Tag: mdf

  • A Fireplace Alcove Coloured Lighting Scheme

    A Fireplace Alcove Coloured Lighting Scheme

    Introduction Here I will describe how I created a Fireplace Alcove Coloured Lighting Scheme using multi-coloured LED lighting. This article isn’t about lighting a small niche in the wall of a large Ingle Nook fireplace or anything like that. It’s about converting a modern domestic fireplace into an alcove where ornaments or a plant could…

  • Making An Insulated Loft Trapdoor

    Making An Insulated Loft Trapdoor

    Introduction I recently had a ground floor extension built which required access to the loft space in the pitched roof to provide and service pipes and cables. So I asked the builder to create an insulated loft trapdoor. I made it clear that it should not just be a sheet of MDF or plywood. It must have thermal insulation…

  • Tiled Bath Panel Construction

    Tiled Bath Panel Construction

    Preface I could write an article about Building A Bathroom or Tiling A Bathroom but I have decided to just cover a Tiled Bath Panel in this article even though some detail of the tiles on the walls is mentioned. Bath panels can easily be made from painted hardboard or plywood, or boards, but a tiled panel…