Bear in mind the drainer isn't shown but just depends on the final unit sizes. 👍

My dad had designed his kitchen in the early 90s. Double bowl, double drainer sink offset to the left to allow space for optional dishwasher on right hand side.. Instead the cabinetmaker cut the sink centre of the window, and I had to hand wash dishes for the next 12years.

I would recommend more cupboards. What about two tall cupboards either side of the fridge. And maybe one over the top of the fridge. Thou I guess the kitchen is now fitted as this video was done in April !

I so agree with you! Lol lol

Kitchens are all about the balance.. symmetry.. glass doors i told customers open your cabinet thats what you see..For display only but great as a focal point.. Crown only on cabinet tops or it becomes too much.. Lost the pop.. Build out your cabinets for your fridge 36x72 standard openning.. Or side panels.. Shallow depth fridges are for people too dumb to know cabinets can be custom fitted there.( budget custom areas)(fridges break down cousin was full custom weird size 12k to replace it) a must more peoples demanded then any other a pantry with full ball bearing extensions doesnt have to be hugh. not higher then standing the higher sections for long term storage items.. A few can be double deep for those bigger items.. Idea, at your cabinet normal doors think drawers full sided full extension.. WHY because they are a hell of a lot easier to use..no open doors both to clear rollout hardware then pull out rollout... fast for heavy pots pans.. custom the sizes depth.. As stated earlier budget for extras.. cornor cabinets use as overflow storage.. especially at base. Bending over sucks really fast.. remember pantry with slide outs waist height.. zero bending.. sink stainless steel must be surgical stainless spend 500 or more under mounts are a permanent fixture,OK.. No water heaters at sink they just dont last..garbage disposale increase clogged pipes.. It just does.. A high backsplash locks kitchen in..a low splash allows a update to occur at sales time.. handles well get extras plus standard holes, again for updating later on.. No wood floors? why dishwasher venting kills the floor, yup.. Most homes cannot use an island no room see standard distances.. Rolling islands destroys floors, i was not allowed to sell them.. rollers dig in.. wood dont last and is very needy oils grease is a low cost finish remover.. remember to clean top of doors.. Great if selling now.. Not for a year or 2 sale.. remember click clack thats the room necessary for handles to clear cabinets.. Cornors.. When wiffy looks at counter top material blue printers measure job out and plan material stop the urge to have profile at fridge area.. I know an empty kitchen befuddles the mind.. But the profile comes out 1.5 inches or more..NOW MY FRIDGE WONT FIT!!! No more 36 inche width..Counter top guys dont care about fridge fitting just doing what you want.. i have seen this way too many times.. It aint funny if your fancy 4k fridge dont fit..Then have to move to a smaller thinner fridge that looks stupid.. NEVER reuse weird size fridge on redo..standard is 36x72.. I walked away from many a home sale because obsolete fridge was custom fitted to kitchen.. Aint no way to fix that without redo of kitchen.. Balance and symetry... Items appliances to install must be present in home before final measuring..In manufactures brochures it states changes can and do occur in production runs.. Funny one here peoples lock in the dishwasher, adding a high floor after dishwasher installed woops it aint coming out happens more then you think.. raise base cabinets up to account for flooring.. (I had 1 recalled right before i did the flooring resale though but still 1 week later a really pissed off me.. Reverse osmosis lost me way too many kitchen deals.. It will leak ruin sub flooring so entire kitchen base and counter top removal to fix sub floor.. Lost soo much monies on those screwups.. And icemakers are disgusting, reality check the fridge is a open space cold from freezer its all open..so that frozen foods and items stored in fridge will migrate into icecubes..thats disgusting, it just is...Oh the worst having a garbage can built into cabinets.. The rotten bananna smell migrates all thru cabinets, yes it does.. I can still smell my utensils gross...And it lingers after trash day..... The electrical must be updated to be code compliant..but you already knew that.. At sink always 2 lights so a shadow is not cast.. My company would correct my mistake and charge me back..ouch.... Honestly the layout of your original kitchen is basically the way it is unless you wanna break walls and add a vent out the roof.. Removing walls is a nightmare one never knows what luckes in those hidden spaces.. wiring, plumbing a/c vents..Plus there is the leveling of floors, or the lack therof.. Waste line drop, look that one up it bit me a lot... Check your breaker panel WHY?? because you need more panel runs silly, direct lines fridge. microwahood, instant hot water multiple gfci outlets on back splash see codes. Yikes no room in panel now gotta replace it for a bigger one..oops now a drop from the main line on street to accomodate more power requirements to bigger panel... I sold kitchens like 500 or so.. If i left something out I was charged back for it.. It was performed.. Noo matter my mistake.. But for me that was really rare... I tell my friends to never get into kitchen cabinet business, its way too complicated, customers demand perfection. You better be great at math, detail orientated or you will starve.. All jobs were estimated on a 20 page contract.. I estimated company finalized what I sold, charged me back.... But you better have great installers above the rest.. Who stay till the job is right..we even had repair crews to finalize woops..like oversized cover plates for electrical.. Never have items built onto counter top, water will get in and ruin them.yes it will.. A lot of cabinets face frames are particle board crap, cheap now,maybe but doors fall of in a few years.. yes they do.. There are companies that spray paint basic wood to look like cherrry wood.. Its called a 1 hit wounder,,, when finish paint wears cabinets are unrepairable junk.. I turned my competier sample to a picture frame.. It aint cherry.. Im retired now, selling kitchens was a great profitable gig.. I cannot tell you how many times i went back to a job pitched by a newbee(that quit or fired) that was way under bid.. By over 12k.. The origanal sales moron would have been allowed that screwup.. but me an exact anal only 1 job oops would have had job rejected or zero monies to me..I do not work for free.. do you.. Kitchens are the 1 room mistakes are not allowed.. Have fun..Im gonna goof off...Oh me never wood, id sell it yea, but never use it.. Thermofoil of formica for me windex and go.. can last forever....... peace youll need it..

100% drawers for everything. Bin is a good point also.

Defo! 👍

Definitely as many drawers as possible, not a fan of the "SMART CORNER" corner pull outs. But even if you go for double door pantry. Internal drawers.

+1 0n the bins. Deffo a pain to place them.

@@LostWhits I really want to see your way around fitting drawers into corner unit without leaving one side or the other completely unusable. Even internal drawers need runners on both sides so there is really no way to use all the corner space. Corner doors plus swinging pullouts are invented for that specific purpose, but even those don't use up 100% of the corner.

8 doubles in that room plus USB so should be fine. 👍😁

@@GosforthHandyman We that me, I'd have had 8 just in kitchen part alone. My kitchen is half that size, and we have nine doubles! It's never a problem to put in too many, but always one to add them later. We don't use them all, but there's always one where you need it. As for built-in USB outlets, they are a "vampire" current sink - never switched off - a small draw, certainly, but even bit helps. Also, I've seen advice that they are the part of such sockets that fail most often. Anyway - it's looking good and I'm glad you're pleased with the result, despite enormous hard work involved.

Was going to make the same comment. Thought we had more than enough sockets but wish we’d gone for double the amount we did. Ended up having to plug and unplug counter-top appliances (and myriad electronic stuff you don’t think of) all the time when it would have been so easy to have had more sockets installed. Hindsight advice - work out how many you think you need and double it as Nicole said. I’m sure the Macs have thought of everything for their situation- but just thought I’d make the comment - if only to remind me if we ever have a kitchen opportunity again. Or any other room for that matter - we have older parts of the house with one single socket per bedroom - gradually working through them and thinking 3 or 4 doubles minimum. Not that we can afford to plug anything in any more. 🤣

I agree, I was thinking the same.

Cheers Neil!

Cheers Mandy! Yeah - huge difference! 👍😁

Cheers - sitting looking out of them as I type! 🌞

Thank you and welcome to the comments! 👍👍

😂😂 I'll be storing my tools in the kitchen for a good while 😉

Cheers Rob - such a difference!

Cheers Jay!

Cheers Lisa! Yeah, sink will be in front of the left pane. 👍

Cheers - we love them! 🌞

Cheers Stewart!

Cheers - yes, huge difference!

Giant larder unit coming 😁

Great stuff and good to know! 👍👍

Cheers bud!

Cheers - another step closer!

Cheers Glyn!

Cheers - yes, they're great! Lovely for a morning coffee in the sun. 🌞

Great stuff! 👍

Too right! 😎

Great tips! There's 3 double sockets near the range at the mo. 👍

Nice! 👍

Yes, I have the same layout as shown in the video. I opted for the same hydronic plinth heaters and they are great. I didn't want to loose wall space. I used two - one either side of the peninsula breakfast bar. It required running the pipework and attaching it to the wall prior to the installation of the kitchen units, not forgetting power. Think they consume around 50w each for the fan.

Not a fan of loads of bench level switches - never had a situation where we need to switch it off that quickly. But personal preference! 👍😁

No idea if you're being sarcastic 😂

Watch this space!

Cheers Sarah! Having a giant walk in corner larder unit now. 👍

Cheers Jean! Not an IKEA fan I'm afraid! 😁

Cheers - yes, motoring now! 👍

Cheers! Yup, dishwasher will share the sink waste. 👍

You read our minds Jules! Huge corner larder going to the right of the fridge. 👍

Was about to say exactly the same comment! We have this arrangement on our island and it’s hugely helpful for quick access to coasters, placemats, napkins, etc at mealtimes.

Cheers Paul! There's 4 x twins at worktop height at the mo but with it being dot & dab it's very easy to add extra ones if needed. 👍😁

Ha, we had a Symphony kitchen in our new build and it was terrible. 😂👍

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Not a fan of IKEA I'm afraid! Cheers though! 👍

Good ideas! 👍

We had access doors on the peninsula side in our old kitchen and it worked really well!

Yeah, I think companies do the VR thing! 👍

Interesting! 👍

Interesting - very tempting! 👍😂

Nice one! 8 doubles + USB in that room. 👍👍

I also took the opportunity to get rid of gas in the kitchen, one little bit less fossil fuel being burnt!

Tell me about it - still loads to do! 😁

Yup, will be plumbed in 👍

Yeah, there'll be top box over the fridge, so totally open at the back. 👍

@@GosforthHandyman See you are going for plumbed in but remember to check on where the water filter goes! Some are external to fridge/freezer!

Those top cabinets aren't going there any more. 👍😁

Ha ha, we have one! 😂

Lmao, or some other life-affirming nonsense sourced from Pinterest. 😅

Defo won't have the life-affirming nonsense though. 🤮🤮

Such a difference!

@@GosforthHandyman I think they are very cool. I am really enjoying the series. Thanks for the sharing Andy. It is great to be able to watch it develop without any of your headaches! LOL. Can't wait for the next bit. Liking all the pre planning info/guidance too. Really useful heads up.

Too right! 👍

Cheers Bob! Thankfully with dot & dab it's very easy to add extra sockets if needed. Got 8 doubles in that room plus USB so should be good. 👍

Ha yes, we love the US-style fridge freezers! What do you guys call them out of a matter of interest. Dot & dab is awesome. A lot of folk hate it since they don't know how to attach stuff on it, but once you know what fixings to use it's great. 👍

@@GosforthHandyman Just fridges - Canada/US/similar in most things,except prices because of their 360m population against our 38 lol

Defo! Had many horror stories of that exact thing. 😭

Cheers Darren!

Interesting - never seen that done before!

That might be genius, (reaches for the notepad)

Two dishwashers - good call sir!

I think the issue with that idea, is that the crockery or items in your newly washed dishwasher may never fully dry.. As certain items (mostly plastic), cups etc can collect water in little crevices on them.. Not massively hygienic I would say! But the idea is certainly interesting!

Even on cold days with no heating the room is warm due to the thermal mass of the concrete walls so we'll see how it goes. It's VERY well insulated. 👍

@@GosforthHandyman But I am guessing there's a gradient, and that the expanse of glass will be 'radiating coolth'.

8 doubles in that room but might add one under the breakfast bar. 👍

I don't think we've ever owned a sink where you can fit the entire oven tray in. Now I need to check. 😂

It's a nightmare mate. Eventually you just have to pick something and go for it. Even just looking at handles stresses me out. Good luck! 😂👍

Defo the flexibility to do that. At the moment that's our bin corner. 👍

They're great! 👍

They're not common in the US but seem to be popular in the UK. The climate is different there!

@@Bobrogers99 yes - wetter, colder and often windy - so you don't get much opportunity to open your bi-fold doors ........!!!

@@Bobrogers99 Depends on where you live. I've seen up to 8 panel folding doors for large homes. Bifolds themselves are very common.