handle less kitchen

[simonsmith.uk]

Hi, saw ages ago (somewhere ?) a fitted kitchen without any handles, but it had fittings on the doors / drawers so you pushed them in and the popped out so you could open them.

If I didnt dream this, can you buy such fittings ? are they any good ?

cheers Simon

[Christian McArdle]

Easily obtained. I think I saw some in B&Q. Even if not, you shouldn't have too much difficulty finding some.

Christian.

[simonsmith.uk]

thanks, do you know what they are called Googling "things what open doors but are not handles" brings back as many results as you imagine .

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Try...cabinet push locks?

[simonsmith.uk]

thanks

saw these

?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=cabinet+push+locks&x=12&y=10are these the same , dont look like they would "bounce out" if you pushed them (however i might be wrong )

thanks for the quick replies BTW !

[simonsmith.uk]

btw also saw these

"For use on loft hatches." they look about the right size, although I cant imagine a loft needing to push shut / push open ...

[dcbwhaley]

They are for when you have a downward opening hatch for use with a folding loft ladder. Avoids having any thing visible on the room side of the hatch. The you keep a piece of broom handle in the room for prodding the hatch to open or close it.

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

?_dyncharset=UTF-8&howMany=15&searchText=cabinet+push+locks&x=12&y=10>> are these the same , dont look like they would "bounce out" if you > pushed them

No they're not them

or 1143

[dcbwhaley]

They are for when you have a downward opening hatch for use with a folding loft ladder. Avoids having any thing visible on the room side of the hatch. The you keep a piece of broom handle in the room for prodding the hatch to open or close it.

[Guy King]

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Woodfit do them.

[Guy King]

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That's how Dad's loft hatch worked. And Mum's come to think of it. Shove the hatch and it cracks you on the bonce.

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

PMSL, reminds me of the the loft insulation guy who done my sisters loft, he thought the loft door was push up into the loft...he pushed and let go and suffered a blow to his bonce. lol

[Nick H]

The common name for them is a "touch latch

-- Nick H

[HLAH]

and if of the usual low quality or badly set they come down and crack you on the bonce without warning. Never did happen to me when we had such a hatch but it came pretty close, 6 inches I should think.

H

[Guy King]

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Most houses I can reach up and prod the hatch without steps or a ladder. Means I can duck that much further.

[meow2222]

The one issue with these is they sit closed a few mm open, they have to else they wouldnt work. The other is that if your mechanism gets stiff they wont work.

NT