Extractor Hood Replacement
Will I be able to replace an existing "under the bridging unit" extractor hood (which vents directly out the back through the wall) with a chimney-style extractor venting through the same hole? (i.e do...
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we are moving into a new build in the next couple of months and we are discussing kitchens with the fitter. We have been told the budget is 3k. The house is 150k. I'm not sure if this is a big budget....
View ArticleThe best way to fit a kitchen sink waste.
I'm a fairly-recently qualified plumber. A friend has asked me to fit a kitchen sink unit for him, and I want to help. However, we didn't cover kitchen sinks on my course. My question is: When fitting...
View ArticleIntergrated fridge installation help please
Hi, I have a man fitting my new kitchen. He was sent by a local building firm who knocked my study and kitchen into one but were to busy (?) To actually fit the kitchen . It's a long story but to cut...
View ArticleRecirculation Extractor been fitted without top vent??
Hi guys, I've been asked to rectify a poor installation on a cooker hood (non-extracting) as it "doesn't work", only to find that the top-section of the chimney which is supposed to have the exit...
View ArticleDark wood cabinets with curved base unit?
Hello all and apologies from the outset as I'm not a kitchen fitter, but if it's ok to post here I'd be very grateful for any thoughts from those who ARE kitchen fitters or just knowledgeable about...
View ArticleCooker hood new build
Moving into a new build in the next couple of months. Kitchen will be going in start of August. Should I insist on a vented extractor fan, is this compulsory on new build houses..? We are looking the...
View ArticleWaterproof Laminate flooring for kitchen ?
Hi all..need some laminate flooring for kitchen, wifes a bit handy with mop and saw a friends who knocked over a bucket of water (big bump in middle)and decided on the aqua flooring from B and Q, its...
View ArticleWhat degree of floor slope is acceptable ?
I have a kitchen area size 5.5m x 3.5m which, although the floor is flat, slopes down across the 3.5m width by approx 22mm - in other words approx 6mm per metre. Some floor levelling has already been...
View Articlewren Kitchens
Hi is anyone fitting a (2015) wren kitchen, I have booked a job in for next month and was looking at some of the comments good and bad, Im informed the units, worktop and plinths all come cut to size...
View ArticleTrimming kitchen worktop edge with a router
I need to trim both edges of a length of kitchen worktop as neatly as possible (not sure whether I'm covering the ends with matching trim or end-plates yet). The huge range of router bits available can...
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Epoxy for a corian counter top
Hi everyone, To prevent my diswasher from tipping I have used "Granite Grab" a product found on Amazon that has an adhesive underside which is placed under the counter and then the diswhwasher brackets...
View ArticleKitchen cupboard door handles
What's the best way of fitting handles? measuring and drilling a holes I know but on many doors what's the quickest method?
View ArticleUsing filler piece to bridge gap with wall unit using framed door
Don't know if this makes sense but: If using a filler piece between the side of a wall cabinet (with a framed door) and the wall, should the filler be lined up flush with the front of the cabinet - or...
View ArticleNew B&Q base 'Corner Units' are same as standard base units !
Just discovered that the items listed as 'corner units' are the same cat. number as standard units. My previous corner units were shorter into the corner which cleared a mass of pipework / water meter...
View ArticleImproving cornice on Wall Unit...
Hi all, I have a single wall unit that sits above the island area of a U shaped kitchen. I cut and mitred the cornice and then discovered that the ceiling slopes by about 5mm as it passes across the...
View ArticleL Shaped Kitchen - allowable tolerance for 90deg
Hope someone can advise me. I decided to try and fit my own kitchen (well, the wall units and base units) and have successfully fitted the wall units. However, it looks the builder who built my...
View ArticleProtecting end panels from water damage
There are push on plinth seals to protect plinths from water damage, but I'm concerned about how to protect 22mm width oak faced end panels. Can they be treated with something (colourless) and rested...
View ArticleGranite worktops
If a mdf or chipboard worktop costs say £130 per 3 meters with upstand at say B & Q . Say £300 fitted, What would the equivalent top in granite cost fitted?
View ArticleTiles and worktop
A few simple questions Is it neccessary to fit a metal end strip to worktop next to a standalone cooker (gas) if it is a solid beech worktop? Instructions with worktop say fit a 10mm solid wood return...
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