Copper pipe for lounge radiator:
Horizontals in bedroom/cupboard: 1.0 + 1.7 + 1.0 + 1.7 + 1.0 = 6.4
Verticals from cupboard to lounge skirting: 2 * (0.1 + 0.25 + 2.4 - 0.1) = 5.3
Copper pipe for hall radiator: 0.2
Total: 6.4+5.3+0.2 = 11.9
Have 1.5, so need to buy 10.4m.
Total cost = 237+72+49+4.56+10.32+4.5 = £377
Plywood: 12 x 1820 x 660 mm
Battens: 2 off 1820 x 20-33 x > 50 mm
Plywood: 2000 x 120 mm for long section of pipes, plus smaller bits at the top. We already have suitable 12mm plywood.
Battens: Need 44 x 27 mm, total length about 2000*2+500*2+250*2 = 5500mm. B&Q sell 2.4m lengths for £7.97 each. We already have 540mm of 44x27. We also have over a metre of short lengths of 44x44mm, which would probably do for boxing in at the top. So two 2.4m lengths from B&Q would be sufficient.
Unfortunately, B&Q charge £30 for delivery. We would have to collect them and cut them in two.
We could either build a wall cupboard or fit shelves above where the boiler used to be. In both cases, we would need a plywood back panel to hide the pipes on the wall.
We need a plywood panel to cover the pipes on the wall.
The pipe clips protrude about 35mm. If the plywood is 12mm thick, the front of the plywood will be at least 35+18 = 53mm from the wall. The existing wall cupboards are 330mm deep, so the new cupboard or shelves will be about 330-55 = 275mm deep.
The plywood panel would extend from the worktop to the ceiling, i.e. total height of 235+720+520 = 1475mm.
Width would be the width of the "gap" left by the boiler housing, i.e. 620mm.
We will need vertical battens to support the plywood panel away from the wall, possibly with some extra pieces between the pipes to provide extra support.
Wickes have 44mm square PSE for about £2.70 per metre.
Total length of batten would be at least 1475*2 = 3m approx.
If we build a wall cupboard, each vertical batten would be in 3 pieces: where the wall cupboard is, each batten would be shifted to allow the cupboard side panel to go back to the wall and be screwed to the batten. The back panel width would be reduced to 620-2*18 = 584mm where the cupboard is.
We could install the back panel in 3 pieces. We could also allow the cupboard top and bottom to go back to the wall either side of the pipes, with pieces of batten to attach the top and bottom to the wall.The back panel height would be reduced to 720-2*18 = 684mm where the cupboard is.
The width of the back panel above and below the cupboard/shelves could be reduced to 400mm (plus the batten width) to just cover the pipes.
We would then need 3 pieces of plywood:
We have existing pieces of plywood that could be used for the top and bottom panels, but not for behind the cupboard.
Build 600mm wide cupboard, and buy a 600mm door or two 300mm doors to fit.
The back of the cupboard will be plywood sheets that cover the pipes on the wall.
The pipe clips protrude about 35mm. We can use the 44x44m wood that we have to support the plywood.
If the plywood is 3.6mm thick, the back of the cupboard will be 44+3.6 = 47.6mm from the wall. The existing wall cupboards are 330mm deep, so the new cupboard will be about 330-47.6 = 282.4mm deep.
Cupboard will need 2 side panels, a top, a bottom, and 1 or 2 shelves.
Will also need 20mm panel or strips to fill the gap between the right side of the cupboard and the wall. 18mm would do if we made the cupboard 602mm wide, and had 2mm of the right side panel showing.
The side panels need to be 720x330mm. We want the side panels to go back to the wall, so that they can be attached to the wall via 44x44mm pieces of wood.
We could get a side panel from each of sheets A, B and C. A side panel from sheet A would have a 3mm cutout at the top, but that would be hidden behind the top panel.
If we have a 600mm door, only the left panel would need a good edge. If we have 2 300mm doors, neither side needs a good edge.
Top, bottom and shelves would be 602-2*18 = 566mm wide. The top and bottom would need good edges at the front. Shelves could possibly have painted edges.
Depth of top and bottom would be 330-44 = 286mm, Depth of shelves would be maximum of 286mm, since they don't need to come right to the front of the cupboard. We want the top, bottom and shelves to go back to the 44mm pieces of wood, so that they are sandwiched between the plywood panels to give their backs support.
We could get a top, bottom or shelf from each of sheets A, B, C and E. Sheets A and C could each provide a side panel and a shelf, although the shelf and side panel couldn't both have good edges.
Possible sheet usage:
Alternatively:
Using standard shelf brackets to attach shelves to the back wall would probably look naff.
The wall cupboard to the left of the shelves probably couldn't support the extra load from the shelves, so we would need a left side panel as in the cupboard option.
To look OK, we probably also need a right side panel and a top panel.
So the design is similar to the wall cupboard, except that there is no gap filler, and the shelves would be 620-3*18 = 566mm wide.
Sheet usage would be similar.
We are planning to have 3 drawers in the base unit, using these drawer sides. Two of the drawer boxes will be 150mm high, and one will be 118mm high. All three will be 450mm deep and about 600mm wide.
Drawer bases and backs are available, but they are are expensive (£33 in total) and the backs are only 85mm high. We could get around the height issue by buying 4 bases, and cutting up one of the bases to provide the 3 backs (2*150 + 118 = 418mm, which is less than 450mm) - this would cost 4*7.70 = £30.80.
If we make our bases and backs, we will need panels about 600mm wide with lengths 450mm (3 off), 150mm (2 off) and 118mm (1off). So total length needed would be 450*3 + 150*2 + 118 = 1768mm.
Possible materials for the bases and backs: