Recent content by marktristan

Hey. I wanna know this too! We've got beech. No dishwasher yet, but just making space for one. I am anti-steam. I want to be the steam nemesis. Advice please, for a would-be steam nemesis.

What I'd do is chisel yer groove, mate. With a 3" bolster chisel (just a few £ from Toolstation) and a club hammer it shouldn't be difficult, unless your walls are solid stone. Tip: wear earplugs. Hitting a metal chisel in a confined space = ringing in your ears. Will 3cm really make...

I just called a builder to ask his point of view. He had no comment on Baumatic but said: "An extractor is there to pull fresh air in, as much as to take vapour out. Whether a cooker hood does the same job I don't know." Hands up if you would opt for an extractor over a cooker hood...

Thanks Admin! Anyone think Baumatic's view is right and can explain why that is?

According to Baumatic: cooker hoods "are not designed to extract steam". Is this true? That's what their (only marginally helpful) 'technical advice' department says. They say "it extracts odours". But not vapour apparently. If that is the case what is the point of a extracting cooker...