Hi All

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.


all help is appreciated


thanks

wrote:
Hi All

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.


all help is appreciated

You have a 'kitchen table top' which I assume is a worktop. It's made of
'concrete'? And you want to 'built a slap'?

Communicating in English would help no end. I don't actually have any idea
what you are talking about. How does our education system fail so badly?


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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wrote:
Hi All

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.


all help is appreciated

You have a 'kitchen table top' which I assume is a worktop. It's made of
'concrete'? And you want to 'built a slap'?

Communicating in English would help no end. I don't actually have any
idea what you are talking about. How does our education system fail so
badly?


--
Dave

God knows how you ever get work when you appear to be so thick. You and
everyone else knows exactly what he means. Stop trying to be clever because
it isn't funny and you're making a fool of yourself yet again.
Come back when you're not being an idiot.

wrote:

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.

If the worktop is tiled, then it should be fairly easy to patch. A small
offcut of worktop cut to the right size can be fixed in the hole - for a
piece that size, a generous application of Gripfill or similar adhesive
should hold it. For extra support you could screw a small piece of wood
to the underside of the worktop to bridge the join between old bit and
new bit.

You may need to remove the row of tiles next to the hole if they had
been cut to fit the previous hob, and then cut in new tiles. Apply
silicone sealant to the join between the hob and the tiles to prevent
water getting into the baseboard.


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Cheers,

John.

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The Medway Handyman wrote:

wrote:
^^
How does our education system fail so badly?

By not operating in singapore perhaps?

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John.

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On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 01:35:11 -0000, "Jason"
wrote:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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wrote:
Hi All

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.


all help is appreciated

You have a 'kitchen table top' which I assume is a worktop. It's made of
'concrete'? And you want to 'built a slap'?

Communicating in English would help no end. I don't actually have any
idea what you are talking about. How does our education system fail so
badly?


--
Dave

God knows how you ever get work when you appear to be so thick. You and
everyone else knows exactly what he means. Stop trying to be clever because
it isn't funny and you're making a fool of yourself yet again.
Come back when you're not being an idiot.



Perhaps you could translate for me then, because I also cannot
understand.

How does our education system fail so badly?

Because the kids go straight from school to uni, then straight back to
school again. When I was a lad lots of teachers had experience of the real
world before training to be a teacher.

Dave

On 28 Jan, 03:15, John Rumm wrote:
wrote:
I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?

I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.If the worktop is tiled, then it should be fairly easy to patch. A small
offcut of worktop cut to the right size can be fixed in the hole - for a
piece that size, a generous application of Gripfill or similar adhesive
should hold it. For extra support you could screw a small piece of wood
to the underside of the worktop to bridge the join between old bit and
new bit.

You may need to remove the row of tiles next to the hole if they had
been cut to fit the previous hob, and then cut in new tiles. Apply
silicone sealant to the join between the hob and the tiles to prevent
water getting into the baseboard.

--
Cheers,

John.

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I'm guessing that:

a) first language of the OP is not English
b) he has a concrete worktop (common is Asia) with ceramic tiled top
(and a hole in it)
c) he's probably been scared off by rudeness

John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

wrote:
^^
How does our education system fail so badly?

By not operating in Singapore perhaps?

Hadn't noticed that the OP was from Singapore. I unreservedly apologise to
the OP for my rudeness.


--
Dave
The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

In message , Jason
writes

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Hi All

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?


I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.


all help is appreciated

You have a 'kitchen table top' which I assume is a worktop. It's made of
'concrete'? And you want to 'built a slap'?

Communicating in English would help no end. I don't actually have any
idea what you are talking about. How does our education system fail so
badly?


--
Dave

God knows how you ever get work when you appear to be so thick. You and
everyone else knows exactly what he means.

I certainly don't


--
geoff

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:05:16 +0000, Owain wrote:

gort wrote:
How does our education system fail so badly?
Because the kids go straight from school to uni, then straight back to
school again.

And they /still/ can't spell...

Owain

===============================
In my youth we went to 'varsity'. Today they go to 'uni'. I wonder if this
has any bearing on the matter?

Cic.

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Everything working so far
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On Jan 28, 3:21 am, mike wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan2007 01:35:11 -0000, "Jason"
wrote:
wrote:

I have a kitchen table top that recently have a cooker hob replaced
with a smaller one. As a result theres a hole about 10cm by 70 cm.
From
the sides i see that the sides are made of concrete and tiled over.
the
tiled table top is about 4 cm thick. Any idea how should this hole be
patched?

I was hoping to built a slap where i can tile over to close up the
hole.

all help is appreciated

You have a 'kitchen table top' which I assume is a worktop. It's made of
'concrete'? And you want to 'built a slap'?

Communicating in English would help no end. I don't actually have any
idea what you are talking about. How does our education system fail so
badly?

--
Dave

God knows how you ever get work when you appear to be so thick. You and
everyone else knows exactly what he means. Stop trying to be clever because
it isn't funny and you're making a fool of yourself yet again.
Come back when you're not being an idiot.Perhaps you could translate for me then, because I also cannot
understand.

Excuse the lousy Google interface. I am trying the groups with
javascript enabled and it is even worse than without.

The OP wants to patch a table or worktop that had once housed an oven
or some such. He now has a smaller unit and wishes to close and hide
the aperture.

To the OP:

It is not necessary to make a fillet or patch that is as deep as the
worktop. All you need do is obtain a pice of suitable material, a
strip of wood perhaps that is long enough and wide enough to close the
void or hole.

It might be fixed in place with brackets from underneath or if it is
possible to remove the new hob with screws. An adhesive might be used
instead but not GripFix (the brand name of a rubber solution filler/
adhesive in the UK -a "generic name" these days used to indicate all
similar substances.)

GripFix or a similar product will not behave well near heat.

You seem a little vague in describing it as a concrete table. That is
an unusual material to use for furniture in the UK.

Is it possible to patch it with a cement mixture? Or is this concrete
a plastic variety?

If ordinary concrete, paint the surfaces of the sides to be patched
with a white adhesive called PVA. When this is dry you can pour in
some cement.

Place a piece of board under the table to stop any falling through and
a strip of timber to stop the concrete flowing past where you want the
patch to reach.

It is a very simple job - though I have not described it very well.
I'd just use a strip of timber for the patch and fix it with a plastic
adhesive such as Araldite or a car body filler type of resin.

If you use a piece of teak or afrormosia, you can make the patch into
a feature and not tile over it.

Write if you need more help. Good luck -and have fun.

Cicero wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:05:16 +0000, Owain wrote:

gort wrote:
How does our education system fail so badly?
Because the kids go straight from school to uni, then straight back to
school again.
And they /still/ can't spell...

Owain

===============================
In my youth we went to 'varsity'. Today they go to 'uni'. I wonder if this
has any bearing on the matter?

Cic.

No, in MY youth they went to a technical college, and came out knowing
something useful.

Now they go to a uni, and end up knowing nothing of any relevance to
anyone, except what it feels like to be thousands in debt at age 21. And
the proud possessor of a degree in 'Meeja studdies' which any employer
will **** himself laughing at. Oh and a find belief which lasts no more
than three months, that a ****ty bit of paper from a ****ty little uni
in a subject that any fule kan pars is going to guarantee them a salary
in the 40k mark, and a lifetime of bliss shagging the celebrity of their
choice.

Whereas in fact all it is useful for is wiping their arses with, and the
debt they have merely subsidises loads of people who (like them) can't
do, so teach.

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:35:13 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Cicero wrote:
On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:05:16 +0000, Owain wrote:

gort wrote:
How does our education system fail so badly?
Because the kids go straight from school to uni, then straight back
to school again.
And they /still/ can't spell...

Owain

===============================
In my youth we went to 'varsity'. Today they go to 'uni'. I wonder if
this has any bearing on the matter?

Cic.

No, in MY youth they went to a technical college, and came out knowing
something useful.

Now they go to a uni, and end up knowing nothing of any relevance to
anyone, except what it feels like to be thousands in debt at age 21. And
the proud possessor of a degree in 'Meeja studdies' which any employer
will **** himself laughing at. Oh and a find belief which lasts no more
than three months, that a ****ty bit of paper from a ****ty little uni
in a subject that any fule kan pars is going to guarantee them a salary
in the 40k mark, and a lifetime of bliss shagging the celebrity of their
choice.

Whereas in fact all it is useful for is wiping their arses with, and the
debt they have merely subsidises loads of people who (like them) can't
do, so teach.

===============================
Surprisingly, it appears that it isn't all doom and gloom for Media
Studies graduates:

Under "Arts and Humanities"


"The employability of media studies graduates remained high, with 72.1% of
graduates working six months after graduation - putting it third, behind
marketing and civil engineering in the rankings, and unemployment down
significantly by 0.6 percentage points. Media studies graduates were the
most likely of all graduates to enter the extremely competitive media
industry. However, only one in seven, 14.5%, of media studies graduates
managed to get work in the media, which remains one of the most difficult
areas of the economy to break into."


Source:

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowP...eXemdpF#118761

The fact is that a strong and diverse economy needs all kinds including
the unskilled. Most tradesmen such as plumbers, electricians etc. make a
good living precisely because everybody isn't multi-skilled.

Cic.


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Everything working so far
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On Jan 28, 7:51 pm, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
The Medway Handyman wrote:

wrote:
^^
How does our education system fail so badly?

By not operating in Singapore perhaps?

Hadn't noticed that the OP was from Singapore. I unreservedly apologise to
the OP for my rudeness.

--
Dave
The Medway Handymanwww.medwayhandyman.co.uk
01634 717930
07850 597257

No its my fault. Sorry for being so vague.

Hi thanks for all your replies, this is a great group and sorry for
not making myself clear. I got some photos of the place yes, its tiled
over concrete

The OP wants to patch a table or worktop that had once housed an oven
or some such. He now has a smaller unit and wishes to close and hide
the aperture

thanks for your help

i managed to take some pics and have uploaded them. you can see the
top and bottom view of the concrete top

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...otos/uk%20diy/
Img_0541.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...otos/uk%20diy/
Img_0542.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...otos/uk%20diy/
Img_0540.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...otos/uk%20diy/
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http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t...otos/uk%20diy/
Img_0538.jpg


http://s158.photobucket.com/albums/t...tos/uk%20diy/?
action=view&slideshow=true

i hope the pics helps in explaining what i am trying to say and do.

thanks