May 2003: Annette's kitchen gets a makeover.
We finally got around to deciding to have the kitchen done and
visited Barras Home Improvements for their help.
After leaving a rough set of measurements of the existing room
with them, they designed a new kitchen for us and we were invited back for some
fine tuning of the layout and to choose the cupboard fronts. We were shown an
illustrative computer simulation of what our kitchen may look like, which was
very useful as it was impossible to visualise it otherwise.
Following a visit to our home to confirm the design was
appropriate, we gave them the go ahead to do the work and then spent a Saturday
afternoon in their showroom choosing the floor tiles, wall tiles and the
worktops.
Work commenced on Monday May 19th, with a promised completion
date of Friday May 30th. We were very impressed with the courtesy and
professionalism shown by all the workmen who worked on the different aspects of
our kitchen. And they finished the job when they said they would.
We are not associated with Barras nor sponsored by them. We
are just very satisfied customers. Visit them at
www.barras.co.uk. You can contact us at
paulh@jakstad.com.
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Day 0
: The kitchen has never been this tidy... room emptied and some fixtures
removed from the wall in preparation for the builder's arrival tomorrow.
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Day 1
: The old kitchen is stripped out.
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Day 2 : Not particularly exciting... the electrician has been. It's difficult
to make wiring appear sexy.
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Day 3
: Walls plastered and the floor tiled. Units delivered ready for unpacking.
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Day 4 : Installation of the units begins. Click the image for more pictures. |
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Day 5
: Installation of the units continues, cooker and wall tiles delivered.
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Day 6 : The electrician has been... loads of
sockets popping up all over the place and the lighting installed.
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Day 7 : Tiler back again to grout the floor tiles
and tile the walls.
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Day 8 : Worktop and hob/cooker positioned, ready for
the corgi engineer to hook it up.
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And finally : All finished... a lick of paint on
the ceiling and remaining walls and the appliances installed.
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Comparison of the design to the finished kitchen.
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