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Originally posted on Kitchen Layout Guide NZ: 6 Layouts & the Work Triangle Superior Renovations - Auckland’s Trusted Home Renovation Specialists Quick answer: The best kitchen layout is the one that keeps your sink, stove and fridge close enough to move between easily — the “work triangle” — while leaving clear walkways and enough bench space for how your household actually cooks. For most Auckland homes that’s an L-shaped or galley layout in tighter spaces, and a U-shaped or island layout where there’s room to spread out. Planning a kitchen layout is the part of a renovation that quietly decides everything else. Get it right and the room works for fifteen years without you thinking about it. Get it wrong and you spend every dinner walking around an island that’s 200mm too close to the oven. Whether you’re reworking a tight galley in a Ponsonby villa or opening up a family kitchen in Albany, the layout is the foundation — so this guide covers...

Originally posted on Underfloor Heating NZ: Cost, Running Costs & Worth It? Superior Renovations - Auckland’s Trusted Home Renovation Specialists Underfloor Heating NZ: What It Costs, What It Costs to Run, and When It’s Worth It Quick answer: Underfloor heating in NZ costs roughly $80–$150/m² installed for electric and $150–$200/m² for hydronic, and running an electric system in a 9m² bathroom works out around $12–$18 a month at 35c/kWh. It’s worth it when the floor is already coming up — far less so as a standalone retrofit. Most people who ask us about underfloor heating have stood on a cold tiled floor in a Mt Eden bungalow at 6am in July and thought, never again. That’s the right instinct. The wrong move is deciding it’s worth it — or not worth it — before anyone’s told you what it actually costs to run, or whether your floor can even take it without a major dig-up. We’re a renovation company, not a heating supplier. So this is the versi...