Gap between Howdens drawer front and drawer bottom?
Hi, any Howdens fitters out there that can help - it usual to have a gap between drawer front and the bottom of a drawer? I've never seen this before + looks a bit cheap to me. Would like a fitter's...
View ArticleKitchen Island end panel
Hello I am currently designing a kitchen for our new extension which will include a 1120mm x 2200mm island. I am putting units back to back to get the width with a breakfast bar area along one side. I...
View ArticleKnob screws!
I'm fitting new knobs to kitchen cupboards. The end of the screw fitting sticks out about an inch and too far to leave. Should I just trim it off and file sharp edges? Or can I deal with them in a...
View ArticleRecurring crack in plaster of wall
Hi, can anyone advise how I can fix a crack that recurs? It’s a fine 1mm jagged crack in the old plaster of a bedroom wall, the plaster is well keyed to the brick, so I’m the past , I cleaned it out,...
View ArticleHowdens Balham kitchen fitting
Hi, Can anyone advise if Howdens Balham kitchens are complicated to fit? Should I expect the fitting time and therefore the fitting cost to be significantly greater than another kitchen in the Howdens...
View ArticleKitchen extractor ducting
Hello … I've fitted a new kitchen extractor (hose goes straight up and out through freshly core drilled hole) however the flexible hose is 1m long and I have currently left the excess (plenty of it)...
View ArticleUnder cabinet lighting
Hi there Can anyone recommend some decent under cabinet lighting. Have wall cabinet run of about 1.5m and also other side 800mm. Already have a lighting circuit feeds to wall switch there already so...
View ArticleRemoving a fitted oven
I'm supposed to be having an oven fitted tommorow. I feel it's a bit of a silly question but it's Team Know How doing it and I'm thinking ahead of them turning up and saying they can't do it. How do...
View ArticleLED accent lighting
I have self adhesive lighting strips for underneath kitchen units. These are powered by a plug in transformer without any kind of inline switch... not ideal having the pug transformer and having to...
View ArticleFitting an Ikea Kitchen
Going to fit a Ikea kitchen in the next few weeks for my daughter. I've just realised that the cabinets fit flush to the back wall on a rail, and there is no gap for the service pipes at the back of...
View ArticleNew oven
Hi I’ve just taken receipt of a new fitted oven and I have two questions. The old oven was connected to the mains and my new one is a plug in. The electrician has fitted a plug on the back wall under...
View ArticleLaminate flooring for worktop?
I am fitting my own kitchen and have a problem in that I can't possibly lift normal worktops or even carry them into the kitchen when they have been delivered. In my last house I got round this by...
View ArticleChimney Extract Hoods with a side exit?
Can you get them in stainless steel? It's not a Kitchen it's for a Dentist's cleaning area. They need something that'll go nicely over a sink that's used for clening dental implaments and need...
View ArticleDouble oven to single
Hello, I was wondering if someone could give me some advice about changing from a double integrated oven to a single. The current oven is built in amongst the cupboards. If I change it to a single I'm...
View ArticleExtraction Raising
Hello, my extraction is way to low for me to work under. Is there any way to raise an extraction or is it a big job?
View ArticleTrimming hard melamine worktop edge trim
I've not done this for a long time - formica a long time ago and the melamine seems more likely to facture and chip. Any idea of the best and neatest way to do it?
View ArticleHob Size
Hi folks. New to the forum and looking for some advice. We have a 5 burner gas hob (Fagor brand) in what appears to be a very small cut out of 575mm x 490mm inset in a quartz worktop. We would like to...
View Articlesingle row of tiles used as upstands
Hello Everyone Planning to use laminate worktop to keep costs down. Want to get it from the same place as my kitchen to keep delivery down (diykitchens). The worktops seem good value but was a bit...
View ArticleSteam damage Howdens square edged laminate worktops
Hi all Moved into a brand new build house week before Christmas 2019 so been in nine months. The work tops are square edged and have degraded by the dishwasher the sink and also at a place where the...
View ArticleFischer duopower for wall cabs
Hi About to start my kitchen fit. Has anyone got any feedback for the Fischer duopower raw plugs. I have some wall units for plasterboard stud wall and dot and dab wall so was thinking I might use...
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