thirdrockdweller

Kitchen... (Continued) The grayed-out area is where the missing hob is... Our oversized farm-house sink.

We're Home!!! Apologies for the lack of updates but recent weeks have been a hectic mix of work and more work. I had literally no time to document the reno. Anyway, we've moved into our new home although there is still a couple of loose ends to tie up renovation wise. Here are some pics for the time being; Kitchen View of kitchen from dining area Keen observers may notice that we're missing a hob...

You're most welcome. Remember to share pics.

Hi lilithfiend, Yes, we got the NUMERÄR worktop. The longest one Ikea has (The one we got) is 246 cm long, 62 cm deep and weights about 32 kg. The worktop's also available in various dimensions. If you want Ikea to cut the piece (either to shorten or to lessen the depth), Ikea charges $40 per cut. Ouch. We got our contractor to do the cutting instead. To pair the top with the VIKA MOLIDEN underframe may be a challenge as the top part of the legs (the part that supports the weight) is slightly more than 62 cm wide. Its therefore necessary to modify the legs. Its quite easy to do actually. I've attached an image to illustrate. You'll need to cut off a couple of cm off the part marked red. This can be done with a jigsaw fitted with a blade meant for metal or just get your contractor to do it . Good luck

Thanks very much patsy_sg. We're on the homestretch. Moving in soon. Glad that the hard part is over. Now we can concentrate on turning a place to live into a home .

Ah, perhaps my geeky physics background can be of some help... If a pair of legs can withstand a 50kg load, by adding another pair, you can effectively double the load limit of each pair. In this instance, each pair can now take a 100kg load. Let's assume you obtain a 100kg table top (which is plenty heavy) and have this load supported by only one pair of legs. In this case, the legs will be supporting the entire 100kg and will fail. However, by adding another pair, each pair now only support half of the table top's weight or 50kg. If the top is particularly long, you can always add a third pair and have each pair supporting only a third of the weight or roughly 33.33 kg (well within the legs' load limit). I made a very long study table with Ikea solid wood oak kitchen countertop (measuring 2.4m and insanely heavy) and had it supported by six legs. Solid as a rock. No problem at all. Hope this helps

Thanks for the compliment The switches are from Clipsal. Simply love them . Burnt a hole in our pockets though. As for dish washers, don't really have much experience with them. Gotta use detergents meant for dish washers only. Our place is 90% complete. Moving in soon. Didn't manage to take any pictures recently due to scheduling issues. I guess the pics will come after we've moved in.

Yikes, sorry to hear that. Good hunting. Do share if you come across anything interesting.

Hi there, Yup, it's brownish. Not too harsh or garrish.

Hi sfk7, We're still waiting for the table. Once we have it, pics will be up asap.

$9k!!!!! That's freaking ridiculous I toyed with the ideal of having one imported in. Only the cooktop of course. One could be had for under USD2k (about $1.7k usd - 4 burners model / about $2.3k usd for 6 burners). Still way above our budget but it was nice to dream for awhile. One day, one day.... Love the cast iron stand... drool...

That's great! We're still waiting for ours. Btw, how's the search for your commercial grade cooker? I personally love the Viking ranges and ovens. But its prohibitively expensive!!! Sigh.

Daddyhood starts in Nov The colour of the paint is actually brownish. It looks greenish in the pics due to poor camera skills Had to snap the pics without a tripod and on less than ideal settings. Will try to take better interior shots once the place's ready. With natural lighting, tilt shift and all .

Thanks!!! Can't wait for our little thirdrock. Third-pebble?

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points New grilles... (Minimalistic wrought iron... No moving part, no keys, no worries ) Rear speakers cable...

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Living area... Wall painted in Nippon Maldives Sands

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Kitchen - Dining - Passageway - Study Living area cove lights waiting completion...

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Dining area (Sorry 'bout the mess ) Hah! Minus the mess... Kitchen glass panel up!

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Passageway cove lighting

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Study room Same deal here... Cotton white From outside... Looking out...

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Guest/Baby room, painted. Cotton white. Old parquet sanded. Will be stained to match new timber flooring. Door frame painted. Electrical points up.

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points Old... New...

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points MBR cove lights / down lights Cosy...

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Sanding of timber flooring, Painting, Lighting and Electrical Points MBR painted - Nippon Cotton White Another view... See the floor sander?

Reno Day +46 (09-05-2010) Although progress has been limping along since my last update, the last couple of days have been interesting... Glass shower screen installed in MBR toilet Shower screen for guest toilet Cove lighting in guest toilet