FITOUT

I’ve been hard at work over the last two weeks trying to fit in as many hours as possible in between family commitments and my other job at a Local Authority. The fitout has progressed well, the downlighters (all twenty!) are now installed together with ten switches. The idea being that small groups of lights can be turned on without draining the batteries. The downlighters in the picture opposite are fitted with 20w G4 halogen bulbs, these will be swopped with 10w bulbs to reduce energy consumption further and also to ensure the fittings don’t get to hot, should the lights be on for long periods during the winter months. The galley cabinets are in place and waiting for the worktops and splash backs to be installed, this will be completed once the gas pipe and test point has been fitted by a local boatyard (Corgi registered). The solid oak doors will be fitted at the very end of the fitout to prevent them getting damaged. The galley floor is in place though, you can’t see the detail much in the photo ooposite, but it’s a water resistant laminate, in a limestone tile effect. This has been laid over a thermal underlay to prevent the floor getting too cold in the depths of winter. I’ve just got to finish the floor off with the edgings and tread/gripper plates either end, where the floor will join the sections of carpet in the corridor and saloon. The gas and carbon monoxide alarm is in place which I thought would only take about 30 minutes to install but in the end took around 2 hours! The alarm has a remote gas sensor that sits under the galley cabinets (gas being lighter than air would sink to the cabin floor first) this connects to the alarm via a cable that needed to fed down behind and in between the plywood lining and foam insulation, easier said than done… pictures of before and after below. I’ve also put in the hot and cold water pipes although these are not currently connected as I’m waiting for the water pump to arrive from America. Back to the boat tomorrow to fit the bathroom floor and meaure up for the kitchen worktops. Apologies for the formating of the posts, unfortunately the template I write the posts in appears to be a different width to the one that’s published and I’ve yet to find out how to alter it to prevent the squashed-up look!

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  Anonymous July 2, 2008 at 4:22 pm

  A good option for worktops at the moment is acrylic… For more information have a look at http://www.styledkitchens.com who a range of similar products

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