Worktop to base sides??
Well… I just had a customer insist I clad the open ends of two runs of base units with worktop instead of using clad- on décor panels. The worktop is 50mm sq. edge lam. walnut effect. The doors &...
View ArticleBest jigsaw blade
Can anyone recommend the best jigsaw blades for cutting kitchen plinths to length and also lengthways to scribe them to the floor ? I've tried the Bosch T101BR which gives a splinter free finish but...
View Article300mm door on a Corner Unit Pull Out Options
Hi, I'm curently designing my kitchen and can only fit a 300mm door onto a straight 900mm (possibly 800) corner unit. I can't seem to find any pull out storage that would maximise the space and fit a...
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How to enlarge a tap hole in a steel sink ?
Hi, I've got a stainless steel franke sink. The tap hole is too small for the sink taps I would guess that the diameter required is around 8mm more than the existing hole. So effectively, the radius...
View Articleworktop router help
Hi guys please help is a straight cut 1/4" shaft the same as a 1/2" worktop cutting bit? As the routher i have is only a 1/4" 3/8" So cant use a 1/2" worktop cutting bit!!!!!!! im planning to get a...
View ArticleWorktops - does it matter where a joint is ?
OK, I am not a kitchen fitter but am installing my kitchen. I am getting a fitter to cut the worktops for me but want to know if there are any special rules about where the cuts/joints are - I am...
View Article900 Blum internal drawer front needed
Can anyone here help source one? 900 Blum blumotion tandem drawer box fitted but I need the metal front for when it is used as an internal drawer. Cheers.
View ArticleGetacore Worktop Repair & Polish
Hi there, Is there anyone out there in the Northwest of England who can repair a crack in my Getacore kitchen worktop and do an overall polish up of all my worktops so they look shiny again please?
View ArticleIntergrated Fridge Freezer HELP!
Hello everyone, My first post on the forum, I have been undergoing a major refurbishment of my kitchen and it has come to the fun bit of building my units. This is the first time I have fitted a...
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Worktop Filler - Large Fill
Morning, Overshot 1/2" router bit in the end-grain of a belfast sink cutout. Photo below. Oak worktop, currently unfinished and will be finished with danish oil. I'm looking for a filler that will be...
View Article722mm high kitchen cabinet doors
Hi, Does anyone know who supplies 722mm high white slab gloss, kitchen cabinet doors? Everything I have found so far has been 715mm and is too small and won't match the other units.
View ArticleInstructions for Screwfix worktop jig
Hi, is there anybody who could email me the instuctions for the screwfix worktop jig please? I have the basic setting up details, but have misplaced the instruction sheets for the out of square...
View ArticleWorktop Joins... I'm curious?
Folks, I'm not a tradesman, just a curious DIY'er... With Kitchen worktops, when there are two bits of worktop to be joined, in a corner, why isn't a "standard" 45 degree mitre used? Why the "fancy"...
View Articlehelp-new kitchen
I have just had a kitchen fitted & as my fridge/freezer neaded replacing I decided to opt for a "50/50 fridge freezer housing appliance & would then buy a new integrated fridge/freeer - however...
View ArticleWren kitchens.
Looking at t'net for kitchen planning software to save wear on my ruler, and found them. After using their quite-nifty on-line drawing thingy (which is going to get better in a day or two they tell...
View ArticleWhat's It Called?
Does anybody know the correct term for those hollow nuts with a flanged head that are used to fix kitchen cabinets together? The are like a threaded tube about 25mm long with a flange on one end and...
View ArticleConvert ordinary worktop to granite
I've heard that it is possible to stick a thin (1cm?) layer of granite over an existing worktop, with another strip along the front to make it look like a solid stone worktop. Can anyone here comment...
View ArticleGun grade foam
Has anybody else had issues with the no nonsense foam having no gas/propellant? I've had 5 cans in the last 2 months run out after only a small amount of foam?
View Articlestainless steel s'back
What's best adhesive to use when fitting a stainless steel splashback??? & best way to cut out sockets on same ??
View ArticleFitting Franke PKX 110 sink as OverMount in Solid Wood worktop
Hello, I want to fit a Franke PKX 110 sink into a 40mm solid oak worktop....
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