Cooker Hood Ducting Kit
Good morning, having bought a B&Q IT kitchen (yeah, have a laugh!) I have come to the stage of fitting the Cooke & Lewis cooker hood. It has been supplied with a short (around 400mm) corrugated...
View ArticleAlu Tape - kitchen hob
I'm replacing a hob in my kitchen and had to cut away some more worktop and remove the existing alu foil that sealed the cut away areas. When looking around to buy some more, I have found regular alu...
View ArticleInduction hob installation
We've bought a Samsung induction hob and the installation guide says we need to install an insulation panel between the oven and hob. I called Samsung to find out what this panel is and they said they...
View ArticleJoining oak block worktops
I've been a fitter for years but never really had to install solid wood tops. With laminate tops I always pva my joints and never had any issues. I'm now installing solid oak tops and my question is...
View ArticleDishwasher Steam Deflector
Does anyone know if the integrated dishwasher steam deflectors are just for wooden and laminate worktops or if they need to also be used on quartz, solid surface etc. Had some quartz fitted today which...
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Eggar or Kronospan?
Morning everyone! This is my first post, so be gentle! I'm Michelle, I work for myself as an accountant, which can be a bit static, so every now and again, I break the monotony with power toolsssss! I...
View Articleproblem with 50/50 intergrated fridge freezer unit from wickes
hi im Georgia. I have bought a fitted kitchen from wickes. Caledonia. plastering, electrics, and gas, window, lights and ceiling have been done. started with fridge freezer unit. but I checked with...
View ArticleFixing to dry lined wall
Hello, I need to box in some pipe work in my kitchen. A quick question really; the walls that I want to attach stud work frame to are dry lined (dot and dab plasterboard with thermalite bricks behind)...
View ArticleWorktop mitre querie.
View attachment 10337 View attachment 10338 I may just be looking at this with a fitters eye and not how a customer would look at it. My question to people who fit kitchens is what do you think of the...
View ArticleHow to fix kitchen wall units to dry line wall
Hi everyone I am currently refitting a kitchen which I have done in the past before. However the walls of this kitchen are dry lined over the top of thermalite block. What is the best way please to fix...
View ArticleSink close to or straddling worktop join.
I have a plan for the kitchen but, it would mean the sink being close to or straddling a worktop join or the join being above the washing machine and not supported by a base unit. Any suggestions on...
View ArticleSealing Exposed Chipboard Edges of Kitchen Cabinets.
Good Morning , What is the best material to use to do the above? PVA, SBR or paint? I only intend to seal the edges which rest on the concrete floor.
View ArticleGlass worktop
Hi, I'm in the process of getting quotes for our island worktop (breakfast bar) in coloured glass. The local and cheapest supplier is offering it in 19mm thickness NOT toughened. He says it's better...
View Articleaqua plank
Hi. Looking at putting a new floor down in my kitchen. I've seen laminate called aqua plank that is water resistant. Has anyone used this stuff and is it ok for the kitchen. Thanks in advance
View ArticleLed Plinth lights question ...
Fitting a very small kitchen & thinking of adding these from our hosts .. http://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-recessed-led-kit-white-pack-of-10/14396 Just curious as to wether or not you just leave them...
View ArticleJoining these work tops together
please can someone advise me on the easiest way to join these together please ! Basically building a kitchen area for Mrs tiny to make a few cup cakes in , few base units & worktop only small 2.4 X...
View ArticleNew Square Front Kitchen Worktop - Laminate Lifting at Front Edge
Hello Wonder if anyone could give me any suggestions please? I have a worktop a few months old. It has a square front edge. The laminate has lifted at the front edge, a couple of inches away from a...
View ArticleCooker Hood
I currently have a Cooker Hood with the exhaust venting through a 6" flexible aluminum pipe to the external wall. The pipe fixes with a 90deg bend directly into the hood, hidden by woodwork I now want...
View Articlescorching on splashback too close to gas hob
Can anyone out there help? I urgently need some independent/unbiased professional advice on the following, as the kitchen makers/installers have proposed a solution that makes no sense to us: We...
View Articleburned splashback
New kitchen fitted 2 months ago laminate splashbacks all round glass behind gas hob last night glass shattered and burned right through to splashback disaster any help as who is at fault
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