Saturday, January 21, 2012
Changing out knobs and handles can give a kitchen a surprising lift. Woodie’s DIY, Homevalue Hardware, B&Q and other large DIY outlets have a wide selection.
WHAT YOU NEED:
* Drill and 5mm drill bit.
* Screwdriver. The powered, re-chargeable lithium-ion variety of screwdriver is handy for this and a hundred other jobs.
* Spirit level
* New handles. Try to find handles with an identical hole profile to save you drilling out new ones and disguising old ones. They run from 94-128mm in distances between holes.
* Pencil for making marks to drill out any new holes. Fixings are from the inside of the doors or drawers in general.
1 Holding the handles in place mark hole positions.
2 Check all holes from side to side are level to each other with a spirit level.
3 Using your drill and a suitable bit (5mm is standard), make a small starting pilot hole on the front of the drawer or cabinet.
4 Drill out all of the holes.
5 Attach the screws from the inside of drawers or inside of cabinet and using your fingers, followed by a couple of careful turns from a screwdriver fasten on the handle.
6 Knobs can simply be screwed into the position of the old ones.
Lindstal handles and knobs. €7/€4 for packs of two from IKEA.
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