My old dad used to say that '10 thou of paint will hide a multitude of sins'Lick of paint, it'll be grand.
KISS RogerUnless I go for one of those mains pressure hot water tanks
Lurker beat me to it. Only a masochist would make carcasses.With your hammer out of action I guess you will use off the shelf carcasses. The room looks square so for a man of your skills and experience fitting out should be straight forward.
Just a novice.Magnet. This will be my 7th install.
If you are replacing the hotwater cylinder then having a sealed system is the way to go as you do not need any header tanks and you get decent hotwater pressure. This then means you can put the circulator pump on the boiler return which means it runs cooler and will in theory last longer, for extra energy savings use a Grunfoss Alpha which is a smart pump. These sealed systems using a system boiler are more efficient than a combi as they work more leisurely, tend to be more reliable as they are not complex like a combi and are cheaper to maintain as they use more generic parts and not OEM specific.Unless I go for one of those mains pressure hot water tanks
I've never understood this obsession with carcasses especially from people who have actual woodworking skills.
I did not make any carcasses in our very large kitchen.... (Blum - full pull out heavy duty runners). With a domino .....
Adrian, you have two major advantages illustrated in your answer - space, and disposable income.I've never understood this obsession with carcasses especially from people who have actual woodworking skills.
Not good but I've seen far worse.The electrics on the other hand never cease to amaze/scare/frighten.
Definitely if you're having a kitchen company fit Phil but not really if you're buying in units from say Howdens or Magnet etc.. and fitting yourself.There is a valid? argument that you could buy a Domino, heavy duty runners etc. without its costing any more than a commercially fitted kitchen would cost.
No, it will not be a rewire but treated as an 'addition/alteration'.Doesn't meet current regs either. Hardly surprising in an old property. Presumably you will bring the electrics up to current code Roger whilst you are at it?
That's an easy one. The kitchen is nearly as large as the one at our last place. The key layout worked very well there and we've simply replicated it. Magnet Integra Hoxton with Dekton Khalo worksurface and splashback. We saw one at their showroom in Newcastle. At different times to each other. Both of us fell in love' with it which made the decision easy. Bit like this - the unit at the back, not the island unit. It won't be to everyone's taste but we like it and that's all that matters.......
Will be interesting to see how you tackle it Roger.
It makes a lot of sense Adrian but your case is a rather unique one and certainly wouldn't work so easily in a "normal" property. In most cases the kitchen has to be completed very quickly as it's a key area if the family are occupying the property at the time of fitting.In my case it would have cost a fortune to buy a good quality commercial kitchen at the size we needed. Plus I wanted appliances built in exactly where I wanted them, I wanted a higher than usual work-surface, and we wanted double width drawers throughout. A Domino, if you don't already have one, is a low cost tool because they sell readily afterwards for good money. Making it cost a fraction of what we would have had to pay to get a commercial product - but of course that is counting my labour as free and it did take me a while. We wanted to spend the money on high end appliances - and even then we bought everything as ex-kitchen showroom display units and saved a great deal of money that way. The biggest mistake I made was not putting in commercial extraction. Just about all domestic extraction is useless. I may well have to rethink that aspect and add it. I also intended to put in a small but high power gas wok burner (calor) but even though I bought the unit I didn't fit it in the end. That was a good decision.
It's worth putting a lot of thought into kitchen design if you cook a lot. Most kitchen designers have got no real idea of how chefs operate.
Will be interesting to see how you tackle it Roger.
Defanintootly.It makes a lot of sense Adrian but your case is a rather unique one and certainly wouldn't work so easily in a "normal" property. In most cases the kitchen has to be completed very quickly as it's a key area if the family are occupying the property at the time of fitting.
I always thought that they went down the carcass route because they can be easily manufactured in standard sizes on a production line and make a kitchen fitout much faster.I've never understood this obsession with carcasses especially from people who have actual woodworking skills.
Are you talking the electrical installation or just the wiring for the heating / HW system ? Neither are that complicated but use a proper electrician and not a domestic installer !The electrics on the other hand never cease to amaze/scare/frighten.
Yes, I accept that. You are of course right, but I thought Roger is in a rental right now and so might be in a similar position. We relocated the kitchen and continued the old one in a different room until I had finished the new one.It makes a lot of sense Adrian but your case is a rather unique one and certainly wouldn't work so easily in a "normal" property. In most cases the kitchen has to be completed very quickly as it's a key area if the family are occupying the property at the time of fitting.
Will someone please explain to me the current fashion of having a kitchen sink that does not have a draining board? I just don't understand iit.
The last four houses I lived in here didn't have draining boards as part of the sink. Instead, the dish drainer rack has a tray that with a curled lip that overhangs the edge of the sink to let the water drip into the sink.Will someone please explain to me the current fashion of having a kitchen sink that does not have a draining board? I just don't understand iit.
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Dishwashers.....Will someone please explain to me the current fashion of having a kitchen sink that does not have a draining board? I just don't understand iit.
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Any pictures?I did not make any carcasses in our very large kitchen. I made a frame fixed to the wall, solid oak legs and struts, and did the whole lot below the work surfaces and 5m island with drawers (Blum - full pull out heavy duty runners). With a domino drawers are quick and easy to make and you can maximise use of every inch of space and depth. No plinths either - everything raised high enough to vacuum beneath and fit under plinth lights.
I've never understood this obsession with carcasses especially from people who have actual woodworking skills.
Tea towel?Will someone please explain to me the current fashion of having a kitchen sink that does not have a draining board? I just don't understand iit.
Serious question
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