Editorial policy

Choosing what to publish

Each entry starts as one reader question with a narrow scope. A question is published when it can be answered from planning logic, published trade conventions or named public guidance, and when the answer changes a decision a reader is about to make.

Naming sources and figures

Statements about materials, hardware behaviour and clearances are framed as trade or planning conventions, and where an entry leans on published technical guidance the source is named in the piece and the figures are read exactly as the source states them. Dimensions are given in millimetres and inches together so a reader can check a supplier drawing against the text.

What the four shelves cover

Kitchen Planning covers layout, workflow, clearances, lighting and services. Cabinetry covers how units are built, set and specified, including carcass materials, runners, widths and fillers. Counters and Surfaces covers worktop materials, edges, joints, upstands and daily care. Appliances and Fittings covers ventilation, sinks, taps and appliances, and how they sit in the run around them.

Illustrations

Plates on this site are composed to demonstrate a principle and are captioned as plates. They show how a detail works, not that a named product was fitted a particular way.

Corrections

Corrections are folded into the body of an entry and described there, so a reader can see what changed and when. The contact page explains how to identify an entry and what evidence makes a correction actable.