The Home Improvements Thread (3)

The_MAC said:
Subway tiles look good, but the grout pics up all the muck, even if you use charcoal grout - a continuous ceaser/tech-stone type splash back will blend with the short edge splash back that is already on your design and will be very practical from a cleaning perspective.

Alternatively, I have seen people use feature tiles above the oven and then put a large sheet of glass with spacers covering it.

My mistake was exactly that, a short splashback using the counter stone, and then subway tiles between the counter and the hanging cupboards, and then subway tiles also between the stove and extractor, it looked nice until 1-2 years later, the white grout turned green due to us using the green Addis dishcloth :|
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At the moment I think we leaning towards the subway tile from counter to top but will bear in mind what you said
 
Snyper564 said:
At the moment I think we leaning towards the subway tile from counter to top but will bear in mind what you said
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Oh, and install a crap load of plugs! Now's the chance

Lastly, make sure your dishwasher has a tap above the counter, mine was below, and that was pointless and an own goal
 
The_MAC said:
Subway tiles look good, but the grout pics up all the muck, even if you use charcoal grout - a continuous ceaser/tech-stone type splash back will blend with the short edge splash back that is already on your design and will be very practical from a cleaning perspective.

Alternatively, I have seen people use feature tiles above the oven and then put a large sheet of glass with spacers covering it.

My mistake was exactly that, a short splashback using the counter stone, and then subway tiles between the counter and the hanging cupboards, and then subway tiles also between the stove and extractor, it looked nice until 1-2 years later, the white grout turned green due to us using the green Addis dishcloth :|

This was at our previous home:

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for the most part looks very similar to this the stove is 90cm though still toying with either bosch or siemens inductions at the moment bosch is winning. have an aeg the last 8 years that we were very happy with

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Snyper564 said:
for the most part looks very similar to this the stove is 90cm thought still toying with either bosch or siemens inductions at the moment bosch is winning.

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Yeah, that was a 600 (oven and stove) since the kitchen wasn't huge.

Bigger is better, we now have a 700 (oven) and a 900 (stove) and even the extra 100 on the oven is very useful.

With a solar system, induction will be wise. Gas might be an issue in the future :)
 
The_MAC said:
Yeah, that was a 600 (oven and stove) since the kitchen wasn't huge.

Bigger is better, we now have a 700 (oven) and a 900 (stove) and even the extra 100 on the oven is very useful.

With a solar system, induction will be wise. Gas might be an issue in the future :)
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Yeah we run everything now on solar so nothing to get used to the oven geyser stove etc - build a proper system and never have to worry
 
The_MAC said:
Lastly, make sure your dishwasher has a tap above the counter, mine was below, and that was pointless and an own goal
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Why..?

My previous house had the dishwasher tap below the counter and behind the dishwasher, didn't have any problems with it that way..

Always gearing up for my kitchen reno in the next two or so months and will again have the tap below the counter and behind the dishwasher..
 
WAslayer said:
Why..?

My previous house had the dishwasher tap below the counter and behind the dishwasher, didn't have any problems with it that way..

Always gearing up for my kitchen reno in the next two or so months and will again have the tap below the counter and behind the dishwasher..
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If there is a leak mid-cycle, you can quickly switch off the water without pulling the dishwasher out (same for the washing machine if in the kitchen), or even if you just want to switch off the water when away for a while.

Secondly, if behind the dishwasher, it could end up being in the way, since you might replace the dishwasher in the future and need that extra space the tap is consuming (in terms of depth)
 
The_MAC said:
If there is a leak mid-cycle, you can quickly switch off the water without pulling the dishwasher out (same for the washing machine if in the kitchen), or even if you just want to switch off the water when away for a while.

Secondly, if behind the dishwasher, it could end up being in the way, since you might replace the dishwasher in the future and need that extra space the tap is consuming (in terms of depth)
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Agree with you. Taps that are easily accessible is a big win. Same for the plugs for these devices. Ideally should be above counter , so you can manage them easier. Don't know why people put the plug behind the dishwasher or washing machine. Unsure if that is even compliant?
 
TedLasso said:
Agree with you. Taps that are easily accessible is a big win. Same for the plugs for these devices. Ideally should be above counter , so you can manage them easier. Don't know why people put the plug behind the dishwasher or washing machine. Unsure if that is even compliant?
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The only "plug" above counter is your oven (in the form of a isolator), not sure how you would do that with an appliance that has a lead.. You can always just switch of the appliance, so cannot think of a use-case where I would want the plug above counter :unsure:
 
The_MAC said:
Oh, and install a crap load of plugs! Now's the chance

Lastly, make sure your dishwasher has a tap above the counter, mine was below, and that was pointless and an own goal
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If you do the crap load of plugs, make sure they're put on proper breakers for the loads - my genius builder put ALL the kitchen plugs on one circuit - so you can't use things like the kettle and microwave at the same time.
 
xrapidx said:
If you do the crap load of plugs, make sure they're put on proper breakers for the loads - my genius builder put ALL the kitchen plugs on one circuit - so you can't use things like the kettle and microwave at the same time.
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Yup same thing here. Its horrible.
 
Snyper564 said:
New room to come off kitchen basically utility/scullery

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Kitchen - remove 60s kitchen and replace it with this

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Use grey grout on the subways. It will make them stand out more than white grout.
Mix the grout with bonding liquid and dont use water.

It will seal the grout and clean with a wipe.

use a flat subway and not the bevel. They look nicer especially when they cut on wall ends.
 
Plans sent in for our outdoor entertainment / braai area. Apparently going to take a couple of months but I can do with the saving.

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Wanted a full open design originally but I was brought to my senses that it would not be winter friendly.
 
Snyper564 said:
for the most part looks very similar to this the stove is 90cm though still toying with either bosch or siemens inductions at the moment bosch is winning. have an aeg the last 8 years that we were very happy with

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Jikes, but that is a lot of money. We got a 60cm Whirlpool for about R2500 some 2 years ago, at an end-of-range sale. Granted, it does not have all the fancy pot-measuring gizmos that the Bosch has, but it heats virtually instantly and it has fantastic heat control
 
deesef said:
Jikes, but that is a lot of money. We got a 60cm Whirlpool for about R2500 some 2 years ago, at an end-of-range sale. Granted, it does not have all the fancy pot-measuring gizmos that the Bosch has, but it heats virtually instantly and it has fantastic heat control
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Not too many options in the 90cm range this is actually the "normal" price in the range. Hoping to snag a slight discount.
 
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