Alistair's Kitchen

Rough drawings for the kitchen at 69 Great Eastern St, CB1 3AB. I'm hoping to have this work completed before June 2025.

Contents

The diagrams in the before and after folders correspond. Each includes:

• a scale bar
• a plan view
• an elevation looking North and one looking South
• an elevation looking West and one looking East

The diagrams are in SVG (scalable vector graphics) format. They can be edited using Inkscape, and viewed using a wide variety of software, including web browsers.

The units I'm using are cm, and measurements are accurate to about +- 2cm. The main source of inaccuracy is that I've drawn everything as if it is square. I've tried to get the internal measurements right, but I did not accurately measure the thickness of exterior walls, doors and windows.

Work items:

• Construction:
  • Demolish an internal wall CD
  • Demolish a doorway GH
  • Remove steps GH
  • Knock through a doorway in an internal wall
  • Build an internal wall FH
  • Strip the kitchen back to the brickwork and replaster
  • Replace the knackered back door, and fit a cat flap
• Gas:
  • Terminate the feed to the existing cooker
• Water:
  • Move bathroom radiator
  • Remove obsolete pipes and taps behind the washing machine
  • Plumb washing machine
  • Plumb dishwasher
  • Adjust plumbing for kitchen sink
• Electricity:
  • Connect induction hob and oven (32A supply needed)
  • New outlets near dishwasher
  • New outlets near fridge/freezer and washing machine
• Lay vinyl floor
• Construct shelves and work surfaces
• Fit kitchen units
• Put up hooks

Fittings

• Bathroom radiator: reuse if sensible
• Bathroom loo, sink: unchanged
• Washing machine: existing
• Kitchen radiator: reuse if sensible
• Kitchen sink: reuse if sensible
• Fridge/freezer: new
• Slim dishwasher: new
• Induction hob: new
• Combined oven/grill/microwave: new

Wren Kitchens' design

Wren Kitchens kindly did a quote for me, and gave me these renders of their design: 1 2 3. The notable differences from my plan are:

• The fridge and washing machine are swapped.
• The broom cupboard / coat hanging area has a door on it.
• There's storage above the hob.
• The oven is 60cm tall.

The South wall (EA) is blank because they didn't have suitable units in their range; I would like to install shelves along that wall as in my plan. Similarly, we decided I would supply my own combi oven and my own fridge freezer, as their range was limited and expensive. They recommended a 60cm tall oven and a separate microwave, but I think I might prefer a 60cm tall combi oven, which does exist.