Kitchen Island

Apologies to those that eagerly await a posting every Sunday evening. Last week was long and because I am working alone it was difficult to get much done to show you. Even the internet has been uncooperative. It keeps dropping out on me and it is very frustrating trying to upload photos to the blog when the connection keeps failing. Sometimes it takes me three or four attempts just to upload one photo. The weekends don't help either because all the kids are home from school during the day and the internet capacity can't cope.

Anway, enough moaning about the internet. I spent the first two days of last week clearing up all the mess from the previous two weeks and then planning the wiring for the kitchen. That required building the framework for the island, which the code requires me to put sockets (receptacles) in. So that's now done.

This is the back of the island and the plaque (actually gas top) will be over the draws. I haven't bought the draw fascias for the draws in the cabinet because I want to make them myself to fit in with the rustic look of the cabin. All the ones you can buy look very nice and many of them are of solid wood but, frankly, they wouldn't really suit the theme and feel of the cabin, so I am going to make my own doors and draw fascias. You can also see the two double socket boxes already in.

This is the view of the island from the other side and you can see the wall sockets in the far wall where all the cabinets and go. The wiring at the top two logs has been countersunk to enable me to cover them without difficulty with either tiles or boards, probably the former.

I put this temporary top on the island to give me a better feel for the full size of it. That way I can plan the lighting and other things better. I am a little concerned by the length of the overhang and may put in some more support underneath it to reduce it.

I have also finished putting all the railings for the main deck together. I may put them up before staining them, just to get them out of the way. The UV light levels are not that bad here in the winter and spring and so I am not concerned about them discolouring before I get around to staining them.

Sorry for such a short and sweet blog this week and for its tardiness but, better late than never. A semaine prochaine.