kitchen dilemma - who should I hire?

[fionah]

I need a section of worktop removed to fit my Smeg fridge in the kitchen, plus the electric hob and built-in gas oven also need removing to makr room for my freestanding cooker. Is there such a thing as a Corgi-registered/carpenter/general kitchen expert? Or should I get my Dad to sort it??

[rekstout]

If it's gas appliances you are fitting or removing then you must ensure the fitter/remover is CORGI registered (I am assuming your dad isn't). If you got a gas fitter they are usually capable of doing light alterations such as you mention.

Try asking in MFI or B&Q as they use contractors to fit their kitchens and may be able to suggest someone suitable and reliable.

[sft42]

Smeg.....tee hee. the worktop should be easy enough to remove as most of the stuff is modular and simply screws together but I would echo rekstouts comments and make sure you get a certified fitter if it's a gas cooker...if not it's a simple wiring job just like a plug really.

[cucumbers]

If the gas oven is connected to the mains gas supply by a rubber hose with a plug in bayonet fitting then you can just unplug it and remove it. this should be fairly obvious as a twist and remove fitting. I would be most surprised if an integrated oven is connected with a fixed pipe as this would be a very awkward way of installing the oven. If there is no obvious rubber hose then contact a CORGI regestered plumber through word of mouth via friends or family etc or as a last choice look in the yellow pages for plumbers specialising in that make of oven as they may work to a fixed tarrif regarding work carried out to these appliances. The electric hob is easy enough to remove as long as you make sure the supply is turned off when you disconnect it . it should just be a case of disconnecting live, neutral and earth. People like B & Q should be avoided !!

[cucumbers]

Oh yes and the free standing cooker will most likely be connected by a rubber hose with the foresaid bayonet fitting too.