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Pitto

Gold Coast
Joined 1 March 2011
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10 years10 yearsPittoPitto posted:
New kitchen costs

Gumtree or Ebay the old kitchen. one of my clients did this and got $2500 for her old melamine kitchen and they removed it. She was stoked as she was…

10 years10 yearsPittoPitto posted:
New kitchen costs

Fomica Snowdrift and Warm white in a gloss melamine is a great cost affective product. it gives you the high end glossy look at a reasonable price.
I do alot of…

10 years10 yearsPittoPitto posted:
New kitchen costs

I agree with these comments.
Ladderfames are a better system over plastic feet. Moreso when there is an island bench with heavy stone tops involved.
Having used all of the other systems…

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
removing grout haze from glass pool fencing?

thanks for the replys,
The lads over on another reno forum recommended using white Vinegar, and it worked a treat.
the grout haze was residue from the glass panels being set into…

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
removing grout haze from glass pool fencing?

HI,
Just spent yesterday installing 6x glass panels from the Highgrove glass fencing system from Bunnings.
It wasnt an easy job, taking all day just to level and brace 6 panels.
My problem…

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
How much space between fridge and bench?

1100 should be fine, you wont have the fridge door open all the time, and when you do, its only for a minute or two.
my kitchen has 770mm gap with…

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
ducting a rangehood

another is a brisbane company called Reduct. Their ducting kits are all fire rated and meet AS specification. John is excellent to deal with and his kits are top quality.

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Oh please help me....!!!

keep in mind that dark colours in 2pac in 30% gloss will show up fingerprints. Not a great idea for fingerpulls.
Earls comments are on the money 100% as is…

12 years12 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Fitting Benchtop to nonsquare kitchen

my thoughts exactly, i just replied elsewhere with the same answer. a small cabinetmaker may come out and do a cash job for you on hourly rate.
G

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
700mm Bench Depth & Island Width

did a highrise of penthouses with a depth of 700mm base and 400mm overheads. it was good as it got the gas hob away from the glass splashback
standard depth…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Salice hinges

holden v's ford
much the muchness, i like the salice bifold door system, cheap, uncomplicated and simple.
they have been around a while, like Blum.

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
DIY stainless steel look kickboards?

you can get both the brushed aluminium and brushed stainless on laminate that comes in smaller rips. your local benchtop postformer can lay it up into either ply as mentioned…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Laminex White finish or Formica Snowdrift?

go the Gloss finish, with 1mm matching edging.
We have adone a few in snowdrift and its a great finish. It will mark , but will take a bit of abuse…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
What makes cabinets good quality? What questions to ask?

can never underestimate the role that kicks play, once they are leveled and scribed, they impact greatly on the overall install and finish of the cabinets. I see the benefits…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Createc costs as much as poly?

saving you the greif of buying in a full 8x4 sheet of board, matching edgetape, and only supplying 1/4 of the sheet for the gable if it were a melamine…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Who installs rangehood ? plumber or electrician ??

Theres a Brisbane Compant who supply ducting kits for rangehoods. They have supplied the company i work for ,recirculation kits that are fantastic, easy to fit, and comply with AS…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Kitchen payment before or after installation

they cant charge more than 20% deposit, and there should be a progress payment written up on a contract for any works over $3,300 as stated by the BCA
Makes it…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Show me your kitchen...

Nothing Shabby about that. i would be stoked with that kitchen, nice clean lines, well laid out. Forget about the oven / intergrated microwave. Looks good.
G

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Blum, Hafele or Ikea

Blum, Hafele or Ikea in that order :D
Cant beat Blum, and they do indeed make ikea drawers, but its to the Ikea spec,…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Kitchenette and Bar fridge

We have done quite a few of these in office fitouts and generally we have used the fisher & paykel mini bar fridge, and integration kit, with a vent in…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Push to Open drawers AND soft close hinges

Or go all out and get the Blum Servodrive for softclose drawers. Its a system that senses your touch and mechanically pushes the drawer open. Very High Tech. …

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Show me your kitchen...

Ok, cool, a contractural thing. :)
G

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Show me your kitchen...

Nice, whats going on with the fridge overhead? looks like it was modified as it doesn't line up with the pantry with a bulkhead?
not criticizing, just interested to know from…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Advice on Benchtop for kitchen newbie

What Strumming said, however i think your question is asking about 38mm laminated square edge, not Laminex Sqaureform, two totally different animals.
38mm square edge laminated will have a fine hairline…

Advice on Benchtop for kitchen newbie
13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Country/Shaker style kitchen

a little background, the company i work for do large scale qty cabinets that get fitted into brand new high rise appartments, when we fit our kitchens, we are the…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Vinyl Wrap advice & comments please

in 7 years of doing commercial qty's of kitchens and vanitys for project highrise's and i am yet to have one architect specify vinyl wrap.
2pac is a far superior finish,…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Who has a double draw dishwasher?

^^^ second all of those comments from another who has had the delight of integrating them into clients kitchens.
But
having owned a single non intergrated F&P dishdrawer for 6 years, they…

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Kitchen Cabinet Handles

another is Tekform.
Laminex do handles, and dare i say it, Ikea do handles that are actually not bad and pretty cheap.

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Integrated dishwashers & Kickboard

my thoughts exactly ::cool::

13 years13 yearsPittoPitto posted:
Integrated dishwashers & Kickboard

Not really, more like a pencil line. Its pretty normal for it to be done this way.
i must get some finished photo's of some of the commercial jobs we…

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