Re: Zel's Fleet Blog...Jag, Citroen, Mercedes, Sinclair & AC Model 70
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 11:39 pm
Finally we've made it to a point where all the heavy construction in the kitchen is done.
Few cosmetic things that still need to be done such as fitting these edging strips around the worktops.
These will tidy up a few of the gaps and rough edges like this (this bit was a particular pig to do as every edge of the space I was putting it into was off-square). It's just sitting here at the moment as I'll need to get some sealant to go behind it - and more edging as I currently only have one strip.
You get the idea. It will also hide the gap I've been left with behind the worktop on the offside due to the drop in height.
It's actually starting to look halfway decent in here I think.
I had however created a certain amount of mess that I had to then tidy up!
It looked worse than it was though to be honest and half an hour had things looking far less manic. Jobs like this always make a lot of mess, but when you're working in such cramped quarters it tends to pile up even more.
I do still have a bit of a to do list in here, but it's all little things really.
[] Patch up dividing wall between the gas locker and under sink cupboard.
[] Dremel the ends off a few screws.
[] I'd like to tidy up the drain pipework in the gas locker. I reckon I can get shot of that triple elbow nonsense with two angled connectors which should flow better.
[] Apply edging at back of units.
[] Make a door for the cupboard under the oven (may make it a drawer actually as it's so low down).
[] Add proper latches to all the cupboard doors.
[] Paint inside the cupboards.
[] Cap off worktop retaining screws.
[] Wire up in cupboard lighting (waiting on arrival of parts).
[] Touch in paint on the draining board.
[] Give the sink a really good scrubbing to see if I can remove any of the stains in the bowl.
[] Fit some surface dressing on the cabinet faces/frame.
[] After a bit of actual testing of the kitchen we'll make a decision on whether to trim the edge of the worktop back at all. Once that's made I'll trim a radius on the front corner and apply the edging trim on there.
As any van owner will tell you there's a rule that you're never allowed to finish one job without finding another. While I was tidying up today I got dripped on. Right down the back of my neck.
A bit of a search revealed water beading on the two forward edges of the roof light over the living area.
This roof light has already been noted as being worse for wear because several of the screws look to have been overtightened and it's cracked the frame as a result.
It was absolutely hammering it down today so if we were going to have water getting in at any time it would have been doing so today. Conveniently it's dripping off the frame in very specific locations so a temporary solution has been deployed. I'll need to move "buy and fit new roof lights" up the priority list a bit it looks like.
Despite the appearance of a leak I feel quite positive about what we've got done today.
Few cosmetic things that still need to be done such as fitting these edging strips around the worktops.
These will tidy up a few of the gaps and rough edges like this (this bit was a particular pig to do as every edge of the space I was putting it into was off-square). It's just sitting here at the moment as I'll need to get some sealant to go behind it - and more edging as I currently only have one strip.
You get the idea. It will also hide the gap I've been left with behind the worktop on the offside due to the drop in height.
It's actually starting to look halfway decent in here I think.
I had however created a certain amount of mess that I had to then tidy up!
It looked worse than it was though to be honest and half an hour had things looking far less manic. Jobs like this always make a lot of mess, but when you're working in such cramped quarters it tends to pile up even more.
I do still have a bit of a to do list in here, but it's all little things really.
[] Patch up dividing wall between the gas locker and under sink cupboard.
[] Dremel the ends off a few screws.
[] I'd like to tidy up the drain pipework in the gas locker. I reckon I can get shot of that triple elbow nonsense with two angled connectors which should flow better.
[] Apply edging at back of units.
[] Make a door for the cupboard under the oven (may make it a drawer actually as it's so low down).
[] Add proper latches to all the cupboard doors.
[] Paint inside the cupboards.
[] Cap off worktop retaining screws.
[] Wire up in cupboard lighting (waiting on arrival of parts).
[] Touch in paint on the draining board.
[] Give the sink a really good scrubbing to see if I can remove any of the stains in the bowl.
[] Fit some surface dressing on the cabinet faces/frame.
[] After a bit of actual testing of the kitchen we'll make a decision on whether to trim the edge of the worktop back at all. Once that's made I'll trim a radius on the front corner and apply the edging trim on there.
As any van owner will tell you there's a rule that you're never allowed to finish one job without finding another. While I was tidying up today I got dripped on. Right down the back of my neck.
A bit of a search revealed water beading on the two forward edges of the roof light over the living area.
This roof light has already been noted as being worse for wear because several of the screws look to have been overtightened and it's cracked the frame as a result.
It was absolutely hammering it down today so if we were going to have water getting in at any time it would have been doing so today. Conveniently it's dripping off the frame in very specific locations so a temporary solution has been deployed. I'll need to move "buy and fit new roof lights" up the priority list a bit it looks like.
Despite the appearance of a leak I feel quite positive about what we've got done today.