How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Anyway... Radiators.

We want a new one for when we knock out part our kitchen/dining room wall.

Was looking at this:
https://www.bestheating.com/milano-skye-anthracite-aluminium-vertical-designer-radiator-various-sizes-92489
as we will have available wall space of 1100mm x ~2000mm.

A few questions I guess.

1. Is £500 about what nice looking big vertical radiators cost?
   
2. Are they all much or a muchness brandwise? Any recommendations for where to buy?
   
3. We'd want it colour matched. I guess we buy it. Paint it. Then get a plumber round, right?
   
   

Cheers

There are contractors who specialise in retrofitting wet UFH. They use a machine kind of like a walk behind cut-and-break saw to cut tracks in the floor which the pipes are then laid into. You could DIY it either if you're handy and have the time but it is a rather messy job.

@Nahguavkire you did this DIY right?

Can you remember what the rough p/m² cost was of installing wet UFH?

Also in terms of how it connects to the boiler, is there anything special about it? Ie would a plumber just be picking one of the hot pipe and return feeds from an upstairs boiler and connecting them to that?

Cheers.

Imo that's a pretty low BTU for the price. I think there's better value to be had

Especially for sheets where you can basically dry them into a folded shape

But then you iron them, right?

Then you iron them.

Right?

We just bought 4 off the peg 3 column rads and a vertical one in a colour which took a bit longer to turn up but was a colour off their list not a custom RAL. I would get the powder coating done at source.
Will find out where we got them from and update but the anthracite ones were a lot cheaper than bestheating and the same model and still cheaper as another one of the big online retailers. The sections are all from a few factories and the retailers just change the specs/measurements by a few mm.
the tall one was made by Reina.

Cheers that would be really helpful.

Ok we’re now getting one of these after some internal discussions.

Is it crazy to have the kettle located under the microwave on a pullout shelf? - steam is the obvious concern here. but otherwise it's either have it out all the time on the worktop. We're not allowed a stove top one (my preference) because.

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I thought #40kkitchens had Quooker boiling taps - why the need for a kettle?

I’d put the kettle as close to an extractor as possible, and certainly not in a small bit of cupboard.

I don’t like the way boiling water taps look, then thought about having it in the utility but then thought that seemed silly. So back to kettle but I sort of agree 😔🥴

Oh other question - does anyone have one of those pullout tea towel drying racks? Good idea or waste of time?

Apologies if this isn't the correct thread. I need new carpets for half of a relatively small house. What the fuck am I looking for in a carpet? Doesn't need to be posh but stain resistant and hard wearing would be nice.
Also, any suggestions for insulating/thermal curtains? It's for for a single glazed bay window which lets out a lot of heat. Again, doesn't need to be posh but not hideous and functional would be nice.

The Reina rads were available in these colours (we had one tall upright in anodic gold matte think it was less than £350)
https://www.designerradiatorconcepts.com/reina-colona-3-column-horizontal-designer-radiator-300x1370mm

Not sure how you go about getting a RAL colour not on the list but I think you can?

4 anthracite ones from another supplier a bit cheaper which were the same design as others available elsewhere just named differently.
https://www.bathroommountain.co.uk/athens-anthracite-triple-column-horizontal-traditional-radiator-450x1190mm-32141?parent=V3052

And a Terma matte brass one

None of these were over £450

Great idea. As long as you're disciplined. As long as you don't have kids who leave tea towels all over the place anyway and treat them like napkins.

Go double tap then - small boiling one leaving space for the big Russell Brand one?

It doesn't feel very natural in terms of user workflow steps:

1. Open cupboard door
   
2. Slide out kettle
   
3. Pick kettle up
   
4. Fill kettle
   
5. Put kettle on (with cupboard door open?)
   
6. Slide kettle back
   
7. Close cupboard door
   
   

Vs

Steps 3-5 if it's on the work counter.

I'd just find one you like the look of.

Or go full lfgss and have the slide out shelf with a custom cnc miniature extractor fan built into the back of the cupboard.

We went to carpetright and are still happy with the carpet. I'm sure there are better options.

Three tips I'd say;

1. Don't skimp on underlay. We did, big mistake.
   
2. Think about insulating before carpet. We didn't, another mistake.
   
3. Counter intuitively, if you're not getting matching carpet everywhere you can skimp with cheaper carpets in low traffic areas like bedrooms.
   

Awesome. Thanks.

Good info, thanks! It's just for the upstairs of the house so 2 small bedrooms, 1 tiny bedroom and a landing. Might as well get it all matching I think. What's the benefit of higher quality underlay in your experience?

It doesn't compress and feels 'better'.

Got you. Hopefully I won't have to replace the carpet again any time soon so might as well go for the best option I can afford!

Expensive underlay + cheaper carpet feels much better than the other way round.

Don’t bother with wool - it’s harder to clean and susceptible to moths.

You can buy underlay online for less, carpet place will pressure you to use theirs - I think they make a fair bit of margin on it.

Also carpet right etc can arrange a fitter for you, which is convenient but also more expensive

Who irons stuff?

Kettles release steam for ages after boiling. That cupboard would never be closed