Watch How We Transformed an Old Trade Counter into a Kitchen with Printed Doors and Printed Flooring...
In this blog, probably the last in the currently series of refurbishing our new factory we demonstrate to you how we used our skills to create a kitchen for our team. We wanted something that was different from the rest of the building and not too garish.
Smashing Down A Brick Trade Counter
When we received the building the space was used as a trade desk for customers but we had decided that this would be located at the rear of the building, so step one was to remove a brick trade counter with a sledge hammer.
Floor Screeding
The flooring was in poor condition and almost impossible to lift so we screeded the floor with self leveling concrete.
A B&Q Kitchen
Next we installed the kitchen cabinets, these were from B&Q in white. The bottom cabinets were wrapped in a hammered copper architectural wrap and the top cabinets were printed and laminated in matt. The artwork was created in-house and we matched tones of the wood by printing samples to get as close to the copper as possible. The artwork was planks taken from Shutterstock.
Here we printed our own wrapping film for the top kitchen units and used a textured archtectural vinyl on the bottom.
Instant Boiling Tap
We fitted an instant boiling hot water tap and warm water mini boiler under the sink. This was to avoid waste water being left in pipes when moving from the gas boiler to the sink. Plus we had installed solar, so we were keen to use electricity for water, especially in the toilets. This has also reduced the “full kettle on boil” for one cup!
Printing and Fitting the Flooring
Finally the skirting was removed and the floor sealed with epoxy sealant.
The floor graphics were supplied by Soyang. This is a 3mm transparent PVC “linoleum”, “lino” or floor vinyl. We printed it upside down using CMYK and then a double strike of white. We also used the same colour profile as the kitchen cabinets as this was the plank texture.
The flooring was glued down with a water-based glue. You cannot use solvent, as it will remove the ink. Any joints were overlapped and cut using a new blade and straight edge.
Conclusion
We’re really pleased with the end results, the flooring should last for many years as the ink is protected by 3mm of vinyl. As far as the kitchen units are concerned, printing the wrapping film was a great way of getting what I wanted by using a lower cost units.
Best regards,
Richard McCombe
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