I am proud to report that the kitchen is completed now, including splashbacks and a Kauri surround for the opening. Sealing that took a long time because I was afraid to make a mistake. Some of the pictures will still show the masking tape. Petrus did that in the week.
After Anneke and Roger have left, we tackled the fireplace. The front was done inm 1975 facebricks. We took most of it off, and decided to cover it up. Before we could do that, we had to put insulation on the dining room side . There are two fireplaces back to back.The old kitchen is very cold and we experienced a severe cold spell. I measured minus 1.7 outside last night
I decided that the door between the old kitchen and dining room is the highest priority, as the old kitchen is very drafty. We had some doors in storage, and suitably decided on the door we have removed from the new kitchen. Fitting it posed a bigger problem. not only was the door frame rotten, but the framing behind it as well. We have replaced both but it is unfinished at this stage. One of the panels of the door has been punched in, and I tried to follow expert advice: Remove the beading, take the panel out and glue together, refit. It turned out that the panel was recessed into the frame of the door. We had to cut it out with a Router and then glue it. The door has been hung but it will need removing to strip the paint and lacquer before final fit.
Next priority is to make a frame for the double doors that we had in storage. (Waar is Willie nou?)We have taken all the timber that was stored under the deck out and started cutting the timbers for the frame.
It seems I will have to change my priorities again, because I have nowhere to store the timber. I might need to fit a better roof to one of my sheds.
I do apologize for the long silence, but with family visiting and finger trouble on the computer to download pictures, things got out of hand
Fireplace in old kitchen
Elna working in the new kitchen
Bottom, "new" door to the old kitchen
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