dan_cup

Hello, I'm currently looking into what brand of appliances to fit in my new kitchen. The appliances we will be buying are as follows… Multi fuel hob - picking AEG because they offer a gas and induction option which is perfect for me. An under canopy extractor - recommendations welcomed. Separate full height integrated freezer and intergrated fridge - brand recommendations welcomed. I know Liebherr are decent and Miele stick their name on the same products. A warming drawer, not bothered on the brand as long as it’s reliable. The cover doesn’t show a brand name so it can sit alongside the other appliances anonymously. A single steam oven & a compact oven microwave/grill function - these items will sit in a tower together so I want the brands to match as aesthetically it’s more pleasing. My kitchen supplier is an AEG agent so they offered to supply their options but we will be buying the appliances ourselves and I’m interested if the Neff ovens are worth it for the slide and hide functions or any other recommendations. Given the brands I’ve mentioned, you can presume where my budget lies for brand options - so that rules out the likes of Bora, Wolf etc. We have had appliances from Samsung; Siemens; Bosch & AEG in the past. This kitchen installation is part of a large extension so it's important we make some good decisions but we're also conscious the budget for appliances can't run away from us!

What do you mean here? On the Ecotherm site there a picture of builder using a board that fully fills the cavity? Am I right in thinking its 100mm block, 150mm cavity, 100mm brick. So if we use 100mm Eco therm then 50mm is free air space?

Hi all, so im going out to a few builders to quote for our rear/side extension. We have the planning drawings (basic) and a structural eng drawings for founds/steels. Couple of the builders have asked me what insulation (thickness/type) are to be used and the type of internal blocks (strength rating). this would help them get a more accurate price. From my side the architect didnt provide these since he said that we/the builder could go down the Building notice route which means the builder needs to know these detail them selves? The other route is building regs submission i think? would this be the job of the architect to then come up with the requirements? Im torn what to do since two builders have priced up without me potentially having to budget for extra architect work. Any opinions?

the grey parts underneath are the mortar remains from the brick I've removed. above that will be another course of bricks. If it follows the same pattern I hope there will some supported into the back wall, so I think your suggestion could well work! looking at the picture here I don't think there are any tie in bricks on the front wall until the 7th course of bricks up. you can also see how the gather was before I butchered things

So I could put just 10mm re bar in for example? Flue will be done but stove fitter ( I’m not good on a roof!) hearth and surround being made by stone mason. Carbon monoxide monitor ready to go!

He meant fitting similar lintel sized pieces by removing one block above lintel and going in at 90deg at both sides. personally I was thinking angle iron around the permitter.

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Evening all, I've done a search but not finding my answers so here goes. 1930s semi, opening up the chimney back to the builders opening. The decided it needed to be wider and higher. completed this and fitted a fresh re-enforced lintel which meant we got extra height without removing course of bricks. however the 'gather' was showing so on the installers instruction I've removed a couple rows. my fire installer has suggested to keep pulling bricks out until the tie in bricks are left and the 'unsupported' one are removed. a builder been round this afternoon to weigh up our proposed extension and he commented that how it is at present has some weight up above and id be wise to fire some pins in at 90 deg to the lintel into the rear wall. What route should I take?

Yea might be worth just actually asking them if they'd be ok with it. need to discuss party wall with them anyway. still undecided how close we can go to their extension. looks like they have built back from the centre line by about 75-100mm

Thank you everyone, that is some comfort reading that. Ive always been a bit literal so to speak. First time taking on such a project and not up to speed with the accuracies of things! I do like the idea of +/- 100mm however 😀

So the back story is that planning has been submitted and approved on a rear and side extension on 1930s semi. wording from recommendation report; This application seeks permission to erect a wrap-around side and rear extension to create an extended kitchen/diner, utility room, WC and store. The existing garage to the side and utility room to the rear would be demolished to accommodate the extension. To the rear the proposal would measure 3.2m in depth to align with the rear of the adjoining property's extension. The width would measure approximately 9.5m along the rear elevation, with the width of the side extension measuring 2.2m (narrower than the existing garage) The drawings state that; 'extension to follow line of adjacent building' where the neighbours have already built a rear extension. Ive measured this out and my neighbours extension is 3.3m. My question is a) do I have to obey one or the other? b) can I therefore employ some wiggle room to accommodate an internal width of 3.1m in the kitchen (to fit 3 x 600 unit and 2 x 650 corner units) plus the external block work? so by my reckoning that would be 3450mm. Who would be the people to spot this and say no, that extends too far? trying to plot the kitchen dimensions and thus the best layout before anything is built seems a bit of guess work. Thanks in advance.

Hi all, first post after coming across this forum looking for advice. Seemed a good idea to join up and try get answers to those questions that I can neither get a black and white answer for! Or so it seems! planning in and approved for rear and side extension of our 1930s semi. Been in two years now and we’ve spent that time working away on the rooms that won’t be part of the extension. anyway questions to follow in the relevant category’s Dan