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This section helps you plan a new kitchen with advice on planning and setting out, how to rip out the old kitchen, plus guides to kitchen electrics and plumbing, drawers, flat pack cabinets, worktops and appliances. There are hints and tips on fitting sinks, the different types of lighting available and how to add the all important finishing touches to your new kitchen to help with the success of your project.

Questions to Ask Before You Start

Questions to answer when planning a new kitchen allowing for costs plus structural considerations and qualified expert help.

Planning Your Kitchen - Legal Regulations

Planning permission and building regulations guide when fitting a kitchen and the legal requirements for gas and electrical safety.

Planning Your Kitchen - Budget

Advice on planning a kitchen, working to a budget allowing for appliances units worktops and plumbing as well as tradesmen and tools for the job.

Planning Your Kitchen - Layout

How to plan, design and draw a new kichen layout measuring for L-shape, U-shape, Island or Corridor type kitchens.

Ripping Out Your Old Kitchen

Step by step guide to disconnecting services and removing an old kitchen in preparation for installing new units, cupboards and worktops.

Making Good Kitchen Walls

How to make-good and repair walls when fitting a new kichen with details for plastering and filling holes and cracks.

Kitchen Electrics

A diy kitchen electrics guide to help work out lighting and mains power requirements for new appliances.

Kitchen Plumbing

Kitchen plumbing guide for planning the requirements and routing of pipes for hot and cold supply as well as waste and earthing.

Guide to Flatpack Cabinets

Guide to assemling flat pack and self assembly kitchen units, doors, drawers and cabinets ready for fixing in position.

Assembling and Fitting Kitchen Drawers

How to assemble and adjust kitchen drawers and drawer units with metal or plastic rails mounted in the cabinet.

Fitting Kitchen Cabinets

Diy guide to fitting new self assembly kitchen units or cabinets with step-by-step advice on assembling base and wall cupboards.

Fitting a Kitchen Worktop

How to cut and fit kitchen worktops and the detailing tools used for cutting and measuring, plus protecting edges and joining using a jig and mitre joint.

Glass Splashbacks – How to Measure and Fit

Guide explaining how to measure for glass splashbacks on kitchen walls between worktop and cupboards, creating a template and allowing for electrical sockets and expansion joints. Plus, how to fit or install the glass using neutral cure silcone

Fitting Sink and Appliances

Do it yourself guide to cutting out and plumbing in a new sink plus fitting the hob, oven and appliances.

Installing an Extractor Fan or Cooker Hood

Guide to installing, positioning and fixing a kitchen extractor fan or cooker hood using the template.

Kitchen Finishing Elements

Diy how-to for fitting shelves, doors, handles and plinths to finish off a new kitchen.

Kitchen Flooring

How to fit a kitchen floor using ceramic tiles, including information explaining how to cut, lay, fix and grout as well as a guide to fitting vinyl sheet flooring.

Kitchen Tiling

Diy how-to guide for tiling, fixing and grouting kitchen walls with ceramic tiles, plus advice on cutting round sockets and switches.

Kitchen lighting - plug in pelmet lights

How to fit kitchen lighting with under cupboard pelmet light fittings to provide additional task lighting.

Kitchen lighting - low voltage under-cupboard lights

How to fit low voltage under cupboard light fittings to provide additional task and background kitchen lighting.

Is Doing Your Own Kitchen Really Worth The Risk?

A look at DIY Kitchens and whether you can do it yourself or might be better off getting a professional installer to fit the kitchen for you.

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