After looking at many different options for pre-manufactured kitchen cabinets we finally decided to do it the old-fashioned way and just build the kitchen ourselves in-situ. We have an old, reclaimed kitchen sink, the kind with a lip at the back that turns up behind the backsplash so that water can’t penetrate the benchtop (like it can, and often does, with drop-in sinks). Apart from that we’re making the rest up as we go along. All we really know is that we want to use structural pine, Ecoply, and sheet metal (gal or zincalume) for the materials and Mum has figured out a basic layout. The rest is a lot of head scratching, trial and error.
Mar 5, 2014: starting the kitchen installation
We also started running the conduit for the surface-mounted electrical system (see photo below), something else that we’re having to figure out as we go along. I have to say it’s pretty exciting to be working on the finishes, particularly as we’re in uncharted territory. It’s fun to see how the details come together.
Mar 5, 2014: conduit and mounting block for light switch next to front door.
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