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Magnet Kitchen falling apart.......

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jojo28 · 16/05/2005 19:17

Help inherited a Magnet kitchen, the whole thing is falling apart, everything coming off, doors drawers etc but the worst is the sink. Today it crashed on to the drawer below screwing up the plumbing (dishwasher). It is one of those dublin sinks so bloody heavy! I am in NW5 London... anyone know a good plumber fix it man? Magnet have been rude and unhelpful, by the way!

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jojo28 · 16/05/2005 19:21

Help inherited a Magnet kitchen, the whole thing is falling apart, everything coming off, doors drawers etc but the worst is the sink. Today it crashed on to the drawer below screwing up the plumbing (dishwasher). It is one of those dublin sinks so bloody heavy! I am in NW5 London... anyone know a good plumber fix it man? Magnet have been rude and unhelpful, by the way! Oh great now the water is seeping in to the room below ... hurrah!

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ediemcreedie · 16/05/2005 19:23

DO you mean a Belfast sink?

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jojo28 · 16/05/2005 19:33

Yes!!!! Haha that's the only laugh i've had all day!! Oh my god, I am officially turning in to my Mother. She once asked for Slam!The Last instead of Wham!The Final...

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jojo28 · 16/05/2005 19:34

Please someone help my husband is having a melt down!

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hub2dee · 17/05/2005 00:48

Is plumbing damaged leaking ?>

Sounds instead like a decent chippy (my man) could put in ledge bracing to support sink...

The waste plumbing / trap for kitchen /dishwasher is pretty simple.

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jojo28 · 17/05/2005 08:28

Could you send me his details hub? Life is grim without a kitchen sink.

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hub2dee · 17/05/2005 08:41

Yeah. Can you clarify what's been damaged by Belfast heading South ?

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jojo28 · 17/05/2005 09:07

Well... the plumbing below I think is OK it has just been pulled out but the unit is buggered, the whole sink is out, don't think it was ever fitted properly and the unit apart from the frontage is dead.

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hub2dee · 17/05/2005 09:14

Have CATed you. You may want to make it 'worth his while' / better value for you, by gathering any other jobs a carpenter could do to make life / house nicer...

He can either rescue existing unit (ask him to bring his biscuit jointer) or rebuild from new wood / mdf or you cna buy in one new cupboard and he could work from there. These sinks are VERY heavy, so need PROPER bracing, even if it doesn't look quite as seamless as you might like... if you're being 'tidy' you might want hardwood detailing inside the cupboard...

hub2dee · 17/05/2005 09:14

May I ask where you are ?

lyndap · 17/05/2005 09:16

I HATE Magnet.
We had AN Awful Time with them when they "fitted" our kitchen. Catalogue of disasters including having no sink and no running water on our ground floor for 7 weeks with an 8 month old baby in the house and the b***ds didn't even connect our dishwasher before leaving us in that state! Sorry, rant over. I see that name and go off on one.
I'm not at all surprised they have been rude and unhelpful and just hope you find someone lovely to come and fix it. Can't reccommend a local plumber as I'm in Scotland.....
Good luck!

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