DIY Kitchen

rach_jenn

Hi all

Hoping you can help with my query

My partner and I have decided to re-do our kitchen ourselves instead of buying a couple of grand one from a supplier & fitter.

My question is what order do we do things in? We want a new worktop, cupboards and cupboard doors, then we want to rejigg underneath our sink (instead of having 2 medium doors, reducing it to 1 door then adding an L on the right), new sink. Do we decide on the sink before the worktop?

Any advice would be great, thanks

Phil_GT

i would presume the following order would be

rip out the old stuff and flooring if doing that
decide on and purchase cupboards
fit cupbards
decide on worktop and sink required.
line up work top and mark sink position
cut hole for sink.
attach worktop to cupboards
fit sink and plumbing.
lay whichever floor you require
place on the kick boards at the bottom
fit tiles/decorate...

seems like a logical order

Russe11

first thing I would do is plan out the design and decide what is desired.

Then you can work out what utilities you need to be supplied and in what areas.

Plumbing, electrics, gas etc all should be considered first.

Flooring wall to wall if free standing parts, or fitted kitchen you could be doing the flooring last to save on costs since it does not need to go under the fitted units.

rreason2001

Hi

I had 5 weeks off work and the first 2 days in we ripped the kitchen out and did everything you want to do. We had to live with the microwave in the bedroom and use the bath to do the dishes. I had to move sockets around, put another light in, move a radiator. Get rid of the hob (this has its own fuse 40amp and used that for the 2 new identical ovens which come with 13 amp plugs fitted) Had a gas man in to fit a pipe for a new gas hob. The entire kitchen cost 5k but as i ripped the entire downstairs as well it cost another 3k. We had high quality click flooring throughout downstairs as we have 2 dogs.

It took us 5 weeks due the fact we when I ripped the entire kitchen out and looked at the wall, it needed a replaster. Don't forget you want it to look right as you want it to look right for the next 20 years. That’s why I did all the extra work.

After the plaster had dried we had a blank canvas. We painted the entire kitchen with paint from B&Q to go on fresh plaster.

One thing I noticed, my wife designed the kitchen months in advance and measured everything to millimetres. The 925mm corner cupboard was also a challenge for us as well. She had a list of everything we needed and priced it all up.


She then bought all the items that fit on the worktop first without deciding what type of worktop to have. Even the sink and stored them in the garage We then bought all the electrical items and stored them in the garage. All the flat pack cupboards and doors and handles and stored them in the garage.

We chose a oak worktop (£300) and we measured all the cuttings that was required from all the items we had bought, then sent our measurements off to the shop and they cut the dimensions out for another £300 then delivered.
As we had a blank canvas and everything sitting in the garage. The wife built all the units and i slotted them in (no doors fitted yet) I then fitted the taps to the worktops (we had a quooker tap as well) and lowered the top onto the LEVELLED new units. When i was satisfied I did 3 things.
1- I used plastic push fitting (Screwfix) for all the piping in the kitchen as it was easier to use as there is no sweating of the joints. Push the fittings onto the taps
2- Fit sink then secure (keep as much fitting from the old kitchen as they come in handy.) The ‘L’ shaped brackets from the old kitchen would be good for this.
3- Secure the worktop to the units with ‘L’ brackets again.
When you are happy fit the door. Wethen has the floor laid
Internet for the electricals.
Ebay for the taps
B&Q for the units, sink, designer doors,
Screwfix for all piping for water flow and piping for the waste flow. You can set up an account and save your wish list on the website. Also order more than you need especially the push fit connections as as long as you don’t open the bag you can return them and get a refund.
Worktop from internet company.

tpt

i'd have a look at diy-kitchens.com. used them a few times and the main advantage is that they come rigid, so you dont waste days assembling from flat pack. as long as you plan well, fitting it is just like lego