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Understairs Unit

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Understairs Unit

Postby Chems » 18 Oct 2014, 12:49

Continuing to catch up on a few projects I didn't WIP, here's on I did for a family member last year.

Before, it was just a place to put stuff:
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They'd seen a unit that was part cupboard, part bookshelf that wouldn't dominate the hallway so I followed that as the brief. My first issue was the plasterboard under the stairs was popcorn finish, I'd never be able to get a nice finish onto it. I could have sanded it but decided it was less mess to just take it down and replaster. Thick plaster board used as it's an understairs. Taking off the old:

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New board up and taped ready for plaster:
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Plastered and paitned:
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Next I cut away the carpet, this was mainly because they were going to re-carpet once the job was done and also as I prefer to have it sitting on the stable floor.
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I did the majority of the building on site as it's always a major pain trying to do fitted things and bring them in to find they don't fit! So I made the cutting table that I think tiddles posted on wh1. You can make it from a single sheet of 8x4.
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Two simple square carcass first. All screw, pockethole and some domino. I attached it to the wall by first fixing a batton around the wall and then screwing into this. The base units wouldn't be painted so used pineboard for them.
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I then added the tricker angled end unit:
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Then I added the worktop and upper bookshelf. 18mm MR-MDF, dominos and screws and 9mm back panel for the bookcase. I made the worktop by laminating two pieces of 18mm to get nice thick look. I did want to do a real wood top but the client wanted a painted worktop.
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I didn't do any of the painting so that was great! The undercoat was Zinnser BIN with many top coats of water based gloss applied with a foam brush and roller.
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I then started work on the faceframe for the top unit, made from poplar:
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Some very tricky angled joints to cut by hand:
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Scribing was pretty successful along the wall, I bevel cut the edges then just worked it in by eye with a combination of plane and sandpaper.
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I didn't have any poplar long enough to do the top molding in one go so went with a join mid way. Really shows the different colours you can get with poplar.
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Next onto face framing the base units:
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Recessed for 6mm hinges:
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Dominos to fix it all together:
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The angled end was again done on site to ensure it all fitted:
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Finally the doors, poplar frames and panels, no idea why I didn't use MDF panel:
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Angled door:
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Glue up:
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Doors fitted:
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All doors fitted:
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I made a full size template for the end door and still made it wrong!

The finish unit:
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Apologies for the difficult camera angles, it's hard to get far enough away to get it all in.
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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby TrimTheKing » 18 Oct 2014, 13:15

Nice. I need to do something under my stairs when I get the workshop sorted so will bookmark this.

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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby Andyp » 18 Oct 2014, 13:54

Cracking job and you can plaster as well. Hat's off.
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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby DaveL » 18 Oct 2014, 14:15

Andyp wrote:Cracking job and you can plaster as well. Hat's off.

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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby Rod » 18 Oct 2014, 14:35

Nice work

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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby tracerman » 18 Oct 2014, 16:21

Proper job . I like it .

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Re: Understairs Unit

Postby Chems » 18 Oct 2014, 20:45

Thanks guys.

I don't mind doing a bit of plastering like this, a smaller section or a single wall. But if it comes to anything more room like I'd get a pro. But plastering mostly comes down to getting the right mix, once you've got that it's just a case of following the formula for applying it.
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Re: Understairs Unit

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