kitchen

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...

I am in the process of renovating my kitchen and have come across a slight issue. After removing all the units I have found a hydronic plinth heater plumbed into the central heating system. To remove the heater would it be okay to simply remove the two pipes from the plinth heater unit and join...

Any ideas what this could be? Over past week, we have had a pressure drop from (mixer) Tap in Bathroom? Have checked with Water board, and nothing out of the ordinary and they asked me to check the water pressure coming into the house via downstairs Kitchen Cold tap. All seems normal... it...

We're looking to replace our wooden kitchen sink worktop surround with a solid surface. Stone seems pricey to cut and fit but Max-top, a manufactured quartz worktop, keeps coming up but I can't find any reviews. It claims to be easy to install but has anyone used it and have any thoughts to share?

Evening, Just wanted bit of advice about fitting wooden upstand to an oak countertop. I've tried sticking it to the wall using fast grip silicone but even after bracing it and leaving it overnight when I remove the bracing some bits 'ping' away from the wall. The upstand is a nice bit of oak...

Hi, Just had a granite worktop put in the kitchen. Noticed that some oil left on the surface actually soaked in and left a mark (fortunately this bit was getting replaced anyway). But seems like I need some kind of stone sealer to prevent this happening in future. I've had a look online and...

Hi, I am looking to relocate my kitchen to another adjacent room of the house for a better layout and to create a utility in the adjacent rear half of the garage. The question i have is the kitchen is in the original part of the house and the new location is in a later built extension, how...

Hi, I am looking to relocate my kitchen to another adjacent room of the house for a better layout and to create a utility in the adjacent rear half of the garage. The question i have is the kitchen is in the original part of the house and the new location is in a later built extension, how...

Need to trim/ saw off end of counter top to be able to squeeze fridge in. See photos. Current gap is way too tight. Fridge is exactly 60cm across. Pushing fridge back more is not going to work; guy who fitted kitchen left gap way too tight. Kitchen was fitted for previous owner. Max possible saw...

I spilt a little super glue on my kitchen worktop now I think I've done more harm than good. Tried a bit of turps then putty scraper. Have I scraped the surface off this worktop or is it the glue blended in with the surface? I'm providing a photo. Any advice to restore this mess will be...

Hi all, Our kitchen sink drains directly into an outside drain, via a plastic pipe that stops just above the drain grille (pictured). Since we moved in about 6 months ago, each time the sink drains then water escapes over the patio and appears to be soaking through the cracks, and we're...

I am becoming a landlord (out of necessity, due to negative equity - needed to move). To get the old place up to a rental standard, I need to replace the tired and well worn kitchen with something more modern. I don't want to waste the entire renovation budget on the kitchen alone (property...

My house is a two-storey building with an integral but separate garage underneath. Currently the main access/exit to the house is via the front-door which is on the first floor level, accessed via an external set of stairs from the ground floor. The garage is accessed from the ground floor and...

Hi all, I am a first-time buyer, so first-time home improver! Hopefully this is the right forum for this post... The house I am purchasing has a kitchen that I would like to 'upgrade' - but upgrade it cheaply (i.e not replace the entire thing). Do you guys have any suggestions how to improve...

Hi guys, Today i have set about going to change my mono-bloc kitchen tap. Once i cleared out the cupboard i came across this odd looking fixing holding the tap to the sink, it would seem i now have to remove the tails before i can unscrew this fixing, i have looked for this type of fixing...

Hi there, I am having reforms at this house, it is situated between beach and mountains, little paradise. What I love is, that it is a old house, so I want to make the contrast between old and modern, but rustic. Also I love vintage style. Please I will aprecciate every comment. Here are some...

I've just had an old chimney breast opened up in the kitchen and am going to stick our cooker in there. As there is a clear route out I'd obviously like to vent an extractor up the old flue - which in itself is not a problem. The problem is down to the shape of the chimney. The flue feeds off...

I have recently purchased a house with the floor pan as shown in the attachment. The current layout is less than ideal. What would you do? I am happy with the upstairs layout (I would make the WC/bathroom into one), downstairs is more difficult. Assume all walls apart from the conservatory...

Hi All This is my first post on the forums, I apologise if this is not the right section but I couldn't find anything else that's more fitting. I am currently driving myself mad trying to redesign my kitchen. I intend to most of the work myself (tiling, units, worktop etc.) and have registered...