Nice safe job

[Johnmelad502]

Plugged in here

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Snakes its way under the carpet

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Enters junction box (plenty of slack) and then goes behind sink unit

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Up wall in trunking to connect here.to here

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[ColJack]

socket above a cooker.. bad idea..

 

[tomfgd]

 

[londonboy]

plumbers, dont u love em

 

[DCC]

Thats quality workmanship that is!

If the person who did that was also responsible for the gas safety of that boiler ... I think I'd be getting someone qualified in to check it over TBH.

 

[ericmark]

413.3.4 Flexible cables and cords shall be visible throughout any part of their length liable to mechanical damage.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Does a clearly visible ridge in a carpet count?

Which is another point. Carpet in a kitchen? Should have started loud alarm bells and bright flashing lights going, warning that the previous owner had no idea whatsoever about appropriate materials.

 

[Johnmelad502]

Does a clearly visible ridge in a carpet count?

Which is another point. Carpet in a kitchen? Should have started loud alarm bells and bright flashing lights going, warning that the previous owner had no idea whatsoever about appropriate materials.

Current owner has been in situ for 20+ years. I was there to plumb in new washing machine.

 

[SUNRAY]

Does a clearly visible ridge in a carpet count?

Which is another point. Carpet in a kitchen? Should have started loud alarm bells and bright flashing lights going, warning that the previous owner had no idea whatsoever about appropriate materials.

Again (from other threads) whats wrong with carpet in kitchens?

 

[Click-Sure]

Again (from other threads) whats wrong with carpet in kitchens?

Suitability, considering External Influences...

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Again (from other threads) whats wrong with carpet in kitchens?

Nothing whatsoever.










As long as you never do any cooking in the kitchen.

 

[SUNRAY]

Again (from other threads) whats wrong with carpet in kitchens?

Suitability, considering External Influences...

Such as?

Again (from other threads) whats wrong with carpet in kitchens?

Nothing whatsoever.
As long as you never do any cooking in the kitchen.

Do you do your cooking on the floor? we don't.

When we purchased the house it had 'professional kitchen vinyl' which we were told was 6 months old & cost £500 (in 1993!), it looked a mess with all the scratches and joins where it curved up the walls etc. When we redid the kitchen we laid carpet tiles as a quick fix on Christmas eve (from a shed @ £3 each). All we do now is replace every 2-3 years when they start looking worn. Result, its warmer, not scratched or discoloured and if it gets particularly dumped on a tile is taken outside hosed and brushed (only twice so far in in about 10 years). Its infinitely better than the crap getting between the gaps and under laminate etc and left there to ferment.

Any other suggestions, I'm sure I haven't tried them all yet?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Do you do your cooking on the floor? we don't.

Nor do I.

But obviously I haven't mastered the art, which you clearly have, of never ever spilling a single thing on the floor, not even the tiniest splashed drop of oil from frying, for example.

When we redid the kitchen we laid carpet tiles as a quick fix on Christmas eve (from a shed @ £3 each). All we do now is replace every 2-3 years when they start looking worn.

And in the meantime, of course, it is bound to be cleaner than a smooth non-porous surface - stands to reason.

Its infinitely better than the crap getting between the gaps and under laminate etc and left there to ferment.

Ah - of course - all those gaps in competently laid vinyl, and none between carpet tiles - how could I have not thought about that?

And how could I have been so stupid as to fail to consider how prevalent carpet is in professional kitchens?

 

[bernardgreen]

and if it gets particularly dumped on a tile is taken outside hosed and brushed

What a waste...... put it in the saucepan and boil it up to make some tasty soup.

 

[SUNRAY]

Hi Guys
Thanks for the observations. All I can say is having lifted a decent selection of nice smooth nonporous surfaces over the years, PVC tiles, lino, vinyl, laminate etc oh and carpet both domestic and commercial I have found some revolting messes under all types of surface.
I assume (always silly) every time you have a splash of frying fat you clean it up immediately, even if you don't realise its happened.
Lets not forget that when fat or water is spilt on a nice smooth surface it is a far bigger slip hazard than on carpet and we would not want to be falling over with those pots of hot water and fat around would we?.

I accept all the pro's and con's put forward but wouldn't the world be a boring place if every one had the same tastes and opinions!

One last thing if smooth surfaces are so so good in commercial kitchens, why do they put those erm erm mat type things over the top?