david86

Thanks for those ideas @Mike and @Sparrowhawk, gives me some thoughts on how I could switch around the whole layout.

Thanks for all the suggestions so far. Yeah, I was being too optimistic about fitting in an island, thanks for confirming! In regard to the downstairs loo, it used to be in the teeny space on the bottom right of the kitchen plan, hidden under the stairs, and not up to the standard of any building regs. I'd still like to have one, which is why I've moved it on the plan to it's current location, but you're right it might be a bit smelly without the right ventilation. I can't really see anywhere else to fit one? Here's the floorplan (front door bottom right on to hallway with stairs, lounge bottom left): I'm liking the idea @Bozza to extend out studs and gain extra worktop/storage space that way, with oven/fridge at the end (also gives some handy spots to hide pipes and wires). Great idea to put narrow units next to the chimney breast. @Sparrowhawk I think you've come up with the only way I could conceivably fit a penisular, but I think having to walk out round it to get to the dining table in the extension might irk me too much. @Temp rotatable island seems like an interesting idea, I might end up going for a breakfast bar mid-height table in that location which I can move about as and when.

I've been working on a layout for my new kitchen, and have been having difficulty fitting in everything I want. The below designs are the best I've managed to come up with so far considering the constraints (mainly caused by opening up the space, and losing walls to put units against!). I'd like to have the hob on an island or a penisular, but I just can't seem to fit it in without creating tight walk through gaps? My ideals are: American Fridge Freezer Island Hob Vertical Oven Drinks area/sideboard Can anyone think of way to fit that all in, or is what I've got already the way to go? (I've highlighted the units I intend to add in blue; it won't be the colour I choose!)

Ah, that makes sense. I'll do some more investigations. It wouldn't solve the "taking up space" problem, but like the ingenuity!

Thanks for the info, very helpful. It does only support a couple of joists, but they run up to where the staircase is (there's a cupboard, with door, under the stairs too), so I think the supporting bit is still necessary? I should have added a slightly wider picture! Like this:

I recently moved into my new house and I am renovating throughout. I have a section of cavity wall that protrudes out into my kitchen, perpendicular to the main external cavity wall. After looking under the floorboards above, I've found half of it is supporting joists, but the other half just has plasterboard on top. Under building regulations is there any reason I can't remove half of the protruding cavity wall and patch brickwork into the main cavity wall where a hole will appear? Before After Photos