that all the tiles will down in the kitchen by the end of the week.

It took a couple of hours to work out the best layout for the tiles, but once we start, the tiles go down very quickly.

On a less negative note, we believe that one of the three granite bowls are on their way from Spain.  Unfortunately, two of them had overflows fitted 40mm from the bottom of the sink.  This is no good for us as you couldn’t even stand a mug up in the sink because the overflow was so low.

With any luck, the one sink without the overflow will allow us to get the island worksurface installed towards the end of the week – hopefully, on Saturday.  Godness knows when the other sinks will appear.

The first of the tiles are going down on the kitchen floor. It took John a couple of hours to work out the best way of laying the tiles.

The first of the tiles are going down on the kitchen floor. It took John a couple of hours to work out the best way of laying the tiles.

Using a laser to lay the tiles. This ensures that the tiles are perfectly lined up.

Using a laser to lay the tiles. This ensures that the tiles are perfectly lined up.

End of day 1 and we now have a square of tiles right around the island unit. This is the quick bit. Next are the cut tiless that go around the edge of the kitchen. However, tomorrow it will be possible to walk on these tiles to access all of the kitchen.

End of day 1 and we now have a square of tiles right around the island unit. This is the quick bit. Next are the cut tiless that go around the edge of the kitchen. However, tomorrow it will be possible to walk on these tiles to access all of the kitchen.

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