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Attic robes

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Attic robes

Postby mailee » 01 Aug 2014, 20:40

Got these fitted over the last couple of days. had a bit of a problem with the robes as the ceiling swept up at one point more than I had allowed on the filler strip. I will have to make a new filler strip and return to fit it along with the cornice. I will have to then fit the handles as the wrong ones were sent. :roll:
Anyway here are the photos so far.
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I managed to get the drawer units fitted with a bit more luck but even this gave me a headache as one of the drawer runners broke as soon as the box was fitted! :x As soon as the box was slid in one of the small plastic tabs broke off for the soft close! :shock: It still works well but without soft close now. :roll: I shall have to order another set or maybe even complain a bit and see what happens. Here are the photos of these in place and these were the correct handles....luckily. :lol: Ignore the screw holes in the architrave as they might be coming off again to accommodate a slide out shoe rack next to the drawers. (More work for me) :D
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Re: Attic robes

Postby Robert » 01 Aug 2014, 22:06

Looks good and I bet you made it all in a day!

They look like full extension runners on those drawers. I've used the soft close version of them before and they do feel a bit clunky when the mechanism is primed pulling the drawer out and also sometimes when closing so I'm not too surprised something broke on one.
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Re: Attic robes

Postby Phil » 02 Aug 2014, 07:54

Alan, that looks very smart! :D

Same comment about doing it in one day - do you drink lots of Red Bull?

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Re: Attic robes

Postby chataigner » 02 Aug 2014, 08:47

Nice job Alan, hope to do something similar in the un-converted section of my attic in the next year or so. Room for two more bedrooms - but then what do we do with all the stuff in the attic ?
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Re: Attic robes

Postby Rod » 02 Aug 2014, 09:26

You put it in the cupboards! :)

Nice work Alan.

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Re: Attic robes

Postby Andyp » 02 Aug 2014, 10:24

Great stuff as always. Are all those drawers the same depth (front to back) or do they get bigger as they go down as the space behind increases with the sloping roof?
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Re: Attic robes

Postby mailee » 03 Aug 2014, 23:14

Thanks guys. Er, no these took two weeks to build. (Wish I could do it in a day) :lol: Yes Andy the drawer boxes get deeper as they go down to allow for the roof trusses.
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Re: Attic robes

Postby mailee » 07 Aug 2014, 20:07

I got these finished today as the door knobs turned up. I fitted the trim strip and the cornice and the customer was very happy with them.
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I also added a small trim strip to the bottom of the drawers to cover a gap and filled the screw holes.
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I am getting the duff runners replaced FOC so will return to fit those in a week or two. :D
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Re: Attic robes

Postby 9fingers » 07 Aug 2014, 20:58

Excellent result as ever Alan!

Well Done

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Re: Attic robes

Postby DaveL » 07 Aug 2014, 21:57

Yes very nice, makes full use of the space and looks good as well.
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Re: Attic robes

Postby Rod » 07 Aug 2014, 22:39

Another super job

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