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Replacing a kitchen, designing a new one, or just measuring up before buying a worktop. Either way, the standard sizes matter. Get them wrong and the cabinets don't line up, the appliances don't fit, or your back aches every time you chop an onion. We're a Kettering-based team specialising in kitchen fitting in Northamptonshire. Here's a quick, no-fluff guide to typical UK kitchen worktop sizes, what's considered standard, and when to deviate from the default. New kitchen

You're planning a new kitchen and the question of window treatments comes up. Curtains pick up cooking smells. Fabric blinds collect grease. Shutters look like the solution, but you want to know if they actually hold up in a kitchen environment. We're a Kettering-based team that designs and fits kitchens across Northamptonshire. Whether you're planning a new kitchen in Northamptonshire or refreshing an existing one, here's what we tell homeowners who ask whether shutter bli

You've worked out what you want from the extension. The next question is how to pay for it. For most homeowners, a build of £40,000 or more isn't sitting in the current account. We're a Kettering-based team that designs and builds extensions in Northamptonshire. Here's a practical guide to the main ways homeowners finance an extension in the UK, what each route is good for, and when to bring a professional in. How to finance a home extension The main ways to finance a hom

You've decided to extend the house. Maybe you're after more kitchen space, an extra bedroom, or somewhere to work from. The next question is how to actually design the thing. We're a Kettering-based team that designs and builds extensions across Northamptonshire. Here's a practical, no-fluff guide to designing a home extension that works for your house, your budget and the way you actually live. Five steps, in the order we'd take them. Home extension in progress How to de

You've designed the extension and you're ready to submit. The next question is how long the council will take to come back. Long enough to plan the build? Long enough to start ordering materials? We're a Kettering-based team that designs and builds house extensions in Kettering and across Northamptonshire. We handle the planning application as part of every project. Here's the realistic answer: the statutory timeline is 8 weeks from validation, but the path from "we'd like

You've measured out the new extension. The drain cover sits exactly where you wanted the new wall. The question is whether you can build over it, around it, or whether the whole plan needs rethinking. We're a Kettering-based team that designs and builds home extensions across Northamptonshire. Drains come up on most projects we quote. Here's the straight answer: yes, you can usually build an extension over a drain, but you can't build directly over the cover itself, and the