kitchen

I've bought a stainless steel splash back to fix behind my gas hob instead of tiles. I bought Grip Tite to fix it but on reading the tube it says it's highly flammable. Have I got the wrong product and, if so, what should I have bought to fix it that's non flammable? I'd rather be safe than...

Hi My kitchen has 12 downlights, with a triple switch at the entrance, which turns different sections of the room, one of them only turns on and off two of the downlights which seems silly. There is also another switch by the garden door which turns on and off 5 downlights, the same as one of...

What do the most recent regs say about washing machines in bathrooms? My (2.5m x 2.1m) ground floor bathroom and 1st floor kitchen need rearranging: obviously, the washing machine really needs to be in the bathroom (below the kitchen). The 2 main trips on the CU are RCD protected. Thank you...

Hi all, I would like to get some advice please on the following circuit for our new kitchen. The proposed layout has a 3.2kw electric oven and a 7.4kw induction hob. These would connect via 45A isolation switches to a 6mm2 radial circuit. I am running the cables myself and would like to know...

Hi all, Just started fitting our new units from DIY Kitchens. There's a pillar that comes out of the wall by 11cm and is 66cm wide. I'll have to cut out the back of 3 units to accommodate the pillar. Not too worried about the tall unit and base unit, but not sure how to deal with the wall unit...

I had Vinyl flooring fitted in my kitchen in 2015. A few days ago I cooked myself a baked potato in the microwave (as I have done many times before!). However, after ten minutes (2 x 5 minutes) + 2 minutes cooling; the potato was black! Therefore I put the potato in the bin and microwaved...

Hi, I have an old wickes circular saw and the blade has seen better days. I need to cut some laminate kitchen worktop, will I get better results with a 40 tooth blade, rather than 24 ? I think I can get the 40 tooth blade for £17 inc collet size adapter. I notice lidl have a new saw and 40...

Hi, The plumbing in my kitchen is a mess ! Can anyone please tell me the best way of connecting the outside tap pipe in an inaccessible area ( the cut one to left of pic as it needs to be nearer the wall so its in the service area of the cupboard ) Ideally Id like to avoid joints at all there...

Hi All, Just over a year ago I had a leaky rising main stop cock under the sink. This caused some water damage to the laminate floorboards. The separation and bubbling continued to get worse however, so I decided to pull the worst damaged board up to see if there was any other water, but...

I am tiling my kitchen wall and window recess with a small 7.5x15cm white subway tile, in brick effect, with 1mm spacer with white grout, up to (at this point) the height of the extractor hood. So the tiles will be the same height all the way around the wall, (10 rows). I have just laid them...

I have just installed a new kitchen and have a new extractor hood to put up. We are thinking of tiling either 3/4 of the wall, or right to the ceiling with a small white brick tile. What I was wondering was; do I fir the extractor to the wall first, and tile around it (it's a square hood so...

Dear All, Today is my first day on this forum & amateur. So pls do not use abbreviations in reply. Last month I bought an end of terraced house which has an outbuilding at the end of the garden, which is 36 feet (11 meters) away from the kitchen/toilet in main building (extended kitchen/toilet...

I’m in the middle of replacing a cracked electric hob with an induction hob. I’ve removed the old hob- it appears to have the twin and earth supply cable hard wired into the hob. There is no junction box visible. The replacement hob comes with an attached cable. On removing the covering plate...

Hi all, I am looking for confirmation on how to attach a cover panel to the side of a 220cm tall larder cupboard, between a normal height base unit. This image shows that you do run a panel the entire height of the larder cupboard, then the worktop and cupboard door of the base unit finish...

Hi, I'm after a bit of advice regarding replacing a kitchen mixer tap. Having checked the underside of the sink I have noticed that there appears to be a plastic sheath covering the rod and backing nut. (see attached photo). Therefore I'm left wondering if this sheath is there to aid...

I am installing an Ikea kitchen and am getting one of their custom ceramic worktops installed. I will be having my dishwasher and range cooker side by side, so they told me I need to install a cover panel between the two for additional support for the worktop. However this needs to be...

I'm just installing my IKEA kitchen cabinets, I'm using my Neff oven, not an IKEA oven. The Metod cabinet for my oven has the little chipboard backing. It says nothing about removing this for the oven. Would you just not use this piece? It seems like it would only diminish ventilation...

Hi Guys, I have made an 85cm x 75cm concrete formed countertop (40mm (4cm) thickness). Currently, this is the third day, I removed the concrete from the melamine form and its perfect. I have covered it with sheeting and kept it wet thoroughly since day 1 every day, I will continue to do this...

Hello DIYers, I had a kitchen fitted by a chap who turned out to not be a kitchen fitter... Or, indeed, any good at fitting kitchens. Three months on, I've noticed the filler (Colorfill) in one of the laminate worktop joins is cracking and flaking away. Is this something I can put right or...

Evening Last year we had a new kitchen fitted and all in all they did a good job However, some of the bases of the sideboards are beginning to split, hopefully the photos show the issue. The wood appears to be expanding in a v shape; I think its from capillary action when you mop the floor...