A. Using outline of the sink bowl as a template, cut out a hole in the counter in the position that you want install the sink. B. Make evenly placed holes in the underside of the counter for the screw plugs. C. Apply a generous line of silicone sealer (available from all hardware stores) around [...]
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How To Install An Undermount Sink
by Mark on 08. Jul, 2010 in Home improvement, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY
How To Use The Fixing Clips For Installing Our Sinks
by Mark on 17. May, 2010 in How to, Kitchen DIY
Here are diagrams showing how to use the fixing clips that we provide with our various sinks.
Maintain A Good Swivel Action On Kitchen and Bathroom Taps
by Mark on 03. May, 2010 in DIY, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY
Most kitchen taps and some bathroom taps feature convenient swivel spouts. These taps usually have rubber orings and a nylon bush in the spout for water seal and swivel action. To maintain good spout swivel action try the following: – Turn off the water supply to the tap – remove the spout (normally held in [...]
Water Pressure Explained
by Mark on 26. Jan, 2010 in DIY, Home maintenance, How to, What is
When we turn on the kitchen tap or run a bath we may not be thinking how the water is coming out, unless it is dripping or not coming out at all! But, water pressure is something that we should all be familiar with. Most households receive water from a municipal water system where the [...]
How To Install A Pull Out Kitchen Tap
by Mark on 20. Jan, 2010 in DIY, Home improvement, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY
Here are our instructions on how to install our pull out kitchen mixer tap item reference 56055. These instructions are also adequate for many other kitchen and basin pull out mixer taps. This item has a 1.5 meter weighted pull out hose that provides 40cm to 50cm of pull out reach. Click here to Download [...]
What do you use to remove problem stains on a composite quartz sink
by Mark on 11. Jan, 2010 in DIY, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY, Uncategorized
Bar Keepers Friend, available from DIY/Hardware stores is what the manufacturer of a very popular brand of composite quartz sinks normally uses to remove stains etc from Composite sinks
How To Remove Ceramic Cartridges In Pillar Taps
by Mark on 05. Jan, 2010 in Bathroom DIY, DIY, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY
1- unscrew the ‘H/C’ disc on top of the tap. This will expose a screw (some discs might pop off) 2- remove the screw 3- lift off the tap lever head. This exposes the brass nut on top of the ceramic cartridge 4- remove the nut which is part of the cartridge and so the [...]
How To Clean Ceramic Disc Cartridges In Taps
by Mark on 15. Dec, 2009 in Bathroom DIY, DIY, Home maintenance, How to, Kitchen DIY
What and how: Ceramic disc cartridges are made with two ceramic discs each with two holes (for mixers) or 1 hole (for pillar or 2 handle taps) in it. One disc moves with the tap handle and the other disc remains in position. When these holes are aligned, the water is allowed to flow. In [...]
How To Connect A Lever Pop Up Waste
by Mark on 12. May, 2009 in Bathroom DIY, DIY, Home improvement
The lever operated pop up waste is a series of levers connected through a hole in back of the basin mixer tap, down through the basin tap hole to the basin waste plug. You pull the lever up to close the plug and you push the lever down to open the plug. This lever system [...]
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How To Install A Kitchen Mixer Tap
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Choose a kitchen sink that’s just right for you
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Common kitchen design styles
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The benefits of having chrome taps in your home
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Heated towel rails make a big difference to both your bathroom and electric bill
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Redesigning your bathroom – a basic overview
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