Recent content by JimBartlett

thanks for the advice. the only problem I have is that there are 17 doors. Guess what I am doing over Easter!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I decided to give the kitchen cupboard doors a new look. They are solid oak frame with a panel insert that has oak facing. I sanded off the old varnish and got, what I considered to to be, an even finish. I followed the instructions on the tin which said to paint on, leave for 15 minutes then...

The light switch will be behind the door. But it is rarely used as there are lights above the work surfaces that each have their own switch. But thanks for the thought. 8) 8) 8) 8)

Boys, Boys. Let us not argue. Will it be OK if I put a new cable in to run to what is, at the moment a double socket near the cooker and change it to a Cooker Switch with socket and then run a cable from there to the cooker. The socket is a spur so I can just dissconnect the other end of the...

Thanks for the reply. All I have to do now is get the door and find the time to do it.

sorry if I am being thick, but does your reply mean that the control box is OK in the cupboard? :? :? :? :? :?

I want to change an existing door with a new one but fit it so that the hinges are on the other side. Is as strightforward as just cutting the new hinge slots in the other side of the door frame and fitting a new lock parts to the other side, or am i missing something important?

I am going to install a new electric oven/gas hob cooker and, previously only had an all gas cooker. The electric cable for an electric oven terminates in a wall cupboard - about 10" depth - above and to the left of the cooker. Can I just put in a control unit in the cupboard and run a cable...