kitchen

Hi Is there a cheap drawer front clamp I could buy please? I need to fix some new drawer fronts and finding it a nightmare to align straight! The fronts don't come with pre marked holes! Is there a cheap jig or something I could use please?

Hey, Just installing our kitchen at the moment and from the drawings we never caught that a wall unit would be 5cm over the hob. Looks like I'll have to fit a filler piece to the left of the hood. Anybody recommend the best way to do this. It's a high gloss kitchen so the bottom and front of...

Hello, new here so I hope someone can help! So, in doing up my rental flat to re-let, I'm having a new kitchen fitted and getting the EICR electrical checks etc done too. The existing kitchen didn't have fused isolator switches for the appliances (only the cooker hood, oddly), which were just...

I'm doing a friend a favour. In their property their kitchen cabinets were refitted. Behind the new cabinets an old under counter dishwasher single socket was disconnected and then hidden from view behind the new cabinets. To put a dishwasher in again, this single socket needs to be...

As title says. Is it the tiny allen screw? strange to me kitchen door hinge setup. I'm not sure how to remove.. Thanks

Hi guys Looking to duct a new ceiling extractor hood outside, are there any building regs regarding distance from ducting exit and opening window or door? Thought I read somewhere ducting has to be 300mm from window and door but can't see this mentioned in building regs anywhere. Any ideas...

Hi there Currently going through a bit of kitchen renovation I currently have a free standing cooker rated at 10kw supplied by a 6mm 32amp circuit The cooker is wired into a cooker outlet plate which in turn is wired into the cooker switch, all in 6mm My question is can I wire in an induction...

So looking to replace the cooker with built in oven and hob. My thinking is i have room for a 600mm base unit (space measures 630mm) .. so oven in there, hob on top. What i'm unsure is sizing? 600mm is that the external width, so that if the carcass is 15mm thick, i need to find an oven that...

My kitchen fitter has scribed filler panels for my kitchen due to uneven walls. Some look a bit gappy and some small chips are visible Pictures here https://imgur.com/a/QIHrr9M Is this the best they can look from a fitters point of view? If so how to make them look better? Caulk and paint...

Hi all. Currently exposing a brick wall to make a feature of it but have uncovered what appears to be a damp issue. Any ideas how to tackle it? Friends are suggesting rising damp but a few reputable sources online suggest it might be a myth. Floor level outside the kitchen is a little higher...

Hi I'd like to remodel my kitchen but would need to move the radiator to sit next to but on the same wall as the boiler. The boiler is positioned in the corner of the wall just above the kitchen counter, the radiator would ideally then be placed below (just off the floor) roughly 70cm from the...

Hello, I moved into my current house 4 years ago, the house was built in 1970's. There is a cracked tile in the kitchen and I noticed this behind it. I am worried now as the age of the house and the sort of look of this material, makes me think it is asbestos. Does anyone know if this could...

Hi just looking for some advice I plan on doing a kitchen refurb in my old terrace house, the kitchen is very cold in the winter so I plan on insulating it when carrying out the refurb. I am going to plant battens on the wall and then use Celotex for insulation, plant osb on top for fixing the...

Good afternoon all, I need some identification help if possible please. This soft close slider corner cupboard fitting has broken both on the plastic hinge and and the opposite side of the door holding rod. I need to find replacements but can't find anything similar anywhere or find a brand...

Hello all I’ve got trouble with a really annoying spotlight that is my kitchen with JC number JC94198. It has been flickering for so long so finally decided to take it down and replace the bulb however it just won’t come apart. It’s got a metal rim, the bulb is inside this and on the back is a...

Hi. I currently have a copper gas pipe directed down the side of my house and into a lean-to at the back, then along the back of the house and up the wall, into my kitchen. The kitchen is in an extension and the cooker faces out at the back towards the garden. Layout wise, this makes sense for...

I have recently moved into a new house which came with a fitted kitchen. The washing machine is definitley getting a bit old and potentially needs a more eco friendly replacement. The issue i am having is the unconventional set up. I am a bit worried it may cause issues in the future. I have...

Hello, I am getting a bit bogged down with detail as I always try my best to meet every best practice but I am very out of practice as I have been working outside the industry for 15yrs. All help appreciated. I am refurbishing my small 2 bed bungalow and have some questions for all the...

Hello everyone, I have seen a few threads about this issue but thought I would ask for help again, apologies in advance for the repeated query. I am in the process of refurbishing my kitchen and I have purchased a fully integrated Bosch SMV46JX00G/01. The kitchen has an 80mm high skirting and...

Hi Guys, I'm looking at purchasing the following extractor hood (Luxair curved glass island Cooker hood 90cm black): https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CH90CVDslashISLslashBLK.html The issue I am having is that the tech info (see attached) states the drop height from the ceiling will be a...