Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: GPO on Island Bench 2Jul 10, 2012 4:21 pm Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: GPO on Island Bench 6Jul 10, 2012 6:04 pm Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: GPO on Island Bench 12Jul 11, 2012 7:34 am Cutting Edge Kitchens and Cabinet Making http://cuttingedgekitchens.net.au http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cutting-Edge-Kitchens/290484196676 Mobile : 0419 430 575 PH: 9452 4772 Fax :9452 4772 cuttingedgekitchens@outlook.com Re: GPO on Island Bench 15Jul 11, 2012 9:22 pm It could work, but I think you would have to use the ultra slim power points! Although I do like the idea of the fake draw! Of course you could take it further and have it as a real draw that opens with the power points at the rear so you still have a small draw to! 2 Re: GPO on Island Bench 16Jul 11, 2012 10:18 pm We actually put our GPO in the panel (to allow space for the services) under the cook tops, using Clipsal Slimline, and because out cabinets are Dulux Grandpiano half, they almost disappear. I have to agree it's a shame to break the clean lines of a waterfall with the GPO; although we didn't have a CS waterfall, only polyurethane, we also opted not to break the clean look. Also by biasing it towards the open bench area, rather than between the cooktops, it can be used for both cooktop and a mixer on the benchtop. FWIW, they can certainly cut CS; not sure how much more, as it was included in ours, as we have 2 GPOs through our CS splashback. Re: GPO on Island Bench 17Jul 12, 2012 2:06 am AJW If your going to use Saturn power points make sure the tight wad sparky installs the white or coloured frame around them. Costs a couple of bucks per switch. The black makes them look so unfinished and is a bit of a pet hate of mine. I really like the black trim on the saturn outlets and are having them by choice not price. In my opinion they tie in well with the black cupboards and the (gorgeous ) black sink in screen7 kitchen. If it's a modern kitchen and saturn outlets or similar are used, then I think GPO's in an island can work. Re: GPO on Island Bench 18Jul 12, 2012 7:06 am mimi23 AJW If your going to use Saturn power points make sure the tight wad sparky installs the white or coloured frame around them. Costs a couple of bucks per switch. The black makes them look so unfinished and is a bit of a pet hate of mine. I really like the black trim on the saturn outlets and are having them by choice not price. In my opinion they tie in well with the black cupboards and the (gorgeous ) black sink in screen7 kitchen. If it's a modern kitchen and saturn outlets or similar are used, then I think GPO's in an island can work. If your having black in the kitchen then it is a little bit different, and besides they don't make a black frame for obvious reasons! But on a light colour it looks unfinished. Re: GPO on Island Bench 19Jul 12, 2012 9:37 am i guess its a matter of taste..as for the surrounds.... IMO the defeat the whole purpose of forking out for saturn, the surround makes the gpo look like a standard fitting. yeah mimi we did work on the color coordination quite hard lol and ty. AJW the splashback is a frosted tempered double glazed window. Re: GPO on Island Bench 20Jul 13, 2012 11:07 am Quote: Im having an evoline port installed in the middle of my kitchen island, well, to be more precise I will have a hole with a powerpoint underneath until I can actually afford to buy one! The trouble is alt0160 you either spoil the end or side of the island benchtop with a standard GPO or you install one of those evolines and spoil the clean lines of the top of the benchtop. They don't sit 100% flush with the top of the bench either. 50/50 either way and comes down to personal choice as to what looks better. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Stewie DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Are you going to have the frame exposed or are you cladding it with something. Usually if you are making an exposed frame you would use solid legs around 100x100 or… 3 6639 Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11835 |