Porcelain has presented many a tiler with drilling problems for years, due to its hard nature. Up until now the only feasible way to solve this problem was to use a TCT tipped cutter or elaborate water feed systems. However the expensive nature associated with these products has put many off tradesmen over the years. That is up until now however.
Toolpak have introduced their new force X diamond core drill. The drill is specifically designed to be used on porcelain and encompasses a mini diamond core tip and is electroplated. Demand for the new drill is high, with plumbers and tilers especially. The drills range between 6 to 40mm making them compatible with a variety of applications, and are ideal for cordless and corded drills alike.
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Kitchens in the 21st century are moving away from the conformities of the 80’s and 90’s and going back to the old school. Gone are the days where everything had to match perfectly. 10 years ago many people would have not dared let their friends into their kitchen if the utilities and the tiles on the wall did not match in some strange, over the top, fluorescent colour. Those days have thankfully long gone and the new trend for kitchens is certainly the complete opposite from the styles of a few decades ago.
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Bathroom accessory manufacturers, Deva, have just launched a new brochure for their trade customers which includes over 45 new products. With 280 pages of information about the different bathroom and kitchen tap, shower fixture and waste accessories on show in the catalogue, the increasing popularity of greener living has also had its impact on the company’s product brochure.
The 2010 brochure differs from the 2009 version with a new section taking customers through information about the Code for Sustainable Homes and Part G building regulations, as well as providing a specific section detailing all the water saving products for bathrooms and kitchens that are on offer for 2010.
Claire Stokes, Deva’s marketing and sales manager commented on the new brochure, saying that it offers customers more information about Deva’s environmental policies, as well as providing technical information and advice about the best products to use with specific water and heating systems when installing a new shower.
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Whether it’s the influence of the many celebrity chefs and cookery programmes occupying the TV listings or a bid to save money rather than eat out or purchase takeaways, new findings from research conducted by the BBC Olive Magazine and French magazine, Madame Figaro has shown that Brits spend more time in the kitchen preparing home cooked food than the French do.
As well as looking at the different foods each nation thought best represented each other’s cuisine and the amount of time people tend to spend in their kitchens, the research looked at the types of food that people tend to cook in their kitchen. Both nations lean towards cooking Italian food as their preference, however Brits also venture into other international cuisines and recipes, such as Indian, Spanish and Chinese. In each case, more British people experimented with broader menus, however the French tend to cook Morrocan food more frequently than Britons.
Olive magazine’s editor, Christine Hayes, said,
“Although the French have an enviable food heritage, it’s fascinating to see how much British people have embraced home cooking and international cuisine over the past few years.”
If you are among those who enjoy spending time in the kitchen, either experimenting with food and different cooking methods, cooking with the kids, baking, preserving, pickling or perhaps more adventurous hobbies such as cheesemaking, it can make life much easier if you have a kitchen that is designed around your needs.
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Fitting a kitchen worktop is fairly straight forward if you are experienced at DIY. You would need to set aside around four hours to complete the job of fitting new kitchen work surfaces, but because worktops can be quite heavy depending on the material they’re made from, it might be a good idea to have an extra pair of hands available.
The most important thing is to make sure that you take accurate measurements before you start to cut the wood as mistakes can be expensive and waste time. The hardest part is how to measure up to be able to cut edges, especially when the wall might not be at a right angle or if there are pipes to cut around.
If you already have a worktop that you are replacing then you can just draw around that, which will probably be the easiest thing to do, or you could simply take the measurements from the old worktop.
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You need to firstly spend some time finding a convenient spot to place the machine especially if the connecting pipe and waste pipe are not already installed in your home. All machines need to stand as firm as possible and should ideally be placed against an exterior wall. By placing them against an exterior wall it means there is then no need for waste pipe to be running inside your wall in your house.
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Kitchen planning can be a long and difficult task with so many different options to consider, from task lighting to types of kitchen work surfaces; flooring to cupboard casings and doors. Finding the right type of worktop to suit the rest of your kitchen design and meet the requirements of your kitchen use is important and granite work surfaces can often provide a practical and stylish solution for most homes.
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When you’re laying new flooring there is a wide range of styles and materials available from carpeting to wood floor to vinyl tiles and laminate flooring. Finding the right type of floor covering for your needs it important and knowing which to choose depends on the room you’re redecorating and how much traffic the room will get.
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Whether you’re having a new tiled floor in your kitchen or tiling your bathroom there will always be a common dilemma; whether to remove the old tiles and start afresh or just tile over them. Either option can be fine, and both are an accepted way of dealing with the problem, but both methods of tiling your wall or floor have their pros and cons.
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