Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Under-mount sink/basin 2Jan 24, 2012 4:57 pm Building the Amazon with Trevelle Homes. Our building thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=39881 Blog: http://maxwell-manor.blogspot.com/ Re: Under-mount sink/basin 5Feb 06, 2012 8:59 am Our Homebuilding Thread 17th Nov - 1st meeting with PJB architect 27th Feb - Signed contract 23rd Mar - Plans approved 3rd Apr - Slab laid 18th Apr - Roof On 10th May - Lock-up 26th June - Handover Re: Under-mount sink/basin 6Feb 06, 2012 3:42 pm Our Homebuilding Thread 17th Nov - 1st meeting with PJB architect 27th Feb - Signed contract 23rd Mar - Plans approved 3rd Apr - Slab laid 18th Apr - Roof On 10th May - Lock-up 26th June - Handover Re: Under-mount sink/basin 8Feb 08, 2012 7:51 am "Whoever says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain!" Re: Under-mount sink/basin 11Feb 17, 2012 10:48 am MissyP Jiver, excellent news all round. Thanks for sharing. The only reason I dropped concrete from my list was the fact it needs to be sealed. I'm in to little to NO maintenance ! How did you find the 'breaking in' period with your S/S bench? I'm told going from pristine S/S to the all over scratched/worn look takes about 12 months. Was this your experience? I once had a S/S splashback behind my stove and I HATED it. Was constantly wiping that oil stuff all over it and wiping it (in one direction only) to keep it looking uniform. Cheers, MP yep - I'm no/low maintenance too. I only "polished" the s/s on special occasions - dinner parties, home opens Otherwise just a wipe over. Altho I had minimal clutter I still like a kitchen to look like a kitchen, so am quite happy with the 'worn' s/s look, but do recommend that one should look at an older s/s bench to make sure you like that look because it is quite different to the new s/s look. . I had come from a converted factory so industrial/commercial look is fine with me. I had s/s kickboards as well. I had tiled splashbacks to tie in with the renovated 50's home styling. I would go s/s benchtops again if it suits the style of the home, which the new place would, just thinking of concrete for a change - haven't looked into the pros and cons. here are a couple of photos. The u-shaped s/s bench went in in 2 pieces, couldnt get it in the house in one piece, and was welded where the hotplate cutout was, so just 2 small joins which you couldn't see at all - so it looked just like 1 u shaped s/s bench. The bench (and cupboards/drawers under it) next to the fridge is overdepth to match the fridge depth so the deep benchtop was great for appliances. There was also a walkin pantry which you can't see in the photos. The cupboard between the ovens and pot drawers is a pull out mini-pantry. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ If what you describe is correct then the brick wall has been dry lined with villa board. That basically means that the villa board is glued to the brick wall with… 3 8318 Have had stone benches with undermount sink (kitchen) and drop-in (laundry) and top-mounted basin (bathrooms) for coming up 13 years and not one chip/scratch of any kind.… 2 9680 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16159 |