How to become a kitchen fitter?
Hello I'm a qualified bench joiner and have been for around 5 years. I'm looking to move into kitchen fitting but unsure on how exactly I go about this. I have fitted a friends kitchen so have some...
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Newbie Installing Kitchen Into Skewed U-Shape, Help!
Hi All, First question on the forum so please be nice! Just to make thing's clear from the outset I am not a Kitchen Fitter and merely just a young lad who has bought his first home and is trying to do...
View ArticleCustom Glass splash back
Could anyone recommend a company that can cut bespoke glass splash backs for kitchen?
View ArticleAwkward cabinet door.
My partner has a kitchen, fitted by the previous owners, with a badly fitted corner unit door. https://imgur.com/a/Bgtnp Tried to attach these as photos but for some reason, the applet keeps crashing....
View ArticleHowdens pan drawer and worktop
I have recently had a Howdens kitchen fitted with a 600mm pan drawer. I was looking to add side panels but have realised there are no side support rails to attach them to, should the support panels...
View ArticleHelp with first time kitchen
Hi guys currently going through my first housing project , I'm 26 years old I've been working as a maintenance technician for the past 7 years so I'm quite handy around the house , I'm halfway through...
View ArticleHi from newbie to the site
i have been back fitting kitchens for the past 6years as well as doing general carpentry building and drain work, I have recently fitted three kitchens from Howdens that we’re supplied through the...
View ArticleSigh of relief!!!
I fit a fair few kitchens and also do quite a few makeovers...which generally involve rental properties and a bit of sprucing up with new tops, tiles and the like. One thing I don't get involved in is...
View ArticleUp stand
I am fitting as upstand round the kitchen worktop and the tiles. My intention is to 'glue' the upstand to the ceramic tiles. What is the best adhesive to use to fix the upstand to the tiles? Many thanks
View ArticleIntegrated fridge/freezer - too much suction?
We had a new Howdens kitchen fitted in the summer with an integrated Bosch fridge/freezer and sometimes when trying to open the fridge or freezer doors, the suction seems incredible and you really have...
View ArticleKitchen worktop, laminate lifting up
Morning all, A month or so ago I bought from Howdens some square edged kitchen laminate worktop. The front 38mm edge is a separate strip of laminate to the laminate on the top surface. I got a...
View ArticleColorfill
Hi I am trying to get Colorfill 406 to finish a Kitchen . Are there any shops I can walk in and buy this? Ordered online and have been told there is a 2 week wait. Cheers IM
View ArticleBuilt In Microwave Question.
Hiya, I just received my new Microwave and dimensions are fine and it fits...its trim is already fitted so I basically side into unit which I have done before and adjust the screws provided. What my...
View ArticleWren kitchen wall cupboard
Hi i was wondering if i can change the hanger brackets supplied with a wren wall cupboard (libra 2) bracket, to an ordinary hanger bracket ? i want to hang a run of cupboards on a rail mounted onto...
View ArticleOven sizes
Folks, The oven at my wife's rental house needs replacing... I'm looking at what to get... It's currently a built into a cabinet under worktop... So I know what I'm looking for when "shopping".. In...
View ArticleMinerva island
Hi, I’m fitting a kitchen with an island. They are supplying 2 x 600 mm Minerva Worktops which I need to cut to 1800mm long and then join along the length (creating a 1200 mm x 1800 mm slab). My idea...
View ArticleCabinet hinge problems
View attachment 22137 View attachment 22136 Hello. Let me start by saying that I am not knowledgeable in anything that I am doing so I will probably be using the wrong terms and appear quite dumb. Here...
View Articlebiscuits for masons mitre?
who uses biscuits for masons mitre on laminate? I have made many joints over the years by just using clamp bolts, and gently aligning before nipping up - always been happy that I can get the joint flat...
View Articlemitred worktops
Can anyone help please I am trying to mitre worktops and whatever side of the jig I use I am getting a radius cut on the female and a non radius on the male I have tried keeping the guide bush tight to...
View ArticleDo you need a smartphone app to install more kitchens?
I read recently about a smartphone app that helps kitchen fitters... Is this necessary? Is it good, bad, or ugly? Do you think this kind of tech will help kitchen fitting companies become more...
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