New kitchen costs
Gumtree or Ebay the old kitchen. one of my clients did this and got $2500 for her old melamine kitchen and they removed it. She was stoked as she was…
New kitchen costs
Fomica Snowdrift and Warm white in a gloss melamine is a great cost affective product. it gives you the high end glossy look at a reasonable price.
I do alot of…
New kitchen costs
I agree with these comments.
Ladderfames are a better system over plastic feet. Moreso when there is an island bench with heavy stone tops involved.
Having used all of the other systems…
removing grout haze from glass pool fencing?
thanks for the replys,
The lads over on another reno forum recommended using white Vinegar, and it worked a treat.
the grout haze was residue from the glass panels being set into…
removing grout haze from glass pool fencing?
HI,
Just spent yesterday installing 6x glass panels from the Highgrove glass fencing system from Bunnings.
It wasnt an easy job, taking all day just to level and brace 6 panels.
My problem…
How much space between fridge and bench?
1100 should be fine, you wont have the fridge door open all the time, and when you do, its only for a minute or two.
my kitchen has 770mm gap with…
ducting a rangehood
another is a brisbane company called Reduct. Their ducting kits are all fire rated and meet AS specification. John is excellent to deal with and his kits are top quality.
Oh please help me....!!!
keep in mind that dark colours in 2pac in 30% gloss will show up fingerprints. Not a great idea for fingerpulls.
Earls comments are on the money 100% as is…
Fitting Benchtop to nonsquare kitchen
my thoughts exactly, i just replied elsewhere with the same answer. a small cabinetmaker may come out and do a cash job for you on hourly rate.
G
700mm Bench Depth & Island Width
did a highrise of penthouses with a depth of 700mm base and 400mm overheads. it was good as it got the gas hob away from the glass splashback
standard depth…
Salice hinges
holden v's ford
much the muchness, i like the salice bifold door system, cheap, uncomplicated and simple.
they have been around a while, like Blum.
DIY stainless steel look kickboards?
you can get both the brushed aluminium and brushed stainless on laminate that comes in smaller rips. your local benchtop postformer can lay it up into either ply as mentioned…
Laminex White finish or Formica Snowdrift?
go the Gloss finish, with 1mm matching edging.
We have adone a few in snowdrift and its a great finish. It will mark , but will take a bit of abuse…
What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?
can never underestimate the role that kicks play, once they are leveled and scribed, they impact greatly on the overall install and finish of the cabinets. I see the benefits…
Createc costs as much as poly?
saving you the greif of buying in a full 8x4 sheet of board, matching edgetape, and only supplying 1/4 of the sheet for the gable if it were a melamine…
Who installs rangehood ? plumber or electrician ??
Theres a Brisbane Compant who supply ducting kits for rangehoods. They have supplied the company i work for ,recirculation kits that are fantastic, easy to fit, and comply with AS…
Kitchen payment before or after installation
they cant charge more than 20% deposit, and there should be a progress payment written up on a contract for any works over $3,300 as stated by the BCA
Makes it…
Show me your kitchen...
Nothing Shabby about that. i would be stoked with that kitchen, nice clean lines, well laid out. Forget about the oven / intergrated microwave. Looks good.
G
Blum, Hafele or Ikea
Blum, Hafele or Ikea in that order
Cant beat Blum, and they do indeed make ikea drawers, but its to the Ikea spec,…
Kitchenette and Bar fridge
We have done quite a few of these in office fitouts and generally we have used the fisher & paykel mini bar fridge, and integration kit, with a vent in…
Push to Open drawers AND soft close hinges
Or go all out and get the Blum Servodrive for softclose drawers. Its a system that senses your touch and mechanically pushes the drawer open. Very High Tech. …
Show me your kitchen...
Nice, whats going on with the fridge overhead? looks like it was modified as it doesn't line up with the pantry with a bulkhead?
not criticizing, just interested to know from…
Advice on Benchtop for kitchen newbie
What Strumming said, however i think your question is asking about 38mm laminated square edge, not Laminex Sqaureform, two totally different animals.
38mm square edge laminated will have a fine hairline…
Country/Shaker style kitchen
a little background, the company i work for do large scale qty cabinets that get fitted into brand new high rise appartments, when we fit our kitchens, we are the…
Vinyl Wrap advice & comments please
in 7 years of doing commercial qty's of kitchens and vanitys for project highrise's and i am yet to have one architect specify vinyl wrap.
2pac is a far superior finish,…
Who has a double draw dishwasher?
^^^ second all of those comments from another who has had the delight of integrating them into clients kitchens.
But
having owned a single non intergrated F&P dishdrawer for 6 years, they…
Kitchen Cabinet Handles
another is Tekform.
Laminex do handles, and dare i say it, Ikea do handles that are actually not bad and pretty cheap.
Integrated dishwashers & Kickboard
Not really, more like a pencil line. Its pretty normal for it to be done this way.
i must get some finished photo's of some of the commercial jobs we…
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