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ok well thats preferable to using bonding plaster.:) Guy in the tile shop (Giant one) told me I couldnt pack out with adhesive as tiling on top of that when dry would mean less adhesion. So I'm defo alright packing out with bagged adhesive??? (got some mapei keraflex) I think I'll be ok keeping...

I've got a vertical bulge in the centre of the 5' long wall area beneath the wall cupboards. The bulge area coincides with the centre line of the stainless hood. If you put a straight rule to the left side and running over the bulge theres approx 10mm gap to the RH end of the rule. At the RH end...

your overall dimension of 4450 includes the two 600 ends of the returns which means you need 3250 plus male parts of the mitres which are 40mm each end if using a Trend jig so total of 3330mm for the longest section. if my maths are correct:unsure: why is there a join at all in the longest one?

In the midst of our kitchen refurb which I am totally Diying. There 2 sq m of wall that I need to tile and theres one area on one wall beneath the wall units approx 1/2 square metre thats set 10mm too far back as a result of the housebuilder not dot and dabbing the board completely flat. I...

I've just fitted our kitchen and I got a chippy to cut two corner joints (horseshoe kitchen) Actually, the worktops had a manufacturers fault but I didnt see until the tops had been cut and jointed and sent them back for a refund. Anyway, bought more worktop (expensive Duropal this type as...

ok, thanks again. One last question, I think the regs changed in 2013 when alot of work in a kitchen became non notifiable. Is this when it became ok for a homeowner who is competent to do much of the work themselves?

many thanks for all the input. I'm still confused about what I can do and what I cant. I was under the impression if I did electrical work in my kitchen apart from maintainance like replacing faulty socket fronts etc then I wasnt allowed to touch it and had to get an electrician in who would do...

ok my sincere apologies :( title of the thread is wrong! I should have asked can I move the cooker cable and replace the switch myself. Also can I wire in the cooker hood and install an FCU spurring horizontally off and next to a twin socket with a single socket coming off that at the top of the...

I think I'm getting mixed with notifying the building control and getting it signed off by Part P Its my understanding the work in my posts has to be done by a Part P sparky who will then sign it off and give me a piece of paper confirming that. Sorry i thought that was the same as describing...

really??? you sure? I thought it was. Kitchen is stripped out and needs a cooker hood installed one of those steel canopy things that screw to the wall with a flue. I have the hood and it has 2 wires coming out the back that need connecting to the mains. Theres a single socket on wall in the way...

good news for me then as it saves me a lot of aggro with timescale on some prepping as have sparky coming next week to do stuff that IS notifiable eg wire in cooker hood and spur off another socket into a FCU then to a socket to run cabinet lights. He will be well pleased, as charging half a day...

ok thanks, the cooker cable runs from CU in garage, along the garage loft that runs front to back of house then goes through the wall into under a floor in a bedroom then double backs 1m approx through a joist and drops down behind dot and dab into switch. I would need to disconnect cable from...

one going in and one going from switch to cooker, is that what you mean by two cables?

as title, also replacing the existing cooker switch with new. The existing cable (6mm on its own circuit) can be used as the 8" is in the direction of the main board (cable pulled up from old switch behind dot and dab and fed down again 8" to the right. House has 6 yr old CU with RCDs etc.

agree with much of above - the legs that are intact but cracked - remove screws, glue crack and cramp then drill pilot hole for screw (important) then re screw. If you dont do adequate pilot hole, the crack will split again. the leg thats broken off completely hmmm, only real option is to remove...

all I can say is good luck! I have a woodworking background (near 40 yrs) and am fitting ours at the moment. Only my second kitchen I've ever fitted and this job is really taxing me. I now have massive respect for kitchen fitters!! One thing to consider if you are having a hob especially if a...

just wondering how you guys get on with this slimfix spring fitting on the Franke kitchen sinks! The idea of not being able to have a dry run to make sure you have a nice fit (as the springs seem irreversible) doesn't appeal!! So you only have once chance to get it right, silicone the edges...

tried that, I think their on hols till next week! It does seem to be stuck fast ie cant peel it off....

dropped a bit of a clanger as was doing an upstand on a bath using no more plywood and bought their SBR primer. Having left my glasses in the car 1/2 mile away I brushed it on without being able to read the instructions:unsure: then found out later it should be diluted 3 to 1, bugger. I didnt...

thanks for replies, I will look at the tools and think about template....