Carpenter costs concerning clothes cleaning cupboard

[Guest]

There might well be a piece of string that needs measuring somewhere in here, but bear with me. Just throwing together an idea while unable to cruise and cant get any work done on the boat except DIY. 

 

My carpentry skills are somewhat lacking and would like at some point get a kitchen cupboard and work surface converted to accommodate a top loading washing machine, particularly the Hotpoint Wmtf722h as featured on one of Cruising the Cuts videos. 

 

 

There's really only one place on the boat it could go. 

 

As you can see, there's a bit of wood in the way and a pesky laminate worktop. 

 

The panel at the front would need to become removable or be some sort of door to allow me to put the machine in there and the worktop would need to become a removable panel to get access to the machine whilst in use. 

 

I could install the machine myself, so I'd just need the carpentry doing and just looking for a guesstimate as to how long it would take do this type of job and a ballpark figure for the cost? Not sure where in the country I'll be when it eventually got done, let's say the Midlands to avoid the London tax. 

[Athy]

I'm sure you'll get some expert information from people on here. While you're waiting, have a greeno for your resoundingly alliterative topic title.

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, Athy said:

I'm sure you'll get some expert information from people on here. While you're waiting, have a greeno for your resoundingly alliterative topic title.

Cheers chuck, constrained continuous cruising can cause certain conditions! 

[WotEver]

30 minutes ago, Rumsky said:

There might well be a piece of string that needs measuring somewhere in here...

Said string strenuously stretches speculation of a specialist’s stipend...

 

Basically it’s a difficult one to call without viewing the construction of the existing cabinetry. Anywhere between a couple of hours and a day’s work. If you assume £50/hr then anywhere between £100 and £500. If you can find someone cheaper and their work is good (or good enough - it depends on you) then less, obviously

[Guest]

1 hour ago, WotEver said:

Said string strenuously stretches speculation of a specialist’s stipend...

 

Basically it’s a difficult one to call without viewing the construction of the existing cabinetry. Anywhere between a couple of hours and a day’s work. If you assume £50/hr then anywhere between £100 and £500. If you can find someone cheaper and their work is good (or good enough - it depends on you) then less, obviously

Champion! 

 

Would love to be able to get it done for £100 but I'll have to wait until lockdown is over to get an accurate quote me thinks. Not looking for anything fancy, practical rather than over engineered. I'd like to be able to do it myself but wouldn't really know where to start with this one. 

[matty40s]

This kitchen had one of those, fitted bottom right in the picture, it was purely a hinged top(same ply as rest of side) fitted over the washing machine and then tiled.

We removed it, and we put a brand new granite top installed instead.

Most complicated bits will be the plumbing and electrical tricks.

Edited May 24, 2020 by matty40s

[BilgePump]

4 hours ago, WotEver said:

Said string strenuously stretches speculation of a specialist’s stipend...

 

Basically it’s a difficult one to call without viewing the construction of the existing cabinetry. Anywhere between a couple of hours and a day’s work. If you assume £50/hr then anywhere between £100 and £500. If you can find someone cheaper and their work is good (or good enough - it depends on you) then less, obviously

And what do they say about boat fitting, DIY. Take the time and money, double it and add a bit....or something similar

Like you say, the construction of it will be a determining factor but all of that 'uniqueness' bit adds up to a lot of measuring and fiddly cr@p that takes time

[WotEver]

1 hour ago, BilgePump said:

And what do they say about boat fitting, DIY. Take the time and money, double it and add a bit....or something similar

Like you say, the construction of it will be a determining factor but all of that 'uniqueness' bit adds up to a lot of measuring and fiddly cr@p that takes time

Yeah, it's something I'd be happy to do for my own boat, and if it ended up taking a couple of days, so what? Not something I'd want to do on someone else's boat though.

[Richard T]

Take a trip up the Soar and get Andy Middleton at Sileby Mill boatyard to do it. Its the sort of thing that he's good at.

[matty40s]

2 minutes ago, jhgyt65 said:

I want that kind of services for the drug ruger clothes that has been really difficult for washing in the old machines.

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[Guest]

18 minutes ago, jhgyt65 said:

I want that kind of services for the drug ruger clothes that has been really difficult for washing in the old machines.

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[Ally]

You already have a joint in the worktop at the right place, if that can be eased apart, then that section hinged to the back to give access to the machine top. The edges will need trimming then. The front cupboard door will probably need reworking to take it down to floor level instead of the current door, unless the side panel can be removed simply. Does the machine require any front access for any reason once plumbed? 

Its the refinishing of edges of both the cupboard and worktop that will take the time, so that it looks right. Its going to depend on how easily it deconstructs really.  How long is a length of trim? (As against a lenth of string)  it may be more hours than you might think, but without seeing the construction of the cupboard and whether you can use the side panel as access, or if the front would need reconfiguring,  impossible to say. 

[alias]

2 minutes ago, smithjj said:

I am having a hobby to sew my cloths during my free time with my new best embroidery machine for custom designs that i bought from an online website last year after getting recommendation from one of my friend

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