October 20, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, bodga said: also if you dont have a circular saw they are easily cut with a 7 inch grinder with just a metal wheel which cuts easily thru the aac No need to use any kind of grinder for AAC unless they have reinforcement steel cast into it a regular panel saw like this is OK unless you’ve got a lot of blocks to cut, then a TCT panel saw, that is sold for the job is better.
October 22, 20205 yr On 10/20/2020 at 5:09 AM, bodga said: I went with the aac blocks, although the top pieces weigh 40kilo and are a bit tricky to lift by yourself (1.5m) so I did the sides one day le t the glue dry and the tops the next to avoid knocking and disturbing the sides. What they dont tell you is you can use floor pieces as side pieces if you want to increase the height from their set height of 750mm to 830mm and that you dont have to use their floor pieces at all on the floor if your floor is already reasonably ok, also if you dont have a circular saw they are easily cut with a 7 inch grinder with just a metal wheel which cuts easily thru the aac and steel, Im going to tile straight onto the blocks as Ive got them perfectly level and square and Ill pva them first for a good adhesion Looking good
October 22, 20205 yr On 10/20/2020 at 7:00 AM, sometimewoodworker said: No need to use any kind of grinder for AAC unless they have reinforcement steel cast into it a regular panel saw like this is OK unless you’ve got a lot of blocks to cut, then a TCT panel saw, that is sold for the job is better. The Qcon kitchen counters he was talking about do have steel reinforcement.
October 28, 20205 yr Ikea work top 2100 bht ,,couple of hours work job done.work top was 2.4 meters long so cut it in half and made to kitchen counters from it.
November 7, 20205 yr Author On 10/20/2020 at 7:00 AM, sometimewoodworker said: No need to use any kind of grinder for AAC unless they have reinforcement steel cast into it a regular panel saw like this is OK unless you’ve got a lot of blocks to cut, then a TCT panel saw, that is sold for the job is better. All these pieces have steel running thru them, the easiest way is a normal steel cutting blade which is very thin and cuts thru them nicely
November 7, 20205 yr Author On 10/28/2020 at 4:41 PM, taninthai said: Ikea work top 2100 bht ,,couple of hours work job done.work top was 2.4 meters long so cut it in half and made to kitchen counters from it. Could not do this in my room for several reasons 1 there are hidden pipes and cables in the walls put in by the developer and although I do have full plans can never really be 100% sure even with a electric and metal detector, also no good for plastic pipes detecting and 2 want to avoid any WOOD as it only get abused by tenants and once wet is in that wood it collapses. I use granite tops with block walls and slot in the ready made units which if damaged can be easily swapped out with 4 screws.
November 7, 20205 yr Author Ok so Im done with the kitchen refurb, the granite cutters (as usual) despite me giving them the hole sizes I wanted cut measured it them selves and cut them WAY too big, the hob only just fits in the width by literally 4 mm thats 2mm on each face, fortunately the retards did get the length correct so its supported ok at the ends. I even wrote down the sizes to cut for them which they looked at and discarded, once again the ONLY part I couldnt do they try and screw up which is why Ive always done all my own work. I havent used AAC before so things you need to know with these premade pieces, they label them as floor pieces wall pieces top pieces, they are all interchangeable the floor pieces can also be used as the top or sides if you want different heights to their standard 750mm , if you want to insert an appliance you do have to use their premade tops as they have an area with no rebar in so easy to cut. The pieces can be cut anywhere thru the metal as long as you dont go crazy and ;leave enough for strength, ie ok to cut off 10-20 cm in length. Whole job took 3 days (some part days) apart from stone as I let the glue set overnight on the verticals rather than risk moving them when installing the tops. The special glue looks like nothing more than tile adhesive for floors that you buy in 20kilo bags. I screwed the door s in with normal screws/plugs it held just fine, blocks are very soft have to be careful lifting to avoid damage. The only downside is you can only get 50kg bags of glue and I used only about 10kg.s worth so the rest got chucked as doubt it will keep long being cement based + thats way too heavy to lift easily
November 7, 20205 yr Author 57 minutes ago, stubuzz said: How much are the large AAC pieces? They vary in price from 600ish to over 1000 for large reinforced with a lot of steel types. I think If i did it again I would use aac blocks for sides and just the whole slabs for the tops as it removes the need for concrete and formwork
November 7, 20205 yr Author On 10/28/2020 at 4:41 PM, taninthai said: Ikea work top 2100 bht ,,couple of hours work job done.work top was 2.4 meters long so cut it in half and made to kitchen counters from it. The price is interesting for that top as we paid just about 1800 baht for the granite which is way more durable, in the UK granite is raving expensive, here its dirt cheap.
November 7, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, bodga said: The price is interesting for that top as we paid just about 1800 baht for the granite which is way more durable, in the UK granite is raving expensive, here its dirt cheap. Just checked it was actually 2900 bht........seems like you got granite for good price????
November 8, 20205 yr Author 16 hours ago, taninthai said: Just checked it was actually 2900 bht........seems like you got granite for good price???? eeek thats quite shocking for whats essential thick chipboard, howevere Ive never seen those tops for sale in Thailand so good to know where if I need one on another job. The one we chose was 600 baht a metre there was an even cheaper one at 500 baht a metre.
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