Kitchen design questions

majjie

phill99 wrote: »

YOU may not have a blind or curtain at your windoe, but the person who has the house after you may. Or you may change you mind. The regs maybe somewhat dated I agree, but doesn't mean they are wrong.

So what you're saying then - is that it isn't a fire risk - unless you do have curtains or a blind. I think I mentioned the possibilty of moving and the new home owners wanting curtains some time ago.

I'd prefer to tell people of the possible disadvantages and let them make up their own minds ... rather than quote dubious "regs" at them.

Majjie

hatewashingmachines

Is it not because the windows are a Fire Escape and putting a hob there may cause problems as it MAY cause a fire and then be blocking a potential escape route?

dander

I had a problem with the positioning of a dishwasher in a kitchen I put in. The fitters found it had been designed too far from the the drains to get a good fall on the pipes and we had to do an on the fly redesign of the kitchen to get it somewhere where it would work. I'm sure they weren't saying it for an easy life because it was far more complicated to fit everything in on the redesign! This was in a flat, however, so possibly there was less flexibility in the basic plumping infrastructure than there would be in a house.

Mojisola

phill99 wrote: »

He is right about the cooker. You can't have a cooker under a window as ir constitutes a fire hazard.

I've been told this only applies to a gas hob in case a gust of wind blows through the open window and blows out the gas - but don't modern gas hobs have a safety cut-out if this happens?

We're all electric at the moment but are thinking of having a gas hob when we redo the kitchen.

phill99

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Originally Posted by phill99
YOU may not have a blind or curtain at your windoe, but the person who has the house after you may. Or you may change you mind. The regs maybe somewhat dated I agree, but doesn't mean they are wrong.

So what you're saying then - is that it isn't a fire risk - unless you do have curtains or a blind. I think I mentioned the possibilty of moving and the new home owners wanting curtains some time ago.

I'd prefer to tell people of the possible disadvantages and let them make up their own minds ... rather than quote dubious "regs" at them.

Majjie

Why don't you call Building Control and ask them if you don't believe me?
I don't come on here to be called a liar. I come on here to help people out and affer assistance. What is the point if people take this attitude?