The wardrobe arrived and I been able to take our clothes out of the airing cupboard, which is where the only hanging rail was. It only just fits under the low bedroom ceiling.
A kitchen designer lady came this morning, from Wickes. The first thing she said was that the oven is illegal! It’s obviously in the wrong place, right next to a door way. She confirmed everything I thought was wrong, I fear it will be expensive to put it all right.
I’ve been hanging the new curtains over the French windows in the sitting room, they look great. But I need to put the hems up. I’m making the curtains for the dining room which is like a sun room with windows on 2 walls and French doors to the garden, so a lot of curtains. But I want to paint the room before I hang them. I really enjoy that sort of thing.
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That'll at least keep the dust down on top of the wardrobe then Busy. If you're planning on keeping and using it for many years it'll be worth getting the kitchen right. Same her on making curtains - painting first and that ony once the new shwoer room is complete. Still waiting for plumbers to re-appear and do the last bits.
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I had a Wickes kitchen @Busy-Lizzie - quite a good deal at the time as they let me know a discount was coming the next month if I could wait. I have ‘butchers block’ style dark wood surfaces - which look fab, although I wouldn’t recommend for young families or very busy (aka messy) cooks as it can mark with heavy knocks and spills.
Busy-Lizzie, it's not illegal as far as I know to have a cooker next to a doorway - undesirable maybe. Lots of people don't have a choice about where it can go. Although having said that, I suppose if it's a standalone cooker with a hob on top, there might be more regulation as that could be more dangerous, especially if a property is rented out. Perhaps the solution might be to have a glass panelled door like we've got so you can see if there's somebody standing by the cooker. It lets in much more light as well.
I think I recall something about a minimum amount (30cm?) of worktop must be either side of a gas hob to minimise accidents with knocking pan handles etc?!? I remember having to slightly change my cupboard options to accommodate the oven I wanted.
Hello folks Home now and in our own bed. Wonderful drive this morning over the High Peaks ... amazing autumn colours in glorious sunshine ... so lucky that we were following a big slow moving lorry so we could chunter along slowly able to look at the views I need to sleep now so will read back tomorrow. Hope all are well ((hugs)) as needed
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Hello all.
The wardrobe arrived and I been able to take our clothes out of the airing cupboard, which is where the only hanging rail was. It only just fits under the low bedroom ceiling.
A kitchen designer lady came this morning, from Wickes. The first thing she said was that the oven is illegal! It’s obviously in the wrong place, right next to a door way. She confirmed everything I thought was wrong, I fear it will be expensive to put it all right.
I’ve been hanging the new curtains over the French windows in the sitting room, they look great. But I need to put the hems up. I’m making the curtains for the dining room which is like a sun room with windows on 2 walls and French doors to the garden, so a lot of curtains. But I want to paint the room before I hang them. I really enjoy that sort of thing.
Perhaps the solution might be to have a glass panelled door like we've got so you can see if there's somebody standing by the cooker. It lets in much more light as well.
I'd get someone else in for a second opinion.
I need to sleep now so will read back tomorrow. Hope all are well ((hugs)) as needed
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.