Category: Blog

  • Modern Splashbacks and wall finish options for kitchens

    Modern Splashbacks and wall finish options for kitchens

    One of the things I love about this small business is getting to projects from start to finish. This morning I was emailed a photo of a job in progress where the splashback had just been fitted. It’s called “Ragged Copper” and is a formica laminate panel. Although you can’t see in the photo it…

  • Solving problems in kitchen design – how we do it

    Solving problems in kitchen design – how we do it

    One day, I’d like to be presented with a room where I can design the perfect kitchen. A kitchen with no compromises, with doors and windows in the right place to flood the room with natural light, drains where I need drains to be, dimensions that allow me have the optimal layout for both cooking…

  • 10 Steps to fitting a kitchen

    10 Steps to fitting a kitchen

    At Roots Kitchens Bedrooms Bathrooms we’ve been installing kitchens in Kent for 22 years and it’s easy for us to take for granted the steps involved in fitting a kitchen. This post will take you through the various stages that apply to typical rooms. 1 – REMOVE THE EXISTING ROOM This typically takes a day…

  • The pros and cons of: Wall hung toilets

    The pros and cons of: Wall hung toilets

    At Roots we supply and install a lot of wall hung toilets, last year about half of the toilets chosen by customers were wall hung. Let’s summarise the pros and cons. Pros: Cleaning – As the wall mounted pan is not touching the floor, the flooring material can continue uninterrupted to the walls. Moping and…

  • 2021 – New year, new lockdown and new showroom displays

    2021 – New year, new lockdown and new showroom displays

    Welcome to 2021! Let’s get the bad news of 2020 out of the way: Our retail showroom is closed again to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Our office is open and we’re able to carry out some design and planning work without customers needed to visit. Good news: We’re still able to continue working in…