FullAuto Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 BTW, a British dude told me that they have Eastern Europeans for this kind of work. This is true. I don't know what's going on in Poland, but they appear to have outlawed carpenters, plumbers, electricians, builders, etc. It's quite shocking for British workers, as Poles work for less money, and don't have a tea break every five minutes. Also you can't blame anyone else for mistakes. The main reason why you should have at least one person with you, even if they're just watching. You can always accuse them of 'putting you off'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 This is true. I don't know what's going on in Poland, but they appear to have outlawed carpenters, plumbers, electricians, builders, etcYeah, you're lucky. I've heard those are quite good too... :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Funny, but true. People with high education can earn more money doing menial jobs in WE than doing what they are educated for in their own countries. Doing this reconstruction I'm just training for UK, HE HE HE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yeah, you're lucky. I've heard those are quite good too... *SNIP* :: LOL! also. Nice wall SV! I'm in the process of replacing a floor and rubber coating a roof atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 LOL!rubber coating a roof atm. Do tell! What exactly are you coating a roof with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Do tell! What exactly are you coating a roof with? I have a camper with a rotten floor caused by a leaking roof. So I tore out the section of flooring that was bad and went over every seam in the aluminum sheeting with this black rubber stuff. It seems to have stopped the leak, but I'm going to coat the entire top with a silver coating just in case there's a few holes in the middle of the sheets that I missed, and to reflect the heat off the roof since it's sitting in the sun now. I may even coat the sides in it as well if I have enough of the stuff The other project is a large travel trailer that I need to do the same thing with on top. But the leak has just started so I shouldn't have to fix the floor or anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 A ceramics master builder gave me this for my BD. Still had to pay though... This is ceramics between the kitchen elements. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01350.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Still had to pay though... In leftover birthday cake? That looks quite nice, actually. Last time I tried to do a simple splashback for a sink it ended up wonky. How it ended up wonky when I had the counter top as a guide, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 How it ended up wonkyI've been asking myself this question ever since... I did anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 I've applied wall smoothing to the part where ceramics used to be before this reconstruction - you can see the broom hanging over it in the previous pic.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01351.jpg Not the best possible job (you get what you pay for) so a lot of sandpapering will be necessary. I thank all deities for power-tools. I also glued an aluminium edge to the last of part that needed it.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01353.jpg In a day or two at most I am done with wall smoothing. I'll start throwing the trash out today so I can start painting the ceiling at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Even not being a professional you seem to be paying enough attention to detail. And that will pay off in the end. Just don't let yourself fall pray to haste at this stage. A good finish now will keep you from having to put your nose back to the grindstone for a good few years. :: A shoddy finish, on the other hand, will have the missus on your hair for a virtual eternity afterwards. Remember, this is the kitchen - their natural habitat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Even not being a professional you seem to be paying enough attention to detail. And that will pay off in the end.Thank you for the praise, I hope it is at least party founded. I'm sure more could be done but I have my limits. Remember, this is the kitchen - their natural habitat! Heh, it is as much my habitat as hers, trust me. Not that she would not want to cook but I also like cooking. Washing the dishes is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I am done with walls. I begin painting the ceiling today. Which is what I thought would be done by now but hey... Future kitchen was cleaned at least to the point where I didn't need to be decontaminated when I went for the living quarters. I started dusting the tools, hoarded in future living room, and dropping them off into the kitchen. Not much is missing, except the heavy machinery Andrej already needed elsewhere. A tool group photo.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01374.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Celings? Time for you too to get painted/sprinkled... :: Oh, and beware - neck pain ahead. Regular breaks are your friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Future kitchen was cleaned at least to the point where I didn't need to be decontaminated when I went for the living quarters. I do so love that. You finish work, head off to get cleaned up, and a woman klaxon goes off like a decompression alarm on a spaceship. "Don't spread all that dust/plaster/dirt through the house!" and outside you go to scrub up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 My intention with the ceiling was to retain its wooden look yet to make it lighter, thus room look bigger and keep a lot more light. So I decided to buy a white non-covering lacquer, dissolve it a bit more and apply a thin coat. This would make original dark brown colour a lot lighter. Starting.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01377.jpg Close up.https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01378.jpg When I finished kitchen, I took this photo to show you a comparison between former state (on the right, living room) and later state (on the left, kitchen).https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01379.jpg So. Do you see silk-like evenly applied coating that made my ceiling look lighter? You don't? THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS NONE, DAMMIT!!! It looked cool on the tester, a board that I painted. But the board was not a big one and it was very smooth. I was able to apply the damn lacquer very evenly. THIS crap looks as if... I COATED THE CEILING WITH A THIN LAYER OF BIRD POO! https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/crying.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/blowup6ba.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/vomit-smiley-020.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/head_wall.gifhttps://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Smiley/swear.gif Anyway, I need to meditate on this bird poo a bit, but it is most likely that I'll buy a covering wood finish and paint the damn ceiling. It will look somewhat plastic but compared to what I did... Howardmump, Isobelcom, Charlesmi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 It seems as if your blood pressure is... going through the roof, SV. Why not replace that wood entirely, with something that doesn't require painting? Like some kind of insulation. Wood is pretty and all that, but can be a real pain in the behind mid-term, and not just to paint, but to maintain. Some bugs love to eat it and it can undesireably hide humidity that will slowly make it rot. :: Expanded cork boards/panels/tiles are an excellent, if a bit pricey, solution for instance. It's a natural product which is recyclable, light, not permeable to gases or liquids, provides great thermal and acoustical insulation and looks quite nice and distinctive to boot - with finish or painting entirely optional. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jFxf5dXufkA/SDLeBib5sEI/AAAAAAAAABY/Jsm9eg3SSVQ/s1600/Trabalho%20AP%20gotas%20007.JPG Here's a link with some extra info: https://www.jelinek.com/wall.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 It is also dark so it would need painting anyway. This is why I started it all. And extra work to screw it on. Not in my best of moods today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 So I decided to buy a white non-covering lacquer, dissolve it a bit more and apply a thin coat. This would make original dark brown colour a lot lighter. Oh God damn it. I was working on similar wood not too long ago, which also needed brightening. I stripped the dark varnish off, and redid the wood with clear varnish. Could have just repainted it. Shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Oh God damn it. I was working on similar wood not too long ago, which also needed brightening. I stripped the dark varnish off, and redid the wood with clear varnish.Now THAT is a LOT of work... But a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Kitchen is painted. https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01382.jpg https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b348/SpaceVoyager/Za%20net/DSC01383.jpg Today, it is ceiling, take 2. I bought a covering colour and I hope one coating will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 That's already looking wonderfully light, SV. I can smell the baking already. /books flight to Slovenia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 /books flight to Slovenia./reserves a room for FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 What are the two holes to the right of your doorway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Laser barrier projectors. SV doesn't want any illegal aliens gaining entry to the kitchen! Which also applies to when FA tries to raid the fridge late at night for a snack... :: Very nice choice of yellow, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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