the new laundry - Page 7

Julie-Ann · #61 14-10-2010, 04:05 PM

Lol you just go slowly and do it a little at a time. Or use an electric sander to plane it down 3mm.

mjm · #62 15-10-2010, 05:57 PM

ok, update on the laundry cabinets.. I removed the side panel from the cabinet, leaving all shelves and back panel attached, (which was no easy feat, needed a hammer and even then my OH had to prise the rest of it off with a hand saw, that wood glue pretty bloody strong) then OH planed the sides of the shelves and back panel by a few mil and then the side was glued and screwed back on again

so live and learn right? next one should go smoother, already have remeasured and realised the back, top area where the cabinet will go is only 190mm and I was going to build it to 195mm total...

crisis averted, shelves and back panel have now all been cut down by a few mil so they will fit. tomorrow it will be glued and screwed together

the one already built is now in place alongside the cabinet and screwed onto the overhead cabinet (OH did that part) and it looks sooooooooooooo

ugly.. lol , brown mdf, pencil marks, and screw holes all over it, I will take a pic but still haven't worked out how to post them now my darling 5 yr old has broken my cord.... will try and bluetooth to my OH phone and use his phone and cord to connect to computer

I'm not bothered its ugly though, when the insides and edges are painted white, and the exposed side has a piece of melamine put on it, and the door is on, it should all be ok, in theory anyway...

I may even have a crack at building overhead cupboards for the kitchen if these cabinets turn out not too bad

Julie-Ann · #63 15-10-2010, 06:20 PM

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I may even have a crack at building overhead cupboards for the kitchen if these cabinets turn out not too bad

Normally I would say to someone - are you crazy??? But with you I say - you go gal

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I am thinking I can see a new career looming as a carpenter

mjm · #64 15-10-2010, 06:41 PM

lol, I don't think so, I'm thinking its all about the doors lookin' purty

but I am already thinking about doors with inserts, can you get that perspex stuff but ribbed? you know like smoky glass? is there a material that is see through,, but not, that isn't made of glass? be nice with some lights behind it

mjm · #65 19-10-2010, 10:39 AM

ok both the cupboards are now installed and awaiting paint and doors, lol have already put some stuff in there to test them out

was pleasantly surprised to see a fat bottle of bleach fit in there on the top shelf, toilet door and frame has been painted, when measuring for the height of these cupboards I measured the front of the overhead thing to the benchtop, unfortunately the overhead thing slopes down slightly at the front which is where it was measured from, anyhow the left cupboard height is perfect, the right hand cupboard height is out by 5mm.... live and learn, not only measure 4 times, measure every different possibility... I'm not bothered by this except I like things to be perfect, but I'll just ensure the door that goes on it is the exact right height and you'll never know

Julie-Ann · #66 19-10-2010, 11:35 AM

I'm just so impressed you are building cupboards

. I hope it turns out just like you pictured it

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mjm · #67 19-10-2010, 01:20 PM

thanks julie, now onto the kitchen cupboards, well no, I should finish one project first, so onto the laundry doors!!

I've got an idea... with the laundry doors I was thinking about building a frame similar to a photo frame but thicker, and also like a photo frame I could have those clip things on the top and bottom and sides of the frame to hold in an upholstered or painted insert, this way I can change the look of the laundry easily by just unclipping and taking out the insert and replacing it, same with the panels to go in front of the washing machine they could match and be easily changed, and could also clip the same type insert behind the lattice on the cupboard door under the sink, also in the overhead compartment which won't have doors and will be on show needs something at the back, hey I know, lets put an insert in there

be nice to be able to change the colour scheme in the laundry so easily

now here is the problem, the hinges on the doors are scaring me, hanging the doors perfectly straight...

Julie-Ann · #68 19-10-2010, 04:00 PM

I don't see why you couldn't do that. On picture frames the back of the frame has a groove routed out of it so the picture can sit close to the front. To get that effect you might be best to build the cabinets out of picture frame. I think you can buy it from Bunnings. My concern would be getting the corners mitred and joined perfectly.
What type of hinges are you planning on using? The type they use on kitchen cabinets?

mjm · #69 19-10-2010, 08:15 PM

yes at this point thinking about kitchen cabinet hinges, so the door needs to be thick enough to take the routed out section for the hinge to fit into I think. The mitred corners will be easy because we have a mitre box here to get it exact (well in theory anyway..)

Julie-Ann · #70 19-10-2010, 08:27 PM

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yes at this point thinking about kitchen cabinet hinges, so the door needs to be thick enough to take the routed out section for the hinge to fit into I think.

Yes I agree. My DH has installed doors with these hinges and I didn't hear any swearing- so it must be easy enough to do