Home DIY: Kitchen Refurbishment Basics

What you'll learn

Learn essential refurbishment skills with our home DIY short courses in Sydney!

Don’t call the experts; empower yourself to undertake your own DIY projects with this hands-on workshop! You'll learn how to undertake several small maintenance tasks around the kitchen, safely and economically for professional results. Whether you’re looking to take on some basic kitchen fixes yourself, or want to refresh your existing kitchen, this DIY course is for you.  

Learning outcomes

By the end of this Kitchen Refurbishment course, you should be able to:

• Apply general safety practices when carrying out home DIY
• Understand the correct use of drills and drivers
• Know how to choose and use the right drill bits and fixings for a variety of applications
• Repair or replace hinges and cabinet handles
• Fix drawer rails
• Complete basic plumbing, including leak fixes and washer, plug, and waste basket replacement
• Be familiar with benchtop resurfacing options and techniques

After finishing this course, you might like to enrol in our Home DIY Workshop for further skill development.

Course content

What will be covered in this Kitchen Refurbishment workshop?

• Safety and workshop housekeeping
• Work area preparation
• Introduction to and examination of common materials found in the kitchen (natural, manufactured and hazardous)
• Basic toolbox contents and their uses
• Introduction to drills and drivers
• Practice using toolbox items
• Replacing hinges, handles and drawer rails
• Fixing minor leaks: changing a washer and properly sealing pipe connections
• Clean-up and disposal of kitchen materials
• Benchtop and cabinetry materials and surface repair options (with focus on melamine or laminate finishes)

Intended audience

Who is this Kitchen Refurbishment Course for?

This workshop is for anyone wanting to learn the basic safety and practical skills needed for kitchen DIY, and those wanting to build on their existing skills.

Course venue

The Bower - Summer Hill

7 Prospect Road, Summer Hill NSW 2131

Course materials

Learning resources

Tools will be available to use at the workshop, but feel free to bring any from home that you would like to use. Likewise, PPE can be provided at the venue if needed.

What to bring to class

• A face mask
• Safety glasses or goggles
• Earmuffs or earplug
• Gloves