NTA - for the second fukking time, stop calling us!

[Rat Catcher]

... but you haven't told her TOO has one, yet!

See I've started wanting one again now. I don't have an electric shower so that's no excuse... although I used to have one and the wiring is still there.

[Theoneandonly]

What if any extra electrical work needed to be done to facilitate an induction hob?....purely to satisfy my curiosity mind.

Wired in with the cooker.

[Shallowhal]

Ok...cheers lads!!
What about those fuks at the NTA though....

[Rat Catcher]

Getting back to your gas hob, Hal... there is a little (or maybe, well) known trick among DIYers. If you're confident enough, fit the thing then turn the gas off at the meter and ring Bord Gais to report a smell of gas. They'll send a man out who'll switch it back on for you and check for leaks - with state of the art sensors, not a bottle of soapy water! - all free, gratis and for nothing!

[Shallowhal]

Hmm...that's a bit cheeky....i don't live in a corpo rented gaff!!

[Rat Catcher]

Ifn you did a bottle of soapy water would do!

[Theoneandonly]

or a match

[Rat Catcher]

I haven't had a match since Errol Flynn died.

[Lizzzy]

Me missus hasn't stopped singing me praises since i finished the gaff...so much so that she now wants the kitchen worktop and tiles replaced.....generally not a problem as kitchens are what i do(did) but i flogged my worktop jig(for doin the masons cut) a long time ago,Screwfix sell them....€108......as hiring them for a weekend is just as expensive.

Ah, you don't need a jig, Get a steel corner joiner and butt the counters together. Then straighten 3 or 4 corner brackets and screw then together from underneath!!

[Rat Catcher]

He wants to do a better job than that! I guess it depends on the counter. If it's covered chipboard/MDF the metal divider is probably better as it'll keep water off the joint. With solid wood the jig is probably a better option provided you oil it properly and all that.

[Lizzzy]

He wants to do a better job than that! I guess it depends on the counter. If it's covered chipboard/MDF the metal divider is probably better as it'll keep water off the joint. With solid wood the jig is probably a better option provided you oil it properly and all that.

If he puts in a solid wood (block wood) countertop the jig is the only way to go, but most people go with chipboard and use the jig which is a bad job. (as you said)

I'm thinking hal is a chipboard type of guy.

[Rat Catcher]

I was thinking of making my own counter from oak or something like that, not sure though... Solid wood is a better look but not as practical as covered chip... in a working kitchen you need to be able to put hot pans and trays down, that'll make shit of solid whereas a decent quality covered chip won't bat an eyelid.

[Shallowhal]

Thanks liz......i've done millions if not hundreds of those worktop joints....i did my own and it's fukin perfect...like all the rest i've done so don't be a cunt about my professionalism.

[Lizzzy]

Thanks liz......i've done millions if not hundreds of those worktop joints....i did my own and it's fukin perfect...like all the rest i've done so don't be a cunt about my professionalism.

Laughin!!