Kitchen Fitting trade jargon
- Belfast sink
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Also known as a butler sink, a large, deep rectangular sink.
- Built in
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Kitchen units or appliances that are physically built into the kitchen structure as part of a whole, rather than separate, freestanding units.
- Carcasses
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The outer parts of a kitchen unit.
- Catch
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A mechanism inside a cupboard that keeps the door closed.
- Composite worktop
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A worktop constructed of man-made materials.
- Cooker hood
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Also known as an extractor hood or fan, an inbuilt fan that hangs above the cooker and removes heat, grease, and particles and vents them outside.
- Corner post
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A supporting upright beam at the corner of a set of cabinets.
- Cornice
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Horizontal moulding running between the walls and ceiling of a room, or at the top of a kitchen wall units.
- Downlight
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Also known as a recessed light or spotlight, a light fixture that is installed in a hollow opening in the ceiling.
- Extractor fan
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Also known as a hood, an inbuilt fan that hangs above the cooker and removes heat, grease, and particles and vents them outside. In bathrooms, extractor fans can fit into the wall or a window to help expel steam.
- Fixing blocks
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Also known as modesty box, used to attach two pieces of wood, such as the top and side of a cupboard, at a 90 degree angle.
- Fluted columns
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A column used for decoration or structural support that has vertical grooves cut into it.
- Freestanding
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A way of designing and constructing a kitchen that leaves all the units and appliances separate, rather than built-in, allowing greater flexibility.
- Galley
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A type of narrow kitchen with units and appliances in two rows facing each other.
- Golden triangle
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Design philosophy referring to the idea that a kitchen should be structured around the position of the sink, oven and fridge.
- Handles
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See "pull"
- Hardware
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Collective term for cabinet or drawer knobs and pulls.
- Induction hob
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A stove that heats pans through magnetic induction rather than thermal conduction. Only works with certain pots and pans.
- Integrated
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Kitchen appliances that are fitted into the kitchen, and often hidden behind doors to fit in with other units.
- Island
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A central unit that stands in the middle of a kitchen, unattached to any other work surfaces.
- Kickboard
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See "plinth".
- Knobs
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An attachment to a cabinet or draw affixed with one point.
- MDF
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Medium Density Fibreboard. An engineered wood substance, made of wooden fibres combined with resin under high pressure.
- MFC
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Melamine faced chipboard; resin coated softwood bonded together under high pressure, and used in cabinets and other furniture.
- Monoblock mixer tap
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A single tap which only requires one inlet, mixing water from the hot and cold supply.
- Moulded sink
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A sink that forms a continuous part of a larger countertop.
- Pelmet
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Much like a cornice, but running at the bottom of a set of wall mounted cabinets.
- Plinth
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Also known as a kickboard. The plinth is the panel that covers the recessed area between the bottom of the base unit and the kitchen floor. The recessed area is known as the toe kick.
- Pulls
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An attachment to a cabinet or draw affixed with at two or points, also called a handle.
- Rail
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A method of storage that can be used in a kitchen, such as a towel rail, or rail for hanging utensils. A magnetic rail can be used to hang knives..
- Recessed light
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Also known as a downlight or spotlight, a light fixture that is installed in a hollow opening in the ceiling.
- Runner
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The mechanism inside some drawers that allows the drawer to move in and out along a track.
- Snagging
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An expression for all the small issues left over at the end of a construction project. Typically a homeowner will identify snags which the tradesperson will rectify to complete the job.
- Splashback
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Glass or tiling behind a sink or stove to protect walls from moisture.
- Stove
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Either refers to a cooking applicance combining an oven and hobs, or a fuel-burning unit that sits in a fireplace beneath a chimney.
- Strip lights
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Long lights, either fluorescent or LED, that can be fitted under cabinets.
- Toe kick
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See "plinth"
- Wirework
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A name that covers a variety of shelving options made up of wire baskets.
- Worktop
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The flat surface for working on in a kitchen. Also known as a countertop.
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