kitchen

I am trying to tighten a B&Q monobloc tap fitted about 3 or 4 years ago. Its not the usual arrangement where you can just tighten a locking nut over a securing plate but has a nut built into the securing plate meaning that you turn the whole thing - but obviously you cant do that with the...

Hi, can anyone help. Our kitchen sink pipes have been leaking for a week, we've isolated the leak to the right side. There is a pipe without what I'd image should be a screwed on end piece ? (I will attach a picture), we've placed a bucket under the leak temporarily. FYI, I'm not much of a diy...

I recently purchased a new electrical oven as the old one had stopped working (although the grill still functioned). The top (hob) is separate - run by gas. However, when the man from Curry's turned up today, he was unable to install the oven because apparently the cooker's circuit is running...

So... I need some advice on my rights, what I should, how calm I should be. I have a lot of pictures and things in writing but no contract. We've employed a building firm to renovate our flat kitchen. (As yet we have paid nothing but were given a quote of £2.5k and around 8 days). The contractor...

I am looking at making some shaker kitchen doors to upgrade an existing kitchen. I recently got some 18mm solid oak flooring from a reclamation yard for practice but I am struggling to get the motrice and tenons correct. I am hoping when I move to 22mm this will become easier. If I plan to...

Hi, A slightly strange one maybe, but I'm trying to work out how old this kitchen is, and was wondering if anyone on here might be able to help, and even better, for those that really know their kitchens, if anyone knows what the product range is called? Someone told me it was installed in...

Hello Everyone, I've been a browsing on here for a while now and have found lots of great tips, trick and solutions (Thanks). However I could do with a little advice around the under-cabinet lights for a renovation project I'm undertaking. I'd like to use LED strip lights (I'm going to...

I can't find or even seem to identify a replacement for this hinge - any ideas where I can get a couple?

I am building a large work-surface that will be used for serving and preparing food and collecting dirty dishes. It will be made out of sheet board, and then tiled on top. The edges will be sealed with metal angle. Which of these materials are suitable? OSB2 OSB3 Softwood Plywood Hardwood...

I had this great idea in Nov last year to start the kitchen strip out in the hope it would be done and dusted for Christmas. Due for waiting for a plasterer it's taken a little longer! Before Untitled by Jon Morgan, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Morgan, on Flickr Untitled by Jon Morgan, on...

Hi all, When my kitchen was decorated quite sometime ago the radiator was removed to make space for much needed extra storage space. There were electric plinth heaters installed naively thinking they would be up to the job of keeping the kitchen at a decent temperature. Now I find that the...

Hello to you all and Merry Christmas first of all. I'm hoping the Christmas days after-celebrations boredom will provide me with some answers :D. Before I start I appreciate everyone will advise me to call an electrician and have it done by them. This is what I might do unless it's a very...

Dear all, My husband and I are putting in a new Howden's kitchen, and there is one small problem, which that is we have never put a kitchen in before (so you might ask how we got a Howden's kitchen? Well I have an account, they asked if we were 'in the trade', I am in a trade, just not a...

Hello I am planning to install some base units, worktop and wall units onto an empty wall in the kitchen and needed some advice in regards to that. Pls help us out a bit..!! 1) I have ordered rigid units from a company called larks and larks...any feedback on them?? 2) The wall which will...

Hi, I have had a new kitchen installed and need to do the flooring, which is laminate. The end panels of the kitchen had to be installed (integrated fridge freezer) and so Im not sure how to go about the flooring, should I just floor up to it with a bead strip (not great) or is there a way to...

Hi all, I own the top floor flat of a Grade 2 listed building. My kitchen is currently very small, 1.6m x 2.7m, and currently houses the boiler. I am currently in the process of extending the kitchen space into the living room to create a more useable kitchen space, however the new kitchen will...

Hi I have decided to light the under side of the cabinets in my kitchen with LED strip lights connected to a 12v converter. I have done it on one side and its working well. But I also have two small cabinets lengths with the oven between them. The lengths are about 80cms each and I would like...

I'm looking for advice. I have an old 1930's kitchen, single brick outer wall two sides. It gets cold in the winter and when cooking I get condensation. I'm starting to get a damp smell in the room. I do have an under cabinet fan heater in the room to take the chill off, and I only have a...

Hi Guys, We were wondering if anybody could give us some advice on kitchen tiles. We moved into our a home and there is paint around the plug sockets and behind the microwave which we want to have tiled instead. It just makes things easier to clean. Can anybody please give us advice on what...

Hello Folks, Mum & Dad have "Markwik High Neck Pillar Taps" on their kitchen sink and the hot tap turns on too easily; i.e. it comes back on unless you really push it closed. They had someone look at them but he left saying "I'll have to look it up" and never returned. Now I'm trying to DIM...