kitchen

I have a very small almost flat roof on the back kitchen. The roof is thin (felt with wooden structure, no joists etc for air ventilation) the ceiling under it is light plaster or artex. No problem with wood rot or moisture accumulation or leaks, since any heat goes straight out through the...

Hi All, Not sure if this is a suitable forum for this, but I'm going crazy trying to work this out, when I feel it should be quite straight forward. Basically, I want to add some smart LED light strips in my kitchen. There are a number of different sections to my kitchen so will all need to be...

Hi all, Silly question maybe…. My kitchen extractor fan was fitted when my house was built. It has never worked that well in my opinion. Whilst cleaning it today I noticed that the motor has plastic over. When I pull this slightly away steam from the hob gets sucked through. My question is...

Hello. I've just had an induction hob fitted, a Hotpoint with flexi space. After first use of a new frying pan and 3rd use of a new saucepan, some weird marks have formed on the pattern of the hob ring, they have turned a silver colour in patches... see photos (very tricky to pick up in a photo...

I am looking to update my kitchen and was wondering how I would go about painting the cabinets. Do I need to sand then prime them and also is normal high gloss fine for this or better to buy a specific paint. Any recommendations would be appreciated

Hi I’ve just had a kitchen fitted & I’m not happy at all with the finish/snagging Just wanted to ask for some other opinions as I know sometime I can be fussy The tiles seem to be uneven? They have boxed in the boiler pipes but stuck the box to my worktop with silicone? the windowsill...

Hi there, we inherited a kitchen in our house move which is around 20 years old. Perfectly serviceable well made kitchen that I have no desire to renew just yet however the worktop joins are perished and manky. What can I use to rake out the joints and reseal hygienically? It’s an old style...

Hi, I'm looking to get a spark in soon to wire up an induction hob. However, it's a bit of a powerhouse, with a maximum draw of 7.2kw. the oven has a draw of max 2.78kw. The diversity calculation allows it to be installed on my existing 6mm dedicated radial/isolator, but I've been told that...

Hi there, We are planning to get a new kitchen installed in the next couple of months and have a question regarding electrics for 2 single ovens. We are getting Neff N70 range ovens one is a standard single one 3460kw and the other one will be a combined microwave / oven 3600kw. There is my...

My mums kitchen tap was dripping for several seconds when turned off, I have replaced the ceramic cartrdige but it's still doing the same. Can take 5-10 seconds for the water to stop, after that there are no more drips. Can anyone give me any ideas about where the problem maybe or do I just...

Hi we live in a semi on a corner plot at the start of a cul de sac and share drains with next door. We have a tiny kitchen at the back and a decent size dining room that we rarely use. I'm just wondering if it would be possible to move the kitchen into the current dining room which is at the...

Ring main in small commercial kitchen, supplying 4 small fridges, till, phones, neon signs, microwave, etc. 16 double sockets total. Is this too many for a single ring. Should it be split into 2 separate ring mains.

Hi all My electric hob is fitted in my kitchen, however it appears to be pulling away from the frame and dropping in one corner. Any recommendations? The frame appears to be aluminium. Is it easy enough to glue or is there some kind of prop that can cover the gap between the hob and counter?

I am looking to buy new units for my very narrow kitchen. I am having trouble understanding depth sizes. My current unit depth is 400mm, looking at units and sinks online and noting the "Minimum cabinet size" I see that many sinks that are 500mm wide say minimum cabinet size 450mm. I assume...

Hi guys, I've bought a second hand Wren kitchen with J Pull doors and need to source a small cupboard carcass and door to match the existing ones. Is J Pull a generic shape that lots of companies use and will they match Wren if bought elsewhere? I've tried sourcing from Wren but they don't...

Morning folks. Currently renovating the kitchen and I’m after some advice on the best way to run hot and cold to a kitchen island for a sink and a dishwasher. Floor construction is type 1, sand blinding, DPM, PIR insulation. There will be another layer of DPM and then 65mm concrete screed...

Morning folks. Currently renovating the kitchen and I’m after some advice on the best way to run power to a kitchen island for a couple of sockets, lighting and a dishwasher. Floor construction is type 1, sand blinding, DPM, PIR insulation. There will be another layer of DPM and then 65mm...

Hi all I am not a professional woodworker but like to do as much as I can around the house. My kitchen has oak worktops, solid oak made of smaller blocks a bit like the Ikea Oak Worktop. When I purchased the flat 10 years ago the worktops were already there. They are painted with some sort of...

Hello all! My first post and I’m needing some help! I’ve just taken out a sink, and there’s an odd sized drain cemented into the ground, going straight into (what I think is) a 110 mm soil pipe. Inside diameter looks like 55mm and outside diameter looks 70mm. Never come across this before. Can...

Hi super novice here. Refitting my kitchen and come to connect the tap supply. There is existing copper pipes to supply hot and cold. On these pipes are braided pipes with isolator valves at the end. Then a small length of copper pipe with the remnant of the compression fittings that were...