OldPeculier Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Been thinking about curtain poles. 22mm copper pipe recycled from the old plumbing? Maybe with some cheap wooden knobs for finials? Cut up the other bedside cabinet to fit over the water pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pquinn Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Well done, good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 This weekend I fitted the boxing around the cables and water pipe that run along the edges of the floor. I finished building the fire surround, although I havn't fixed it in place yet or tiled it. And I made the plinth that goes under the kitchen units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heffalump Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 This is looking brill OP, thanks so much for sharing your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 This is looking brill OP, thanks so much for sharing your progress! Thanks. As with most projects, its fun, but there are always times when you wonder why you ever decided to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Only a brief session this weekend. Did a bit of paneling along the corridor and put the wood trim around the hearth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted August 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 I pulled out the shower tray last night. There was a little rotten wood around the waste pipe but everything was basically sound. What I didn't expect to find was a load of gravel ballast! The base plate under the floor hatch at the back of the cabin is covered with slabs, so why gravel here and how much of it is there? This is a bit disappointing as I believe its not the best stuff to have under the floor. However, it was dry and although there is rust down there, there is still the original red oxide paint too. The shower used to sit above the floor, meaning that at 6'4" I could barely get in there. I want to lower it but as yet I am undecided how to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 While I am happy to have a go at most things, I do know my limitations. Thus, I employed skills and tools of a professional when it came to cutting my worktop. Its cut from a 7' x 4' piece of butchers block that I 'acquired' a little while ago. All it needs now is a light sanding and a lot of Danish oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 While I am happy to have a go at most things, I do know my limitations. Thus, I employed skills and tools of a professional when it came to cutting my worktop. Its cut from a 7' x 4' piece of butchers block that I 'acquired' a little while ago. All it needs now is a light sanding and a lot of Danish oil. What wood is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 That is oak end grain butchers block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Tonight I managed to get the bathroom radiator fitted. It will have to come off again so I can do something with the wall, but for now it is in place. I have also finished refurbishing the shower tray. all the cracks and chips filled and painted with shower tray paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W+T Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 That work top will out live the boat lol, been watching and really enjoying the blog, coming on a treat. would of had the stove on an angle though or facing inwards. Atleast your ready for winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendip-Locks Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Great work as always, shower tray paint is new to me could you tell me what it is and where it came from? Cheers Ade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks W+T. Just the bedroom rad to fit now and then I can light the stove! The paint is this stuff. https://paintsrus.store.buegle.com/index.php/4/ I used a little P38 body filler on the chips and cracks sanded with 120 grit and gave it three coats with a roller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted September 10, 2015 Report Share Posted September 10, 2015 That is oak end grain butchers block. A word of advice from one with oak kitchen worktops: Never ever put down on the worktop any iron or steel item if the worktop or the iron/steel item is even slightly wet. You will get a black stain in a very very short space of time. A Le Creuset lid that has just come off a pan of boiling vegetables will instantly imprint a black ring onto the worktop. You can get away with a dry iron item on a dry surface for a reasonable time, but sooner or later something will get spilt... Danish Oil gives a good easy-to-apply finish, but offers absolutely no protection against iron stains. Once stained, the only answer is hours of rubbing down with sandpaper or wire wool, which will give you a lighter patch, which then needs several coats of reoiling and a few months exposure to sunlight to darken it back to the same (ish) colour as the surrounding wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks David I shall keep that in mind. I've got one of those glass protector things and I'll be getting some 'hot rods'. I'll have to educate the GF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Tonight, I panelled the wall beside the bed so that I could plumb In the radiator. I know that the 'dog leg' in the pipe isn't ideal, but when I filled the system with water and set a small fire going, both the bedroom and bathroom rads started to warm up. So I guess it must be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Unfortunately, the worktop cracked on the journey to the boat but was soon glued and clamped. Looks rather good, I think. I bought a bag of drawer knobs to use as finials on the curtain poles. I glued a bit of plastic hose to them and then glued them onto the 22mm copper pipe. Just need painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Every time I walked into the bedroom, I cracked my shin on the boxed in section next to the bed. I pulled it apart and found a kerb stone and a dozen house bricks. The bricks I dumped as they really don't weigh that much, but the kerb is much needed ballast on that side of the boat. I managed to break it in two and have put it in the bottom of the wardrobe where my shins will no longer find it. I also carried on stripping out the previous owner's wiring. Boy, did that man love his conduit. I have been given an old bureau type thing. Looks like it could be cut and shut. Oh and Murphy came over to say hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 It's looking like a splendid boat now, massive difference from when I got blown over there on it just 6 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Lovely- I really like the flooring and the panelling. It looks like a labour of love- thanks for the inspiration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Thank you both. It's beginning to take shape. The tenancy on my flat runs out on January 8th and I haven't renewed it, so I guess it will have to be ready by then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Thank you both. It's beginning to take shape. The tenancy on my flat runs out on January 8th and I haven't renewed it, so I guess it will have to be ready by then... New year - New Home-it has a good sound to it- Good luck with the rest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Not too much achieved this weekend, due mainly to my being crippled with sciatica at the moment. Not the best thing when working in the confines of a NB. I did manage to panel the wall beside the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldPeculier Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Marathon session of filling, sanding and painting in the bedroom. I also had a go at making a draining board. This is just a soft wood prototype with some pretty dodgy routering, but it works. Edited October 18, 2015 by OldPeculier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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