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Thursday 9th 33F/1C. A mostly dry day but cold is promised.
His original intention was to hide the sockets and plugs inside the cabinet. Where they would be trapped behind the oven. These sockets will be hidden in the corner of the alcove. So their visibility is not a problem.
The electrician left at 8.45. He also ran a cable to a double socket high on the end wall. So I can easily connect LED Lights to the display cabinets. All very neat.
I have asked the electrical shop to send out a couple of strong men. With my aneurysm I am not allowed to lift heavy things. The heavy washing machine has to be lifted onto a dedicated support platform 30cm high. I could have struggled with a ramp but decided not to risk it.
Meanwhile I have placed a couple of 2x4s under the IKEA oven cabinet. Just to get it well off the floor. Before the oven is placed in there. I can decide afterwards if I want it higher.
With the cabinet flat on the floor I wouldn't be able to get a lever under there. A crowbar would risk the ceramic, floor tiles. The bottom drawer wouldn't fit either without feet of some sort. I can fit a kicking board later if I want one. Just to tidy up the base and reduce the dust trying to hide under there.
I have sprayed the ceiling with black mould remover. There was an open balcony to a depth of two meters above the kitchen ceiling. Of course this made it cold. Worse was the alcove being closed off with a built-in cupboard. So no air circulation in that area. With steam from the cooking it was no wonder mould grew up there.
11.45 Two big chaps from the shop have just lifted the washing machine and oven into place. It was quite a struggle even for them. A huge relief they are no longer taking up room in the kitchen! The image above is taken from a low viewpoint to avoid distortion. The end of the adjoining wall is overhanging. It was like that when we bought the house. The plan is to make it upright. Perhaps even to extend it outwards to reduce the visible projection of the oven cabinet. The light switch will need to be brought forwards.
The lengths of timber under the oven cabinet are too thin at 50mm/2". So I have sawn more scrap wood of a larger dimension to replace them. 75x75mm. [3x3"] This too can be easily replaced with 100x100. Which I have in longer lengths in the observatory. I use a wide plank and a block of wood. As a lever to lift the now heavy, oven cabinet. I used a builder's level to check it was upright.
All the frying pans and saucepans fit easily in the top drawer. I might put the larder in the bottom drawer. That would save having to find accommodation for it all. Though an eye level shelf is easier to survey it looks rather untidy. It might be easier to lay the tins and jars on their sides in the drawer to make identification easy. The IKEA drawers are very easy running. With soft self-closing.
Dinner was cheese on toast with cherry tomatoes. I burnt it with the new oven. I was expecting it to take time to warm up but it was on grill. It was hot right away. Lesson learned. I forgot to photograph the evidence.
The pine recycling cupboard no longer has a mini oven on top. So the top it is completely clear to use as I need. I have used a tub for bread and rolls but will find something nicer. More cosmetically acceptable. The food recycling container is there too. Right at the back. More accessible than reaching for the window sill. No more spray from wet tea bags over the counter top. Which is my main use for the recycling container. Apart from banana skins at lunch time. I don't waste much food.
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