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Chaps can you help me decide either on a good quality laminate or granite worktop. My main concern is the weight. To the ones who already have a granite worktop. Are you not concerned about the unnecessary weight ? what if you need to gain access to a pipe behind the units. The weight of the...

chaps, Is it ok to feed two 5 amp kitchen appliances from one fused FCU. I was hoping to supply a feed to the lights under the fitted kitchen wall units and also the gas hob ignition . Cheers Moe

Hi guys, quick question regarding the washing machine plug socket under the kitchen worktop i'm about to fit. I have a plug socket under the worktop connected to an isolator switch located above the worktop. My question is where do I locate the plug socket? If I put the plug socket behind the...

Chaps, time to choose a floor covering for the kitchen diner, living room. Now all these are now joined together and a single floor covering will look very nice but because of the kitchen, i'm not sure of the suitability. Also I have been told any real wood flooring will scratch and dent very...

Chaps, Two question I would be grateful for your help with. We've built a new extension and moved the kitchen into it. The sink waste now goes to a new gulley created just outside the house. However, the old gulley still lies inside the extension. I have now removed the old gulley and am left...

I have just been told by a friend that the gas pipe bends to the hob must not contain bends from a pipe bender. Change in directions are strictly by elbow joints ! can this be ture?

old kitchen door/window has been removed to leave a 1.5 metre opening into new extension. Walls are standard english brick. Above the opening is a single brick arch and behind this a wooden lintel. Can I leave well alone, or do I need to replace the wooden lintel and nock out the brick arch...

Can I use the Makita autofeed to screw down the wooden floorboards in my new extension or is it strictly for plasterboard use only. If yes which screws can I use as I currently use the phosphate drywall screws

Hi all, Just a question regarding the plasterboard type I should use for a single storey extension, used as a kitchen in order to meet Building control requirements. I was about to order standard 8x4 12.5mm plasterboard for the kitchen ceiling and fire retardent plasterboard for the rsj but...

Hi all, Just had a rear exension built. the old kitchen door and side window have been removed to leave a 1.5 metre opening into the exension. Walls are standard english brick (9" blockwall). Above the opening is a single brick arch and behind this is the old wooden lintel. Can I leave...

Hi all, today the boiler seems to have developed a fault. The hot water is perfectly fine but the heating will either come and switch off shortly afterwards or not come on at all. Could this be the diaphram or is it more serious(diverter/servo) or anything else cheers

Firstly hi to everyone. O.K heres the problem. I don't know how to proceed with the internal walls of the kitchen extension. construction 2 walls are brick/cavity/thermalite blocks and 1 is party wall/cavity/brick. Should I use a cement render/undercoat plaster/finishing plaster...