I've given them a ballpark figure, to ensure we're not wasting each other's time tbh
We're not replacing all the appliances, perhaps the fridgefreezer and dishwasher as they came with the house - if we had those integrated then it'd be nice to have the washer and dryer boxed in. I don't think...
Something that has come up, is boxing in the washer and dryer. Making the worktop a bit deeper and putting two doors in front of each. Hadn't considered that before, but it'd look quite neat?
Not sure what to do with the floor either. It's currently higher than the dining room and I don't like...
No, the damp is related to it being a 120 year old house and the kitchen sticks out towards the back. The only heating it had was an electric plinth heater that I had replaced with https://kitchenheaters.co.uk/product-category/hydronic-central-heating/ when the heating system was replaced...
No. Many moons ago I worked for a small company doing house flipping. We'd always have a kitchen fitter do the kitchen, and it's not a job I fancy doing. Also, I don't get much free time so it'd take weeks, and I'd hate. I'm at a stage in life where I'm happy to pay for people to do stuff like this
Yeah - just looking at this stage, so what can be done and what makes sense to do - and at what cost. If the insulation can't be done at the the same time, or it doesn't make sense to then I presume it can be done by taking all the slates off instead going through the ceiling :D
Nah, it's damp behind units - we have problems with slugs, the cupboards don't shut properly / cleanly (hinge adjustment only goes so far), I've had to clean mould out of that end cupboard - fed up of it!
I was trying to find picture of it where it's not a tip, and I haven't yet. The amount the kitchen costs might not directly map to any increase in value but houses in this area are around £180k more than we paid for the house 7 years ago - and the kitchen was rubbish when we got it, so having a...
There's a large, pitched, slate roof above the kitchen and based on the (lack of) insulation in the main loft I don't think there's much / any in the kitchen. There's no access into that space to see tho. That ceiling will need more holes put in it anyway as the downlights stop around where the...
We haven't gone for it, it's what came with the house. I'd probably not have picked it - but now wouldn't get a larger one. Family of 4 here, and it's good as it gets full quickly and just get put on most nights. Don't need / want a bigger one - like @Rob_B I'd rather have the cupboard space
What doesn't help is that the downlights finish before the ceiling begins to slope at the end, and then at the end there's the floor to ceiling cupboard - it does make the whole end of the kitchen feel dark. There are lights on the cooker extractor but they don't light the whole area.
I am...
Fair point re the skylight. The answer might just be better lighting down there rather than a skylight - but something does need to be done.
I had about £10k in my head, which is bang in the middle - so I guess I'm not far off and of course the devil is in the detail
Our kitchen is long over due being ripped out and redone.
It's a galley kitchen, 4.4m by 2.0m like so;
We've got someone from a local kitchen company coming round next week to have a look, but one of the questions they asked was that we set a budget for them to work to. Never bought a...
Our kids will pay the tax to fund your state pension and public services once you’re not working.
Population needs to be refreshed, and with childcare at what it cost now it’s hard to justify continuing to work and pay for childcare for many - so they’d just not work, and pay no tax or NI back...
It's it not being locked to inflation that irks me (or properly funded anyway, the government funding doesn't cover the cost of the nursery places anyway). I think tax breaks for married couples is quite old fashioned and the current system can work well.. just, cliff edge on a limit set in 2017...
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