emigrant
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It is finished!! – well, when the man from CDA has come and replaced
a faulty hob it will be…….any comments on the quality of CDA appliances? I bought the package – kitchen units, worktops, hob/oven, sink,taps from Nationwide Kitchens in Ossett,
Yorks. The cabinets come fully assembled, are 18mm throughout (even the backs etc) and very well made, but I am not too impressed with the finish on the stainless steel sink, and
maybe we are unlucky in getting a hob that does not get hot enough to cook, but makes the base plate too hot to touch.
One important recommendation against your otherwise excellent advice – if you do not have the all-singing all-dancing lifting rig for the wall units, do NOT fit these first, unless
you want a hernia! If you put the base units in (minus worktops) you can lift the wall units up in 2 stages, firstly onto the top of the base units, and avoid having to take them from
floor to wall each time .
I have some digital pics of the finished project – does anyone want to see them, and how do I send if so?
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miles
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Hello Emigrant
I would agree with your way of fitting the wall units. In fact I normally fit the worktop and then wall units. However different carpenters different ways.
Never heard of a wall unit lifter. Always use my hands and arms, after all how heavy is a 1000 wall unit. If you can’t lift one of these up on your own then something is obviously
wrong as they are not heavy. But then I am used to installing units and bespoke units on my own.
I wouldn’t mind seeing photos of the finished job. It would be interesting to see how the tiling looks with 5mm spacings.
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timfoley
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I accept that I’m in a minority here by advising that wall units are fitted before base units but It’s a method I used for the best part of my years
fitting and I found it the most logical way to avoid worktop damage.
As Miles says we all have different methods and whatever works for us is always the right way.
The wall unit lifter you refer to is something available in the USA but again as Miles states, even 1000mm wall units should not pose a problem to one man.
Pity they dont have a rig to lift 4.1 x 900 mm worktops into position. 
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emigrant
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I mention the lifting
device because I am sure your site shows one!
One of the units i had to fit was a 900 – and had to be manipulated to go over a boiler – think more Weetabix was required, or 7 Shredded Wheat!
Agree about the worktop – one side of mine is end-to-end one-piece 90mm, at 3.4 metres…..it took the press-ganging of 2 strong helpers to lift it in – then out for a further trim ,
back in, out again…..trying to get a good tight fit.
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timfoley
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Emigrant,
You’re right, the site does have an image of the wall unit lifting rig but as far as I’m aware it isn’t available here yet.
With regard to your digipics it would be good to see them and there’s no reason for you not to post them on this forum using the image link above.
I look forward to seeing them and thanks for the feedback on the articles.
Regards
Tim
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emigrant
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Sorry Tim, you’ve got me there – what is the image link
and where is it?
if I click on the box above this, marked “Img*” all I get is
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emigrant
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In the FAQ section it says…..
“Can I post Images?
Images can indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is no facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on a
publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server)
nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or
appropriate HTML (if allowed).”
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timfoley
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Emigrant,
Sorry. You’re absolutely right. Tried it myself once and I was the only one who could view it.
You can send the images to my e-mail in compressed format.
Tim.
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