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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
I like the idea of separating cooktop from oven. I have done that myself, and it has some major advantages - the ovens are (in my case, this is not always an option) in a wall that really can't be ...
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How are electrical circuits routed in a kitchen island or peninsula without a knee wall?
Your options: come up from below or down from above
You have two choices as to supplying the receptacles for this peninsula: either you can come up from below into a wiring chase between the two sets ...
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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
In most cases, you'll be in technical violation of codes because most commercial appliances forbid their installation in a residence/home. Codes tend to require following the manufacturers ...
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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
There's a simple way to test the viability of your idea. Put a sheet of plywood or cement board (for fire protection) on top of your stove and store stuff on it. Move the sheet out of the way when you ...
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Basement apartment layout
You should be able to partition off a portion, either with permanent walls or even with furniture and hanging drapes. I closed off the "bedroom" area of a studio I lived in years ago, using the bed ...
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What is code or common rule when securing multiple electrical lines?
Bunching together is a serious issue. For instance, in EMT conduit, you are allowed only 9 active conductors regardless of pipe size, unless you derate (use larger wire than normal). That means four ...
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How to: Electrical Wiring Distance & Voltage Drop
The drawing is cut off and we can't see most of the exterior receptacles, but it looks like they're mostly on the far side of the building from the panel (lower left and I really hope the panel isn't ...
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Should I use 10/2 wire for a lengthy 20A circuit?
Unless the run is extremely long (we're talking 200 feet) or has a high sustained load you won't have any problem with 12/2. Most tools/appliances I know of are designed to work properly down to 110v....
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How to make layout batter boards for shed level without rotary laser?
When using a water level like you have, you need to make absolutley sure there is no air trapped in the middle. I used a water level for laying out the batter boards for the foundation work of my home....
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What can I do to make my downstairs layout better?
Moving the kitchen to another location is typically a rather large project because things like plumbing and critical electrical wiring have to move. Even swapping sides in a kitchen can lead to a lot ...
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Turning an HMO into a family home
I used to live in a house with a dining room that had no outside windows (Also in the UK). Similarly to yours it had a kitchen extension behind it (SW-facing. It had a big window between the two, ...
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Is it acceptable to remove freshly (1 day old) installed porcelain tile and reuse it to correct a bad layout?
Generally the thinset has not developed full bond strength by that point, (take note, folks that like to walk on freshly tiled floors before they are done...) so reasonable to get it up off the floor ...
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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
I think splitting off the oven makes sense - but instead of extra burners, I'd either look at something like electric/induction that gives you a flat slab that things can rest on, and/or get or make a ...
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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
"Using the countertop space" means lifting a heavy appliance on and off the counter every time you switch modes, and having a place to store it when not in use ... Simply using it where you ...
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Can a stove be beneath a window
If it is a gas stove it should not be placed close to a window or exterior door:
A draft could blow out the flame or interfere with the cooking; and
Direct sunlight will make the flame very difficult ...
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How to square hallway and great room and vinyl plank install direction for a similar looking floor plan?
Make it look best to you where you see it most. Don't be concerned that a hallway may run crosswise. I recently did a floor where that was the case because the adjacent main room demanded it, and it ...
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Downsides to creating a fully modular cooking setup instead of using a fixed oven range?
Non-fixed burner units, like hot plates, aren't the same thing as individual units taken out of a cooktop. There are specific challenges to creating movable appliances that make the features they can ...
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Looking for suggestions on how to re-arrange this kitchen layout, refrigerator too close to window
Change the 27" upper (Yellow) to a 24" Change the 18" base to a 15"
Your refrigerator is now 3 inches from the window.
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Designing kitchen layout
I have an open kitchen in the living room. I didn't want to hear the refrigerator noise in the living room, so I built a storeroom next to the kitchen, and put the fridge and freezer there. When I'm ...
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How straight should a tile ledger board be and what would you recommend me to use for that?
I do not trouble myself with a temporary ledger board being straight. As long as it is reasonably straight, tile shims will bring the tile to a straight line. In many cases tile needs to be shimmed ...
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How straight should a tile ledger board be and what would you recommend me to use for that?
This is what I ended up doing
Finding a straight and cheap piece of lumber at Home Depot (or any other similar store) is going to be a challenge. So I picked the straightest piece of 1x8x8 pine shelf ...
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Which floor tiling pattern is more challenging for a relatively straight floor and larger tiles, staggered (1/3) or straight set?
Your second option is definitely more challenging due to the added tile cuts needed to stagger the tile.
As far as being too busy, once it's grouting in, it will look fine and will show a little ...
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Possible to adjust tile layout halfway though?
Finish laying out the rest of the tiles without the Thinset, using the spacers as you've done so far. You can/should even cut the transition tiles so you get the complete picture. Then jockey them ...
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Where to put new fridge?
Cabinets are usually easy to remove: they're held to the wall and to adjacent cabinet units with only a handful of screws.
If the loss of some storage space won't put you in a bind then remove the ...
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Turning an HMO into a family home
If the kitchen is flat-roofed put in lantern lights (shown in yellow). Remove the kitchen and decorate as a large central lounge. Put only low seating in the former kitchen end, to avoid blocking ...
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Turning an HMO into a family home
You need to decide what you want, but do consider the following:
Make sure you know which walls are structural - these cannot be removed easily. Looking at the upstairs layout may help with this - if ...
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vanity separated from shower by doorway and toilet
Water supply pipes on an exterior wall have a greater chance of freezing.
We do this all the time where I live, but we make sure the building insulation is on the exterior side of the water supply ...
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What is code or common rule when securing multiple electrical lines?
Electrical Code
110.3.B Installation and Use. Listed or labeled equipment
shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions
included in the listing or labeling.
(abide by manufacturer's ...
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What is code or common rule when securing multiple electrical lines?
You are allowed to put 2 lines under 1 staple. The conductors can cross the gas line or run next to it but not secured to the gas line.
I must apologize on the staples. I looked up the 3 cases I had ...
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Small bathroom - feasible layout?
Is it an option to have pipes above floor level but boxed in
Yes.
But if the hot and cold water supply pipes in and are metal (copper) and have supplementary equipotential bonding - I think you need ...
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