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[patches]

My current project has minimal fine woodworking on my part, but it has been a good stretch of the DIY skills.

 

la cuisine (the kitchen)

 

This was the kitchen as per the real-estate listing (when we purchased the house). Nice enough, but not very much counter-space and a little dated.

 

Let the reno begin.

 

After ripping out a fair amount of the old cabinetry I saw that the walls (drywall) were in terrible condition. Decades of paint, wall paper, and random holes punched through by electricians.

 

I figured I could patch the holes, and that would be fine because most of it would be covered by cabinetry or tiling. BUT I started to "pick at the scab" aaand before I knew it...

 

Walls stripped back to framing. Blank canvas so to speak.

 

This made it easier to run the plumbing, electrical, and gas (mains gas stove).

 

In New Zealand they are VERY strict about what one can and can't DIY on a building. Licensed trades people are required for just about everything (plumbing, electrical, gas)... So I called a plumber, gas fitter, and electrician.

 

 

BUT, I read the code of practice and regulations and found out that as an owner-occupier I can get away with running most of the electrical myself. I just need a licensed electrician to inspect and connect to mains. So I did this, and it saved a lot of time and money, plus I know the system inside out.

 

Ripping the lining off the walls not only meant I could run the utilities properly, but could also add insulation to this old mid-century bungalow.

 

Building wrap lining added to exterior wall to prevent moisture bridging across insulation into the drywall.

 

After adding glass-wool insulation to the exterior wall, and packing out and replumbing some of the old studs, it was time to reline. I used wet area rated Gib (pronounced "jib". A Kiwi term for drywall, named after a brand).

 

3 coats of drywall compound the next day (2 fast set, 1 slow set finishing compound).

 

Prime and seal it all...

 

All work was done after my day-job or on weekends. I had a deadline... the kitchen cabinet install. I made it just in time for the cabinetry people to do their bit. 

 

 

Longer island, sink stoke and oven moved. Loads of counter space and more storage.

 

I couldn't leave it there, so much to my SO's horror, I spend last night cutting holes in the side of the island "feature wall"

 

 

There was reason behind the madness though...

 

Power points at either end. The engineered stone waterfall counter will overhand the cabinets by about 225mm.

 

And better yet, I manages to run all the TPS cable between the cabinets and the outer panels, so no wires visible or conduit required.

 

 

So that's the progress thus far. Still a number of things to be done:

• Install new cornices and skirtings
• finish painting exposed areas and ceiling
• manufacture and install engineered stone counter tops
• install new appliances & plumbing fixtures
• tile backsplash
• install new lighting (smart led downlights and under cabinet strip lights. All controlled by Philips Hue and Google Home)

It's been hard work, but rewarding and fun. I'll be sure to post the finished product.

Edited November 18, 2020 by patches

[alexsandro22]

I still can't finish my wood table witch I've started doing in September. I also can mention spiral staircase which I'm still working on. I guess it would be a great additional for my wooden homemade stuff

Edited December 6, 2020 by alexsandro22

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Soon!  Just give me a day or three!  Just finishing off two small trimmings and apply some preliminary finish.

 

Maybe just a teaser or two...

 

Bench top glue-up (one of the many top glue-ups!):

 

WB 26 Glue-up.jpg

 

 

Wedged Tenons glued in place:

 

WB 25 Wedged Tenon.jpg

 

 

Levelling the top:

 

WB 25 Levelling.jpg

 

Wow, only problem I see is that it is too pretty. I wouldn't want to do any work on it that might leave a scratch on it!!!!

[Hairy]

 

Building wrap lining added to exterior wall to prevent moisture bridging across insulation into the drywall.

 

After adding glass-wool insulation to the exterior wall, and packing out and replumbing some of the old studs, it was time to reline. I used wet area rated Gib (pronounced "jib". A Kiwi term for drywall, named after a brand).

 

 

Scott Brown saying at one point that if you added insulation to an existing building in NZ you would also have to get the inspector in to see the work and he may have even said something like you had to plans into council for it ... to which he characteristically shrugged his shoulders as to the logic thereof.

 

Edit: Been learning a lot from SB and the work he does ... just for "incase" I ship over to NZ I would at least have a better understanding of the building principles and procedures in NZ!

Edited November 19, 2020 by Hairy

[patches]

Scott Brown saying at one point that if you added insulation to an existing building in NZ you would also have to get the inspector in to see the work and he may have even said something like you had to plans into council for it ... to which he characteristically shrugged his shoulders as to the logic thereof.

 

Edit: Been learning a lot from SB and the work he does ... just for "incase" I ship over to NZ I would at least have a better understanding of the building principles and procedures in NZ!

 

Yeah there's a fine line in NZ around all that.

 

The basic rule of thumb (and to the best of my knowledge) is that:

• If you are a trade/being paid do do the job, it requires sign off.
• If you are doing the work yourself, but it is a property you rent out, it requires sign off.
• If you own and live in the property, some things may still require sign off, but there is a lot more leeway around DIY.

My other guideline is that if there's a Mitre10 or Bunnings DIY vid on it, you're good to go!   

(really though, they are the 2 big hardware chains here and they keep their DIY instructional vids above board)

 

But yeah, some things will always require licensed trades, inspections, council consent or even resource consent. 

[Hairy]

Yeah there's a fine line in NZ around all that.

 

The basic rule of thumb (and to the best of my knowledge) is that:

• If you are a trade/being paid do do the job, it requires sign off.
• If you are doing the work yourself, but it is a property you rent out, it requires sign off.
• If you own and live in the property, some things may still require sign off, but there is a lot more leeway around DIY.

My other guideline is that if there's a Mitre10 or Bunnings DIY vid on it, you're good to go!   

(really though, they are the 2 big hardware chains here and they keep their DIY instructional vids above board)

 

But yeah, some things will always require licensed trades, inspections, council consent or even resource consent. 

Those three bullet points make sense. It essentially protects anyone laying out money for work being done, or persons paying to use a space that should be up to a certain standard from being in a poorly constructed space and paying for something that they are not getting full value from.

 

As the home owner though ... you live with what you do...kind of

[Hairy]

Nice work by the way!

[Grass Muncher]

This is my wooden box I built for my greenhouse. I have to admit my mums boyfriend helped me a bit.

Edited November 25, 2020 by Grass Muncher

[Hairy]

your tools are limited, but you feel adventurous

 

[bertusras]

your tools are limited, but you feel adventurous

 

 

Seen a similar one, but with a router

 

[Frosty]

I’m not the greatest carpenter, but have an appreciation for things made from wood. After ditching the tinsel-based Christmas tree, I promised the family a new one, as long as it wasn’t tinsel

 

With 9 days to December, I hadn’t done anything, and quickly came up with an idea. I had a used wooden clothes horse begging to be utilized. I purchased additional timber, the got to work measuring, checking, checking again, cutting, drilling (pilot holes), glueing and screwing everything together.

 

A few things left to do, like some more light in the middle/centre and a few other decorations to fill some vacant space.

 

[l4y3rcake]

I need some help.

 

My wife wants to defile a very special coffee table that we own. It was a gift from a family member.

 

I don’t know what wood it is but I know it’s not cheap and it’s super solid. Our furniture has been replaced by slightly lighter colours and my wife wants to lighten the colour of this beauty by sanding it down and putting a wash on it. How can she accomplish this without effing the wood up so I can sand it down later and “refurbish” it back to normal?

[Hairy]

[bertusras]

Following up on the converting the garage to a workspace progress, my standalone workbench idea got scrapped, and substituted with a fold-out bench instead

 

 

 

 

Making all the edges and corners 'safe'

 

 

Making it easier to lift

 

 

Installing a router insert

 

 

Now I still need to figure out a DIY fence for the router, and I'm considering whether and how to install sliding tracks for the router.

 

I'm not finally at a stage where I can actually start to build something. Like they say, it's a lot harder to build the machine, that builds the machine.

 

On the topics of routers, what's the general opinion on Palm Routers? The Bosch GKF550 is on sale for just under R1000 at the moment, which seems like a really good deal. I can feel handling the big router all day yesterday in my shoulders today.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Following up on the converting the garage to a workspace progress, my standalone workbench idea got scrapped, and substituted with a fold-out bench instead

 

 

 

 

Making all the edges and corners 'safe'

 

 

Making it easier to lift

 

 

Installing a router insert

 

 

Now I still need to figure out a DIY fence for the router, and I'm considering whether and how to install sliding tracks for the router.

 

I'm not finally at a stage where I can actually start to build something. Like they say, it's a lot harder to build the machine, that builds the machine.

 

On the topics of routers, what's the general opinion on Palm Routers? The Bosch GKF550 is on sale for just under R1000 at the moment, which seems like a really good deal. I can feel handling the big router all day yesterday in my shoulders today.

 

I bought this little guy 2 yrs ago and love it.

Easy to use and setup.

I bought it on special at R999.

https://www.chamberlains.co.za/makita-mt-m3700b-palm-router-530w-1069068

[Rocket-Boy]

Scott Brown saying at one point that if you added insulation to an existing building in NZ you would also have to get the inspector in to see the work and he may have even said something like you had to plans into council for it ... to which he characteristically shrugged his shoulders as to the logic thereof.

 

Edit: Been learning a lot from SB and the work he does ... just for "incase" I ship over to NZ I would at least have a better understanding of the building principles and procedures in NZ!

I love SB's channel, I would absolutely have asked him for a quote if I was in Auckland.