Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Whilst building your new home…… 24May 26, 2007 10:22 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Whilst building your new home…… 25May 26, 2007 10:25 am Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Whilst building your new home…… 26May 26, 2007 10:58 am I agree - WOW! Lots of great ideas.
I'm interested - the fridge ventilation may be an energy efficient design, but wouldn't it hinder heating of the home if cold air can just flow in? As far as what I'd like... Bench space: we have been in 3 rentals now that have limited kitchen bench space. In fact the one we are currently in, by the time we have the kettle, toaster, knife block and chopping board there is no room. We don't even have a microwave at the moment cos there is no room for it. I will be looking forward to having a microwave space built in. Dishwasher: are there others out there that still have to wash them with their hands? Sooo looking forward to a dishwasher. Ideally I'd like an appliance cupboard to hide the toaster and kettle, but going back to the idea of microwave being in the pantry - we are getting a butlers pantry (shelves one side and bench with overheads on the other), if we put an exhaust fan in the pantry do you reckon it would be ok to use them in there on the bench or would that not be effective enough? Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: Whilst building your new home…… 27May 26, 2007 3:18 pm Ray,
If you look closely at the picture (very poor text), you'll notice that there is a seal on the side of the fridge near the front. Yes, the last think you want is the air on the outside to leak in during hot summer days or cold winter nights. Cheers, Casa Re: Whilst building your new home…… 28May 26, 2007 4:44 pm Re: Whilst building your new home…… 30May 26, 2007 5:25 pm Matt, I still haven’t had time to check out your photo post info…..but after looking at this I’m going to have to get onto it!!
Yes….One of them!!!! Looks good eh? I have a servery, but not with the stack sliding windows…I do it the old way. Take the screen off!!!! Neil….what can I say???????????? Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Whilst building your new home…… 31May 27, 2007 12:19 am Appliance cupboard for all the small things- toaster kettle food processor. etc etc.. 900 mm wide at least and with a roller door (Tambortech)
pullout shelves/drawers corner cupboards to have better accessibility.. those hinged pull out systems dividers in draws for plates, pot lids etc... (all this is my wishlist... hopefully after handover i will get those accessories from the Blum catalogue.) Appliance cupboard is an upgrade to builders standard Re: Whilst building your new home…… 32May 28, 2007 3:27 pm Thanks Casa - I was puzzled as to how it would work... (although I must have had my blonde wig on because when I first read your post I though "yes I know the fridge door has a seal" )
I forgot to add - an exhaust fan/rangehood. We currently have a extremely old non-electical disgustingly dirty (not from us, but I ain't scrubbing 40+ years of cooking off it!) canopy thing that I doubt has let any air out (or in) for over 20 years... needless to say it can get quite steamy/smokey/fatty in our kitchen when I cook. Maybe I can use that as my excuse for not cooking more! Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: Whilst building your new home…… 33May 28, 2007 4:11 pm First timer ray - tip for cleaning greasy exhaust hoods - spray a cloth with Cloudy Ammonia (about $3 from Coles - cleaning aisle) and it should come straight off. No scrubbing required Silky smooth surfaces & good joins 34May 28, 2007 10:12 pm We're living in a dingy 25 year old unit til we build our place. I can't wait to have surfaces that are easy to wipe and joins that don't collect the gunk.
I'm also making sure that we use paint that will wipe off easily ... I have to assume there will be at least one occasion when I (for example) rip the lid off a tin of tomatoes with such great enthusiasm that they end up all over the wall or ceiling. A splashback can only protect so much! Oh, and I also think view is important. Even if you have a dishwasher (we're still debating this question!), there are always things that need to be hand washed, potatoes to be peeled etc. One of our windows will look out over our permaculture garden. I want to enjoy being in the kitchen. And speaking of windows, we're designing our house with reference to Pattern Language, so one other aspect of our kitchen (as for most other rooms) will be sunlight on two sides of the room ... though we will ******** and use skylights for some. If you're interested in this topic, see http://downlode.org/etext/patterns/index.html. Loving this thread, thanks Michelle. Thanks also to Casa2 and Yak Chat for affirming my own ideas on fridge ventilation and (I think in another thread) putting in a larder. You rock! e. Re: Whilst building your new home…… 35May 28, 2007 10:20 pm (((Elizabeth - I'm also making sure that we use paint that will wipe off easily ... I have to assume there will be at least one occasion when I (for example) rip the lid off a tin of tomatoes with such great enthusiasm that they end up all over the wall or ceiling. A splashback can only protect so much! ))
This has been a good one, I have enjoyed the answers from everyone. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Silky smooth surfaces & good joins 36May 29, 2007 7:38 am Elizabeth Even if you have a dishwasher (we're still debating this question!), Go the dishwasher! It's much more water efficient than washing up by hand (a kitchen sink is about 16L - you'll need that plus water for rinsing - a good washing machine will only use 14L) I haven't found anything that we couldn't put in the dishwasher - even filthy pots and baking trays. Re: Whilst building your new home…… 37May 29, 2007 7:42 am Oh definately the dish washer - even though I know there will be plenty of opportunities to wash up by hand (we have quite a bit of stuff that shouldn't go in the dishwasher) ... the whole idea of filling a machine with dirty dishes - pressing a button and going to bed, only to wake up to clean, dry dishes - its like having a magic kitchen fairy dishwasher 38May 29, 2007 10:14 am I agree entirely with Talin's mum about a dishwasher being like a kitchen fairy ... hence the debate on the topic at our place. BUT Stonecutter, anyone that thinks a dishwasher is more water efficient can only be taking into account the water used after production. If you look at the amount of embodied water and energy in a dishwasher, particularly in mining and the process of making stainless steel, you will never ever come close to compensating for that amount of water.
Our dishwashers are usually made in China (that's another story!) but they are likely to use Australian steel. I'm concerned about conserving water around the house to conserve water catchments close to home, but also about groundwater reserves across the continent. Experts are now saying we're using these up too quickly. So we won't be rushing in to get a dishwasher. At the moment, a compromise might be a second hand one, but I haven't yet done any research on how reliable they can be. I'd be interested in anyone's experience. e. Re: Whilst building your new home…… 39May 29, 2007 2:01 pm Elizabeth - check out www.choice.com.au - great reviews of dishwashers on there. Re: Whilst building your new home…… 40Jul 11, 2007 2:56 pm Whats important to me at the moment...
*The kitchen work top...can make or break the whole look of the kitchen. At the moment we want granite. *Glass splashbacks *Butlers pantry...every thing can be hidden away, complete with small sink and second fridge. Mrs B Is it just a report written to give to the bank initially and it is based on what and how your payments are made up for, or is it a full service where they go out and… 2 6059 Hi Suku18 In NSW the statutory required insurances are: 1. HBCF ( Home Building Compensation Fund) - This is if the builder dies or goes broke. But this only covers 20%… 1 3147 You have mandatory building inspections and privately engaged building inspections. The difference between the two comes down to inspecting the building so it's safe and… 3 18714 |