Why I've Been Away - Super Massive Kitchen Update
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Why I've been away from RUclips and a massive update on the kitchen renovation.
In today's video I run through what I've been up to over the last 4 months, in particular
- front door install
- building regs issues
- internal wall breathable insulation system
- ceiling sound insulation
- plumbing
- cabling
Videos in the series:
- Kitchen renovation week 1 • My Kitchen Renovation ...
- Underfloor Heating Preparation • How to Prepare an Old ...
- How not to plasterboard a wall • How Not to Plasterboar...
- How to install underfloor heating • How to Install Underfl...
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0:00 Introduction
1:05 Water Main Prep Work
1:24 Velux & Roof Install
2:06 Guttering Refurb
2:17 Underfloor Heating
3:09 Front door install
3:28 Building Regs
4:23 Internal Wall Insulation
5:57 Plumbing
6:47 Extraction & Ventilation
8:31 Future Proofing
9:11 Ceiling Insulation
9:55 Plastering
11:57 Painting
12:23 Kitchen floor tiling
14:16 Lighting & electrics
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Welcome back Charlie. I'm exhausted just by looking at how much work you've done!
It’s honestly humbling how much knowledge you have built up over the years. I couldn’t even begin to do what you have achieved here!
I'm exhausted just watching this! 😂 Love your videos, Charlie. Glad you're back.
Well done and welcome back Charlie. You're in danger of matching Restoration Tim for the amount of hard graft that you have put into this project!
Praise indeed and he's a lovely guy. Thanks John 👊
Charlie well done on doing the tiling yourself! 💪😀 I too was advised not to do mine but genuinely, I found it to be the easiest DIY task I’ve ever tackled. PS: house is looking stunning!
Thanks mate. Yes the main challenge is keeping that tile adhesive off everything. It got absolutely everywhere including all over my watch 🤣
Charlie, I have never commented on any video in my life. Take this coment as a compliment, You have inspired me and I am starting a similar project to you.
Really chuffed to hear that mate. Good luck with the project and thanks so much for the comment. 👊
Watching this makes me realise I would NEVER attempt such a renovation. Well done for tackling such a project and doing so well at it, mistakes and all and thanks for the many other useful DIY tips along the way!
Thanks Sue. Yes I really didn't appreciate everything that was involved. Plus it's really hard to get anything done when you've got trades here. 👊
Wow, your work ethic is immense. Good work Charlie!!! I renovated my first property 3 years ago, a 2 bed flat on the third floor with no lift....VERY Hard!!! But this is a while different ball game!!!
Great video, great progress! I have two small concerns:
1. In the future proofing section you said you were going to install cat5 cable - that standard has been obsolete for decades and you should use something newer, at least cat 6.
2. No dust mask used cutting tiles and other points. Keep your lungs safe!
I'm just reaching the end of a 3 year renovation project. It's massively frustrating and tiring when these things run on for years longer than you initially thought but just hang in there, brother! You'll make it, and you'll be proud as punch!
Great to see you back Charlie, 1 hell of a project there.
Welcome back Charlie now that you are the other side of your endurance test. TBH if the ‘professionals’ had done 100% of the project it would likely have taken a similar time. Well done and look forward to the devil in the detail videos.😀👍
Thanks Norman and good to hear from you. Hope you're well 👊
It took me 3 months to strip and do my bathroom between working 2 jobs, this looks utterly exhausting. Well done.
Thanks for the update Charlie. I was worried that RUclips’s algorithm had got rid of you from my home page, but thankfully you were just busy and now you’re back 🙏
Thanks mate. Yes, I suspect I'm way down on the algorithm so need to get some regular videos out there 👊
The main kitchen lighting tips I picked up from a lighting designer, for those who can’t wait to learn Charlie’s expert’s guidance because they are in the thick of it right now:
First: you need more than one circuit and everything needs to be dimmable. I’m assuming that you have (a) an island; and (b) a dining area. Modify the suggestions accordingly if you don’t have all three elements in one room (or have more - maybe you have a Tv/living area too). On that basis, I was advised to have five circuits, one for the dining area, one for the island area, one for the ceiling above the worktops, one for the lighting under the wall cabinets and one for the walkways around the space.
Secondly, forget about symmetry with down lighters/spotlights (whatever you call the flat-to-the-ceiling lights - I call them downlighters). They have to be functional. So, where they are needed to light your work surfaces so that you can work on them, place the spots 30cm in from your wall. That way, they shine directly down onto the worktop, rather than shining down behind you, leaving you to cast a shadow as you chop, cook, etc. Remember to put one above your sink area too! Since they are dimmable, you control glare. You’ll need some downlighters on a separate circuit to light your walkways around the kitchen, but fewer than you might think, given the ones you’re placing over the worktops for, you know, actually working. On a straight five metre run on one side of my kitchen, with windows and no wall cupboards, but the full length of under counter cabinetry, and the sink there, I have three over the worktops and three above the walkway between that run of countertop and the island. They don’t sit in pairs, nor evenly spaced alternating - we walked round and worked out where we needed them to shine down.
Thirdly, look for downlighters which are capable of having the bulbs angled within the fitting, ideally with black inners . The angled ones allow me to shine the light even more precisely: I have one wall of ceiling height cabinets. I have downlighters positioned so that they shine into the pantry cupboard when the door is opened, onto the open oven doors so I can see there clearly, onto the fridge freezer so I can see the contents more clearly. But they are also lighting the walkway there, between the island and that wall of cabinetry.
Fourthly: warm light lightbulbs, each type to have the same wattage (so all the downlighters have the same brightness and intensity/level of warmth of lighting.
Hope that some of that might be useful to someone! It’s made a big difference in my kitchen, but people can’t pinpoint what or why exactly. But I can!!
And a great video Charlie - oops, my manners went walkabout!
What a wonderful comment Denise. Thanks so much for taking the time to pen that. I'll use and credit it when I do the video 👌👏 I'm glad to say I think I've ticked most of these boxes. The lights are expensive but the result is far superior to what I would otherwise have ended up with it left to the devices of my electrician (even though he was brilliant!)
Exciting ! Thanks for the feedback. @@CharlieDIYte
Glad to see you back look forward to the rest of the videos
Thanks 👊
Hi Charlie Great respect to your good self , a veritable mountain of work for one person to attempt let alone achieve . Look forward to the next videos. Kind regards 😂👍👍👍
Thanks, I really appreciate that 👊
What a difference! I'm really looking forward to your updates. I've learned so much from your videos. Self balancing rad valves would save me a load of work every time I drain the system in my house with several 'dead drops'. Nice one Charlie, get those videos edited!
Good to see you back, impressed with what you have achieved so far, and looking forward to what comes next.
Good luck, mate.
Suer update Charlie, that really is a super-sized DIY project and you and your family must be so proud of what you have achieved. A few months further on and all the disruption will be a distant memory!
I’m definitely interested in the utility room heat recovery extractor. Building control made us put one in despite there being an outside door. Never found any need to use it and in winter it howls cold air through it so I took the cover off and stuffed it full of insulation! Could do with a better solution …
r/e heat alarm in the kitchen; when you have got building control signed off, swap it for a smoke detector, they are USELESS! We had a small kitchen fire and it didn’t alarm. Lots of smoke damage and I found out afterwards that they only activate when heat reaches 60 degrees by which stage your kitchen would have to be well and truly alight. Smoke alarms come on far quicker and in practical use we don’t get any false alarms from kitchen cooking, only when things really do get burnt.
Hope you can take a break now 🎉
Thanks Geoffrey. Brilliant advice! Yes my other half was not happy when she saw that in the ceiling!! The only problem with the heat recovery fan is it's not great apparently if the cowl gets a lot of wind. Sam on my Discord forum has his in a very sheltered side alley so it works well. We shall see. 😉
Good to see you've made progress, and I am looking forward to seeing your future videos on each step in the process. I like the level of detail you include in your videos, and when you say you made a mistake but then worked out how to fix it. Great to learn from someone else's experience, and makes me feel better as I continue building my house!
Thanks, I really appreciate the comment. Yep, nothing's ever perfect. We had two dead wires that require new channelling into the new plasterboard. That's how it goes. 👊
Welcome Back Charlie, I've been through a kitchen conversion and you've come out the other side!
Thanks 👊
Well done, Charlie. Looks like you’ve been putting more than a shift in there! Your family will soon forget the frustration, and enjoy that beautiful space for years.
Thanks 👊
The level of quality is off the charts. Did something similar about 15 years ago and it nearly broke me so you have my upmost admiration. Keep it up fella.
Thanks so much for that 👊
Thank you for sharing your journey with us, I've been waiting eagerly to see the kitchen. Nothing motivates you more to fail fast and learn quick (especially the experience I've had with 'professional' tilers which sparked my journey of learning) than working on your own home, it's how I've built and continue to build my skills, as well as using your in depth tutorials :) Well done mate and look forward to the next one.
Thanks so much Ashwin. Really appreciate that and am so grateful to have you on board my journey. 👌👊
Charlie you are an inspiration. Awesome achievements. I always look forward to a video from you and you have helped me tenfold in my own house renovation projects just by watching and gaining new knowledge. Well done to you buddy
Thanks so much mate. Chuffed and humbled you've found my videos useful. 👊
I've done a few houses in my time Charlie but nothing to the scale of this project. Really very well done pal. Regards Jim.
I've just finished building my first fitted wardrobe with no skills after watching Charlies' Wardrobe build sereis. Its come out almost perfect!!! Thanks Charlie.
That is AMAZING. How epic do you feel after doing that 💥💥💪👌 So chuffed to hear that and thanks for letting me know.
Charlie, you are definitely an inspiration for us!
Aw, thanks. Couldn't do it without the encouragement from all your lovely comments 🙏
I Wonder where you been Charlie, Glad to see your back, 😂
I found you with a how to make a folding work bench to ..... wow extremely beyond just diy ..... but at the same time proving that with a bit of commitment anything is possible.... Well done you 👍
I really enjoyed making that. Don't use the hinge element much but I would be lost without that work bench!
Wow. What an immense amount of work. It’s all going to be fabulous. Love the floor tiles.
Well done and well done Mrs Charlie for coping with all the mess for so long.
“Exhausting” doesn’t even come close. I’m knackered just watching this catch-up video, but am nevertheless eager to see the detail videos. In due course, obviously, perhaps once you’ve had a sit-down and a glass or two of wine.
That's a very nice color you picked for your kitchen cabinets. I went with almost the same one. That's what our cabinets looked like before we started remodeling, so we decided to do a lighter green to make it look different.
Bloody hell I’m knackered just watching what you’ve been doing. 😅
And I forgot to tell you about the stud wall and 3 windows 🤣👊
@@CharlieDIYte 🤣
I've been watching your videos for a few years now - it is amazing to see how your DIY ambitions have grown and what an epic job you're doing on that kitchen. I bet you're exhausted! Thanks for the inspiration!
Good to see the progress. I’ve used your channel as a great source of information and inspiration over the past few years for my own renovation of a 100 year old house. I’ve done many things for the first time in the past 2 years including, bricking up wall sections, re-pointing, plastering, putting up plasterboard (with appropriate thermal bridging of course), laying concrete slabs, putting in skirtings and architraves and endless painting. My last job is some tiling, so looking forward to hearing how the tiling job went along with any tips you have.
Thanks Rick. So chuffed you've found my videos useful over the years. Yes lots of vids in the pipeline 👊
Looks like you've done loads! 17 hour days is very hard graft, nice to see you back & look forward to the next videos.
Thanks. I had some family stuff going on last weekend but hope to get the wall insulation vid out this Friday. 👊
Really good update video. From the sneak peaks behind you the kitchen is looking fantastic. Kudos to you for doubling down to get it done.
OMG Charlie you are a Professional now...What a great effort from you and your team. On the extractor , a client of mine several yrs ago, after we had installed extraction over the oven... he would like to do a Napkin test..ie place a napkin on the burners and switch on extractor...the fan should seemingly pick the napkin up if all is good........ Great your back ..100% effort looks fab.
Charlie, fancy a trip to Kerry, Ireland? Since you love roofing, you can fix our roof 😋(lead needs to be replaced since it wasn't done properly the first time). You could make a proper holiday of it. And of course there would be compensation on top of free accommodation and meals! Felix
A did a job in Skibereen about 10 years ago for our soft furnishings company. We fondly said goodbye thinking we'd never be back and a year later we were back buying our tools at Skib DIY store for another completely unrelated client 👊 Would love to help but too much going on here unfortunately.
Good to see you back Charlie!
well done. looking great. the kitchen cabinet color is FAB
Can't wait to see the insulation video !!! We are doing a victorian house renovation as we speak and I've struggled with this so any in-depth video will be very appreciated !
It's going live this weekend 👊
@@CharlieDIYte You are a star, thank you so much !
Good to see you back Charlie, that's been quite some project, glad you've got through it in one piece, looking forward to all the related content !
My word you have been busy!
Needs must, my friend 😉👊
3:36 as a council worker, you made the right decision 😂
Welcome back Charlie!!
Thanks. Good to be back 👊
Yippee! So looking forward to the details. You are a rockstar!! Well done
Amazing work! I'm looking forward to the future videos (once you've had a moment to look after yourself!)
Thanks George. I'll be fine 😉
Would love to see the garden videos including the retaining walls :)
Thanks Ollie. I'll add that to the list. Struggling to get videos out at the moment given everything I've got to do but loads in the pipeline. There is a bit in this video ruclips.net/video/HodmRbF7jiQ/видео.htmlsi=DsN0uZ4SGuNc9hSl 👊
You mentioned Cat5 right after mentioning future proofing for the media. Surely go for Cat6 at least
Yes will probably do that. 👊
Welcome back Charlie, always enjoyed your videos and detail. Thanks as always for your hard work and sharing your wealth of knowledge
You're welcome. Thank YOU for watching them and commenting. 👊
Great job. Looking forward to more detailed videos.
Good to see you again 🎉
Thanks. You too 👊
good to have you back Charlie
Love the dark green kitchen. Nice to see rather than the usual grey and dark blue that everyone seems to go for!
Great to have an update, the space is looking fabulous - you must be super proud of that result. Keeping ahead of a plasterer on a timescale is always pretty tough! Looking forward to the wall insulation video.
I knew you working yourself to the bone would be the reason for the lack of videos lol. I've been missing the uploads quite a lot, so I'm really pleased to hear there's a catalogue of new vids coming.
Legend - look forward to the new vids
Thanks Michael 👊
Looks great, looking forward to the upcoming videos.
Thanks 👊
looking good cant wait to see the breakdowns
Great to have you back Charlie
Woohoo! Welcome back Charlie. 👍
welcome back! epic amount of work done, welldone!
Great stuff, thanks for sharing, always pick up useful stuff.
We started our renovations in Feb last year. I also have two builders and am doing everything else myself, and I know exactly how you feel!
Well done 👍
Looks incredible! You’re a Legend!👍
Amazing update and progress! Can't wait to see more on the various parts of the renovation, thanks for sharing all the valuable skills you have learnt.
Respect, you are an inspiration!
Great to get the update, amazing progress! Find it really interesting and really informative!
Really excited to see the tiling video!!
Thanks Daniel. Yes I've got so much to say about it 👌👊
What a job! Well done fella
Looking forward to the next few vids! Fantastic work Charlie!
Wow Charlie! Looks amazing! You’ve been doing loads!
I have a felling this will be very interesting and encouraging, covering the pros and cons, very kind of Debbie to allow you cover the installation, thanks Joe looking forward to following the progress!
What a huge project and what a brilliant result....nice one matey.
Good to see you back but oh have you been busy! All looking great and I love the fact that even with tight deadlines and very long days you still take time to do things properly and dont cut corners despite what must be a very big temptation. Just a quick question - have you considered Sonos for your audio? provides multi room setup, great TV / movie audio etc. all without the need to run cabling.
Thanks mate, appreciate that.. Yes I thought about it but decided I wanted ceiling speakers in the kitchen. Haven't completely decided what to do with the TV yet. Forgot to put the cabling in the ceiling so Sonos could be an option. 👊
Brilliant video Charlie. I don't know how you manage to cram it all in! You must be looking forward to reaping the rewards of your hard work soon!
Thanks mate. Yes I'll be glad when it's finished 👊
About 3 years worth of content there mate! Top effort
Wish I'd had that insulation ten years ago when we gutted and refitted the inside of our house along with replacing all the single-brick-on-their-sides walls upstairs with stud walls to take cable in conduit for lots of sockets and switches and rejigged the side extension with stud walls for a wet room and a utility room.
Fantastic Charlie, glad to see the work finally pulling together and looking closer to the final thing! Excited for the videos to come 👍👍
You have been a busy guy and from what we can see so far, it looks fabulous. Looking forward to seeing the rest and just hope you can now find some time to get a little sleep 😀
I've got a similar amount of work backed up, only difference being I'm restricted to a few hours a week at most so it is taking forever. Nice work on the insulation, looks good.
That's what happens to me when I commit to a weekly video 👊🤦
Great to see the progress. Hold in there, it's looking amazing. It'll all be worth it in the end
Great vid as always Charlie! No problem at all taking a break from RUclips, especially which so much going on with the renovations. As someone undertaking a similar journey it's great to watch your progress, so thank you!
Amazing work as always and you did an amazing job ad always. Place looks amazing what a difference. Can't waot to see everything in more detail.
Internal wall breathable insulation, that sounds interesting. Last year, I have converted an out building, which was a Victorian coach house into a proper dwelling house. My builder did not consider breathable insulation, just the normal Kingspan wall insulation foam boards slotted into wooden frames. If only you made this video earlier.😕 I would have learn so much more and wouldn’t have so many pitfalls from incompetent builders. Still, it’s good to know all these building processes. Look forward to your next video.
Thanks Claire. What you've done will be fine particularly as I suspect it's low occupancy. Just keep an eye on moisture generation ruclips.net/video/NbtijHKy2Vo/видео.htmlsi=x0BeYyqrQBScAsLQ
@@CharlieDIYte Thanks for that👆 Charlie. Obviously I haven’t watched enough of your vids 😄.
Looking beautiful. The kitchen that is
Thanks 😉
Looking forward to the new videos.
Thanks 👊
Bloody hell! That extractor fan is incredible! I can't believe how strong that is.
Amazing Charlie!
Thanks 👊
Great to see you back Charlie,,, Looks like you've done a fantastic job,,, (as usual) and yes you have every right to be proud of yourself,,,, looking forward for the next catch-up,,, Best Wishes.
I used green glue for sound proofing on my downstairs ceilings I was very impressed
Nice tip. I'll look into that. 👊
Looking forward to the detailed videos of each of the steps.
Fantastic work! Also, very happy to see you back 👍💪
Aw, thanks 👊
Well done Charlie - top job! Loving your work.
I’m about to start on my polished concrete floor from cemher. Kitchen is fully first fitted, UFH, screeded,
boarded & plastered, painted and now the final step before kitchen fitting.
Watching you is an inspiration.
Brilliant video Charlie
Thanks mate. 👊