Splashback advice
Morning all, I'm due to start tiling a small splashback in my kitchen using 100 x 200 metros. My question is, the walls were freshly plastered and I added a mist coat about 8 months ago as i wasnt sure...
View ArticleHob flashing H
Hi all, Ive just installed a new lamona hob but it just flashes H on on all rings and does not work. Can anyone help please
View ArticleReports
Anyone out there do reports on kitchens fitted by other companies and if so what is the cost.
View ArticleAdvice on levelling base units
I have spent an afternoon or two struggling with trying to level a base unit. It is made up of a 500mm and a 400mm unit. They are screwed together to make a single unit. The problem is the floor is...
View ArticleExtractor/wall unit above gas hob and size availability confusion/anomaly!
I've been planning a kitchen to find that amongst other rules, I need to leave a gap of 50mm+ above a 600mm gas hob for low wall units (thus 700mm gap for extractor). Because many suppliers don't sell...
View ArticleWould you lay LVT click over the top of a sound ceramic tiled floor?
To be specific, I thinking of buying this product on offer at Selco https://www.selcobw.com/products/fl...-core-spc-lvt-flooring-winter-driftwood-2-17m for a kitchen floor. The current floor has 330 x...
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Extractor and electrics possible clash!
My cooker is in a stupid location right by a hallway door. It’s probably here because the door goes through to a later built extension rather than planned out as a whole. Yes the hall door can be...
View ArticleWhich kitchen door hinges (quality & value)?
I'm soon to fit a B&Q kitchen, but didn't add the hinges at £8 a pair (minus the double 10% tradepoint they were running until this week). What's the cheapest source of 'good' hinges please? Will...
View ArticleNon-wood based worktops
What alternatives can a DIYer fit? I want a countertop that looks a bit more "classy" than the usual 40mm rolled edge laminate, but I'm not sure what's available... This is for a bathroom counter, so...
View ArticleDoes anyone recognise this kitchen?
Hi chaps, I’ve been asked to repair a kitchen drawer today but some of the parts which hold the base of the drawer together are broken. Does anyone recognise the make of units so I can get spares...
View ArticleZanussi dishwasher constantly filling - ZDT24004FA
Any thoughts folks would be welcome. After putting on an intensive hot wash (rarely use this, normally on ECO) the cycle finished but with 3 beeps sounding constantly, the end of cycle light flashing...
View ArticleDoor Opening Angle for Integrated Fridge and Freezer
Bosch integrated tall fridge and freezer going in to a kitchen (KIR81AFE0G and GIN81AEF0G). Would like to know the door opening angle required. Many thanks!
View ArticleWickes Kitchen problems
Hi, I'm in the middle of a kitchen installation with Wickes that is fast becoming a complete nightmare. I'm trying to upload pictures but can't work out how to do it. Basically, our kitchen is...
View ArticleCooker hood help
Mainly i have a question but then any other advise welcome . The question is that i bought a ducting kit. 5 inch. It comes with flexible ducting, the wire type with the metal covering. It also comes...
View ArticleFilling cable runs
Is it best practice or completely unnecessary to fill cable runs where I’ve chased wall out for new sockets etc? Gut says I should as I’m completely OCD about a tidy job but am I just wasting time and...
View ArticleKitchen plinth gap
We’ve just had a kitchen fitted & have noticed the fitter left a 15mm+ gap between the top of the plinth & the bottom of the units. It can be seen from the living room. The gap is 22mm on the...
View ArticleGaps between wall units (front, bottom and top) and how to fill them
Hello, I'm going to buy a kitchen from DIY Kitchens and fit it myself. The 1000mm wide wall unit will house a 90cm canopy extractor; I have to leave a gap to the side to maintain simmetry, they don't...
View ArticleTile trim query - window
Morning all, I haven't the ability to mitre small metro tiles so i was hoping to use some quadrant on the verticals only of the window reveal (see attached). How is the top of the trim finished in the...
View ArticleHandleless kitchen fitted - hob won't fit
We've had a handleless kitchen fitted, and our fitter missed the instruction to cut the rail down where the hob will go. We've since had the worktop installed, and now find the hob won't fit due to the...
View ArticleUnder oven pan draw help
I’ve fitted a Howdens kitchen but I’m stuck with the pan draw under the oven. It’s a Blum draw but Howdens have supplied a front that has holes for the hinges where the Blum brackets should go. Any ideas?
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