kitchen

Hi All Looking for some advice on first fix wiring for our extension, before connecting ang getting certification on completion. Our new kitchen will have a bank of appliance... 2x single oven, 3.2kw/230-240v/manufacture required fuse 16 1x Combi microwave, 3.0kw/220-240v/manufacture required...

Hi lovely DIY helpers! I have done a lot of tiling in my time as a lover of DIY but never onto a surface like this of my sister’s kitchen. Removing the old tiles has left an uneven and very mixed surface. When I’ve finished removing all the old tiles, I just want to tile to where the old tiles...

Looking at replacing our kitchen window with a fully glazed (picture) window. It's about 1750mm x 1250mm, and so all options at that size are fixed (non-opening). Is this allowed, or must the window be fully opening to allow for forced ventilation? I don't want the gas-safe installer to refuse...

I'm going to re-jig my downstairs layout. The larger room (rear 1 story extension) previously housed a small utility room, bathroom and family room. These walls have been knocked out and now is one room. The smaller room is where the current kitchen is. We want to fit a new kitchen, small WC...

We renovated our kitchen/dining room and had new solid bamboo floors installed floating over a cork underlay. The builder asked me if we wanted the floors to extend under the cabinets, and stupidly I said yes. My thinking was that if it didn't the cabinets around the walls would be at a...

The bearings in the drum of our Electrolux EWG147540W washing machine went recently and our insurance company have since wrote the machine off and are giving us a new Siemens one. As they are taking the old machine away to be recycled (we had to pay £12 for that), I have since taken all the...

The white sealant is neat along the plasterboard walls, I've noticed a 2 to 3 mm kind of line mark along the top of the sealant, like as if there's been a further clear sealant along the top of the white sealant, nothing can be felt apart from the white sealant, what could this be? Is it due to...

Hi, I'm planning to remake our kitchen. I think I've settled on 18mm ply for carcasses (perhaps with 12mm ply for backs). Shaker-style doors from 12mm ply framed with tulipwood. I plan to (spray) paint. I know MDF or MFC would be cheaper, but having looked at a few kitchens, I dislike the...

Hi We have fitted applicances set into the floor standing units at waist high. An oven is beside a microwave + warming draw. This looks great as a matched set. I am now electrcial having problems and want to replace the matched set with another. (+££) I am unable to find anywhere that will...

Hi, Left a damp plastic chopping board on my worktop for too long. Water must've gotten trapped underneath and it's damaged the surface. Thought this may have been calcium deposits so tried leaving vinegar on this and scrubbing but not worked. Any suggestions? Cheers

Hi all, Replacing kitchen light but not sure of the wiring. 2 light switches in kitchen, old light was a strip light. 3 live, 3 neutral and 3 earth. There is nothing indicating that 1 of the neutrals is a live. Please help lol Many thanks Lee

We have bought a Samsung FF and the doors a thick. Because of this and the way it hinges the FF either has to sit proud of the units or you need quite a large gap at the sides. I have read (many sites) about requiring a certain amount of space at the sides, back and top for ventilation, however...

I have a kitchen worktop that has sink very close to a corner. As a result, soon after it was fitted it bubbled where the mitre cuts close to the sink. I need to replace the worktop on a bugdet and can't afford solid surface or solid laminate, so...

My kitchen countertops are looking a bit tired and I can’t really afford to replace them at the moment. They are looking rather dull with quite a lot of fine scratches on them. Does anyone have any tips on rejuvenating kitchen countertops with perhaps a polish? Thanks in advance. Does anyone...

Or possibly, does anyone make them at all these days? My wall units are a bit tired but I have limited headroom, the sheds all seem to only have quite tall wall units. Can someone point me at a source for shorter units? Cheers, Dain

1st floor galley kitchen job (3m x 2m): I want to put click vinyl down but don't want the click to raise the finished floor level so I figure on replacing the 18mm chipboard sub with 12mm ply? Any thoughts? Do I need additional floor support perp to joists? At what ctrs? What size additional...

My current Kitchen 2.70m x 3.20m My Lounge 3.70m x 3.70m I would like to move my kitchen out and extend the current lounge into where current kitchen is. The current kitchen is narrower but what's on the other size between kitchen and hallway is one storage cupboard and one cupboard...

I have them on my doorstep, failing that it's Bristol or Newport/Cardiff for other sheds..

We have a kitchen mixer tap that kept dripping so knew that the washer was going. Last night turning this off, it seemed to “snap” and the cold tap wouldn’t turn off as the handle just turns round to infinity with the water just slowing and not stopping! So we managed to get to the cold feed...

Are kitchen units supposed to go in 1st and then the click vinyl gets cut in around it, or does the click go down wall to wall and the units go on top?