Brick Slips - To Seal or not To Seal?
Hi, I am looking for a bit of advice on brick slips as I have never fitted them before, I am confident of the installation of these (I am a tiler by trade), but these will be fitted as a splashback...
View ArticleCabinet door edging peeling away
I have grey vinyl wrap doors in my kitchen, the edging is starting to peel away. Any tips on sticking this back on. I was thinking of brushing impact adhesive on then putting duct tape over it for 48...
View ArticleCan I store laminate worktop leaning against a wall for a few months?
Title says it all really... I don't have a lot of space so need to store four lengths of 2.m 28mm laminate worktop leaning against an inside wall. I know they should really be stored flat but it would...
View ArticleShelving for kitchen
This may seem like a silly question, but we're getting some shelving cut from our wooden kitchen worktop material for shelving on the wall. We want these to be ~6-8" deep, and are planning on getting...
View ArticleKitchen floor
Hi guys. Looking for some advice please !! Prior to new kitchen I'm fitting new flooring. Floor currently old tiles on top of concrete floor,which I will lift. I will need to raise level of floor...
View ArticleBlack granite composite sinks
Hey all Could someone who has fitted / used/ returned to a job where they've been fitted please tell me how these types of sinks last over time? It's going to take some abuse as I'll be washing my...
View ArticleWonky kitchen units
New kitchen has been poorly fitted now soft close drawers go like rockets, at a loss how to fix,anyone got any ideas much appreciated.
View ArticleBull nose worktops and curves possible?
I have been looking around google and found a few articles that bullnose worktops cannot be used for curved worktops, is this true? If it is, would it be possible to shave off the bullnose so it is...
View ArticleSize of worktop radius
For the common curved base units, what size radius is required for curving the worktops
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 ArticleLarger steel bushes for trend jig
I have a trend jig which as 30mm bush pins You could at one time buy larger bushes to make a smaller mitre on worktop for square edged ones but I can’t find any does any body no where to get them from
View ArticleSmell from newly fitted washing machine
Hi friends I’ve replaced an old machine with brand new one, never had a foul smell in utility with old machine, with new one, simply fed the waste from machine into top of the waste poly ( which has a...
View ArticleHow to repair swollen kitchen solid wood worktop
Hi, my solid wood worktop has been swollen due to drying rack base with constant water.. due to this rising middle of the top, now the sink isn’t fit properly. How can I make this solid wood top coming...
View ArticleInduction Hob and Oven Suggestions for 22mm (or thinner) worktops
Evening all First of all sorry if this has already been asked multiple times, as im sure it has, but i couldnt find the exact answer i was looking for. Ill try to keep it short Im trying to get thinner...
View ArticleWhich fittings
Hello, The internal walls in the (1980s) flat that I’m renovating appear to be three sheets of plasterboard with no cavity. I’m looking for advice on the fixings to use for hanging wall cabinets in the...
View ArticleShortest 'free hanging' extractor hood?
We have a bit of an issue with a new kitchen - we want to suspend an extractor over an island where the ceiling is already a reduced height because it's under a boxed in steel beam - 126cm from the...
View ArticleNeed to move integrated w/m door hinges
Hi. Got a new integrated W/M and the hinge locations do not match those of the previous machine. One of the hinges is in a completely different location - so o can just drill that out as if a new hole,...
View Article70/30 to a tall fridge
Hi, I have a 70/30 fridge with cupboards to match. I want to swap it to a full fridge without changing the cupboards. Is this possible. Thanks.
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Commercial induction hobs
I cannot abide the tappety-swipey-tappety touch controls on domestic hobs, and even more so ones which are on the actual cooking surface. I'm going to look at ones where they have proper knobs which...
View ArticleFitting kitchen units to minimise gaps along uneven wall
Hi, I am fitting most of my own kitchen. So far I have all the base units built up, screwed together levelled and square to the walls as best as I can, nothing is currently fixed to the walls until I...
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