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Next job was making a start in the cupboard, it was cold so I wanted the radiators to work, which meant emptying the cupboard to plumb that up:
I had to resort to a compression fitting as I didn't dare fire up the heat near all the wires!
Insulated:
I worked out exactly where the pipes needed to go through the wall, obviously this one was right where there was a big lump of timber, so complicated bends and some light tinkering with te timber was required:
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With everything that needed to be behind the wall, behind the wall, plasterboard could be deployed and the cupboard lights installed:
And the .1 goes to this sub, tucked away under the eaves:
The other wires are HDMI to the eaves, and to the projector on the ceiling, a relay for the door bell so we can hear the postman an alarm panel, a phone line (will never use that!) and ethernet. Ethernet was run up 9 years ago when we renovated the house, so there's a gigabit switch, then a load more ethernet running all over so as much can be plugged in as possible.
Amplifiers:
There's 7.1 surround in the main room and 2.0 in the second room, plus I added better wires to the bathroom below, so that amp is to go in here too.
I had to resort to a compression fitting as I didn't dare fire up the heat near all the wires!
Insulated:
I worked out exactly where the pipes needed to go through the wall, obviously this one was right where there was a big lump of timber, so complicated bends and some light tinkering with te timber was required:
.With everything that needed to be behind the wall, behind the wall, plasterboard could be deployed and the cupboard lights installed:
And the .1 goes to this sub, tucked away under the eaves:
The other wires are HDMI to the eaves, and to the projector on the ceiling, a relay for the door bell so we can hear the postman an alarm panel, a phone line (will never use that!) and ethernet. Ethernet was run up 9 years ago when we renovated the house, so there's a gigabit switch, then a load more ethernet running all over so as much can be plugged in as possible.
Amplifiers:
There's 7.1 surround in the main room and 2.0 in the second room, plus I added better wires to the bathroom below, so that amp is to go in here too.
Door frame:
Door:
Then some more plumbing, this time the small room radiator. Doing my best to tuck the pipes out of the way, so these run behind the radiator:
Polished the pipes too, don't know why, but they're still pretty shiny two years later.
The other end:
And the full effect:
Skirting has arrived at this point, so there's a piece there and I guess that'll be the next job....
Door:
Then some more plumbing, this time the small room radiator. Doing my best to tuck the pipes out of the way, so these run behind the radiator:
Polished the pipes too, don't know why, but they're still pretty shiny two years later.
The other end:
And the full effect:
Skirting has arrived at this point, so there's a piece there and I guess that'll be the next job....
The last bit of wall and the end of that beam need hiding away. When all the design work happened the plan was to use this room as a dressing room, with the ensuite beyond and the main room as a bedroom. There was to be a full width wardrobe on that wall, with the beam etc hidden inside and a Narnia cupboard through the back of the wardrobe.
But, with realising that the dressing room is big enough to use as a guest room and the kids sharing a room, so we don't need any new bedrooms anyway, everything has changed! Using this room as a bedroom works better with the space left around the beam open as it's tightish moving around a double bed, so various off-cuts were deployed as follows:
There's a mix of skirting, architrave and some bits that were bought years ago as part of a router-table build that never got properly finished.
More offcuts and a quick pocket-hole screw build:
A sorta step thing:
Not sure I can call it a step in case it's supposed to be building regs compliant.
But, with realising that the dressing room is big enough to use as a guest room and the kids sharing a room, so we don't need any new bedrooms anyway, everything has changed! Using this room as a bedroom works better with the space left around the beam open as it's tightish moving around a double bed, so various off-cuts were deployed as follows:
There's a mix of skirting, architrave and some bits that were bought years ago as part of a router-table build that never got properly finished.
More offcuts and a quick pocket-hole screw build:
A sorta step thing:
Not sure I can call it a step in case it's supposed to be building regs compliant.
Then work bought me a new desk, except it was only part of a desk and it was in the way, so I lashed up some boxes and set it up:
Edges dressed and all oiled:
This is March 2021, unsurprisingly it's only this week I've finally got round to making the proper drawer boxes, trimming it down to a more sensible length and moving my computer. But it made a great work table while all that didn't happen!
Edges dressed and all oiled:
This is March 2021, unsurprisingly it's only this week I've finally got round to making the proper drawer boxes, trimming it down to a more sensible length and moving my computer. But it made a great work table while all that didn't happen!
Then it was my daughter's birthday and she wanted to have a sleep over and watch movies with her cousins, it's April 2021, so I think this was legal at that point, but I've lost track of time now. Anyway, stuff was hired, I moved an old sofa bed up and put up the projector:
So I guess we have a functional room at this point, as evidenced by the fact that it got used for something that wasn't my workshop! Good job!
So I guess we have a functional room at this point, as evidenced by the fact that it got used for something that wasn't my workshop! Good job!
paulrockliffe said:
Just thought I should point out that the 7.1 surround is in already, because priorities.
Mate, loving your work! Great project, noting the comment above, this would also be me. I would need 7.1 and a garage finished before finishing the heating. My wife would not be amused.Kicked the kids out and got on with more wood.
I repurposed what was part of the fireplace in the house my Dad built that I grew up in:
It goes behind the door to finish off that bit and create a shelf for something. Currently it has my 3D printer sat on it, though that will have to move soon.
Luckily I only screwed this one down and didn't get round to plugging the screw holes as I've since realised that it would be better with the speaker wire and a socket set into it, as that corner has ended up really messy with wires, so it's to come off and some wires are to be fished through eventually.
I repurposed what was part of the fireplace in the house my Dad built that I grew up in:
It goes behind the door to finish off that bit and create a shelf for something. Currently it has my 3D printer sat on it, though that will have to move soon.
Luckily I only screwed this one down and didn't get round to plugging the screw holes as I've since realised that it would be better with the speaker wire and a socket set into it, as that corner has ended up really messy with wires, so it's to come off and some wires are to be fished through eventually.
What do you do when you accidentally order twice as much flooring as you intended and returning it is going to be too expensive and last time you posted wood back the courier dropped it off the back of their truck and then lied extensively about it before returning it in pieces to you a month later?
Posh eaves storage!
Posh eaves storage!
Notice that it's not even close to finished and my wife has already filled it:
Work bench tucked away and the kids decided they wanted to sleep under the eaves, so they set themselves up to try it out:
I put the sofa back so I could use my new cinema room / workshop and let them crack on:
It's at this point that I realised the room was everything I needed in life; a cinema / workshop, so things slowed down as I dragged out the time until the rest of the family intruded on my peace and quiet. Something like that.
Work bench tucked away and the kids decided they wanted to sleep under the eaves, so they set themselves up to try it out:
I put the sofa back so I could use my new cinema room / workshop and let them crack on:
It's at this point that I realised the room was everything I needed in life; a cinema / workshop, so things slowed down as I dragged out the time until the rest of the family intruded on my peace and quiet. Something like that.
Wired in my patch panel and distributed my ethernet around:
Then I coved the old bathroom and fitted the new ceiling speakers in there:
Finally covering the new pipework up:
Then I managed to solve the light conundrum for the main room, the ceiling isn't high enough for hangy-downy lights and whatever is there needs to not drop into the path of the projector. I ended up going for some simple small LED panels and 3D printed some mounts like this:
Then I coved the old bathroom and fitted the new ceiling speakers in there:
Finally covering the new pipework up:
Then I managed to solve the light conundrum for the main room, the ceiling isn't high enough for hangy-downy lights and whatever is there needs to not drop into the path of the projector. I ended up going for some simple small LED panels and 3D printed some mounts like this:
Things were obviously very slow for a while because it's the end of July 2021 now and not a load of stuff has happened since back in April, but somehow I've got through pretty much all the messy jobs in the main room and another mile-stone was reached - we were bale to get the carpet fitted!
This was a super-awesome moment, as it transformed the space from a workshop into a proper room like what you might let other people in!
We're still waiting on plastering in the ensuite bathroom and there's a few things to do on the new stairs and landings so the carpet isn't down there yet, but soon.....
About a year ago a bottle of bleach got tipped over on the stairs and the top flew off and kids could maybe have got all burned and poisoned and other bad stuff. Asda accepted liability for the faulty bottle, showed zero interest in the safety implications, but did buy us off by paying for the damaged carpet, which couldn't be replaced with like-for-like, so they paid for all the new carpet on the first floor landing and stairs, which was great! Apart from the potential death stuff that happened.
More tomorrow.....
This was a super-awesome moment, as it transformed the space from a workshop into a proper room like what you might let other people in!
We're still waiting on plastering in the ensuite bathroom and there's a few things to do on the new stairs and landings so the carpet isn't down there yet, but soon.....
About a year ago a bottle of bleach got tipped over on the stairs and the top flew off and kids could maybe have got all burned and poisoned and other bad stuff. Asda accepted liability for the faulty bottle, showed zero interest in the safety implications, but did buy us off by paying for the damaged carpet, which couldn't be replaced with like-for-like, so they paid for all the new carpet on the first floor landing and stairs, which was great! Apart from the potential death stuff that happened.
More tomorrow.....
findtomdotcom said:
paulrockliffe said:
Just thought I should point out that the 7.1 surround is in already, because priorities.
Mate, loving your work! Great project, noting the comment above, this would also be me. I would need 7.1 and a garage finished before finishing the heating. My wife would not be amused.Although she appreciates the sound quality, I'm already getting complaints about the large speakers, soon to be replaced by budgetary complaints about the cost of some sensibly proportioned white bookshelf speakers I'm sure.
You can't win.
Actually, it's still only a 6.1 system as I need a wire poking out by the radiator and haven't been able to get to the back of the cupboard for that for some time!
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