kitchen

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...

I've just ripped out my old kitchen and the new one has arrived flat packed. Sorry for any silly questions, I'm new to this! I'm guessing it's standard practice to paint the walls first and touch up after? What about the area I want tiled, I just leave the plaster as is there? And finally...

Evening all, Currently my tumble dryer and washing machine are plugged into a socket below the worktop, which is slightly awkward to access. My idea is to put some sort of switch above the worktop to turn the below socket off when not in use. Can this be done and what type of switch would I...

Hi all, Sorry if this is in the wrong forum section - let me know if I should post elsewhere! Currently fitting a new IKEA kitchen, they come with the metal rails, which you fix to the wall and "hang" the cabinets onto...

I'm needing to shave off about 2mm off the side of a kitchen countertop to allow enough space for a new freestanding 50cm wide electric cooker. The end caps are metal, screw-in ones which are easily removed and put back on. The 2mm only needs to be removed from around mid way and onto the back...

We are looking to replace the old and rotten kitchen with a sparking brand new one. Any advise on some brand with good quality price? Any idea and experience is welcomed Thanks

Any idea what would be the best way to replace the old sink with a new modern black sink? https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/reginox-harlem15-silver-black-granite-15-bowl-sink-with-drainer-inset-6211-1253618 At the moment the old sink is just siliconed on at the sides and back and it looks like its...

I bought a property in August 2018. A month ago, so far twice during heavy rain and wind, the water started to leak above the kitchen window. There is a small gap between the window and the wall and water is coming through there. I marked this with yellow on the pictures 05 and 06. At first, I...

Hello all, I'd love to hear people's thoughts please on the kitchen extraction we have going on in our house. We're a typical red brick victorian terrace. 4 years ago our builder built us a nice new kitchen, installing a false ceiling with spotlights etc. They also installed a flue hose from...

Hi I have sewage smell in our kitchen and just wanted some advice please background new kitchen fitted in July 2019. All new units. Old sink was a right hand drainer - new sink is a left hand drainer. So I think the external pipe was moved to accommodate. no blockages in sink or toilet...

Hi All Looking for some advice on first fix wiring for our extension, before connecting ang getting certification on completion. Our new kitchen will have a bank of appliance... 2x single oven, 3.2kw/230-240v/manufacture required fuse 16 1x Combi microwave, 3.0kw/220-240v/manufacture required...

Hi lovely DIY helpers! I have done a lot of tiling in my time as a lover of DIY but never onto a surface like this of my sister’s kitchen. Removing the old tiles has left an uneven and very mixed surface. When I’ve finished removing all the old tiles, I just want to tile to where the old tiles...

Looking at replacing our kitchen window with a fully glazed (picture) window. It's about 1750mm x 1250mm, and so all options at that size are fixed (non-opening). Is this allowed, or must the window be fully opening to allow for forced ventilation? I don't want the gas-safe installer to refuse...

I'm going to re-jig my downstairs layout. The larger room (rear 1 story extension) previously housed a small utility room, bathroom and family room. These walls have been knocked out and now is one room. The smaller room is where the current kitchen is. We want to fit a new kitchen, small WC...

We renovated our kitchen/dining room and had new solid bamboo floors installed floating over a cork underlay. The builder asked me if we wanted the floors to extend under the cabinets, and stupidly I said yes. My thinking was that if it didn't the cabinets around the walls would be at a...

The bearings in the drum of our Electrolux EWG147540W washing machine went recently and our insurance company have since wrote the machine off and are giving us a new Siemens one. As they are taking the old machine away to be recycled (we had to pay £12 for that), I have since taken all the...

The white sealant is neat along the plasterboard walls, I've noticed a 2 to 3 mm kind of line mark along the top of the sealant, like as if there's been a further clear sealant along the top of the white sealant, nothing can be felt apart from the white sealant, what could this be? Is it due to...

Hi, I'm planning to remake our kitchen. I think I've settled on 18mm ply for carcasses (perhaps with 12mm ply for backs). Shaker-style doors from 12mm ply framed with tulipwood. I plan to (spray) paint. I know MDF or MFC would be cheaper, but having looked at a few kitchens, I dislike the...

Hi We have fitted applicances set into the floor standing units at waist high. An oven is beside a microwave + warming draw. This looks great as a matched set. I am now electrcial having problems and want to replace the matched set with another. (+££) I am unable to find anywhere that will...