Recent content by accie17

It took me about a week from ripping everything out to having a functioning kichen again. I needed to do lots of raggling for new sockets etc which took longer than I thought. Helps if you have a good takeaway nearby! Good Luck

I recently did an identical project, I have limited DIY experience but found it to be relatively straighforward. I ripped out most of the old kitchen first including tiles and had the walls and ceiling skimmed. I got my kitchen from Curry's, they supply Hygena kitchens the same as MFI but...

Thanks for that Grouty. Starting tomorrow so will follow your advice and see how I go. Look out for posts on DIY Disasters!

I recently finished installing a new kitchen in my house. To finish off the worktops I used the strip of laminate provided with the kitchen and ironed it on. It stuck on fine and I then trimmed the excess with a stanley. A few months later the edge is breaking off in small pieces, still looks ok...

I recently did the same thing in my house. I just gave the wood an undercoat first and then two coats of gloss. Came up very nicely and still looks good 6 months later.

I am about to put a new bathroom in my house, I have fitted a suite before but have never tiled. I am looking for advise on where the best place to start is? I thought about starting along the bath but not sure. Any advice appreciated.

I am about to instal a new bathroom in mu house. There is no shower in the bathroom at the moment and I want to install a thermostatic shower. All the walls are solid in the bathroom. I was planning to cut into the wall to run the pipes to the shower and then plaster over and then tile. Any...