lesley
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I am installing a U-shaped kitchen.
The bottom of the U is 2850 mm.
The sides are 1225 and 2425 mm.
I ‘ve used two corner units.
When I fit the units together against the wall
the end of the 2425 mm. side comes 20 mm. off the wall.
What is the best way to solve this problem?
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timfoley
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Unfortunately not all walls are square but your dilema
can be solved in one of two ways here.
Firstly you could cut the rear voids between the first and last units to ensure that the last cabinet touches the wall. You would the fit the worktop yet out of square. This can still
be achieved using a standard 600mm jig but may require some adjustment of the front postform for a tight joint.
Secondly you could leave the cabinets as they are, plant an extended gable or an end panel on the last unit to ensure a neat fit to the wall, and you could install a deeper worktop
that will account for the greater depth in the problem area.
There is one other option but I’m guessing you have no desire to pull down the problem wall and rebuild it square to eliminate the problem. 
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lesley
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The corner unit is one unit, not two units together
and I have already bought the worktops.(600 mm.)
If I cut the void from the corner unit until the last unit touches the wall and than scribe the work top, will this work?
I will get a gap between the units in the bottom of the U but I can fill this up with decorative beading.
The sink will be placed in this work top so the distance from the sink to to splash tiles is not the same over the hole width of the sink (about 10 mm difference between left and
right).
Wiill this look all right?
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timfoley
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I assume from your answer that you have a 900mm x 900mm corner base
unit and it is important that the elevations to which they are fitted are square, something that retailers often neglect to tell the buyer.
This is the reason for your problem.
With a conventional corner unit you would have the ability to fit the cabinets out of square.
If this is the case, you would be best advised to install an extended worktop to compensate for the area that the wall runs out of square. Worktops are available in a width of 640-
660mm dependent on the manufacturer and the additional cost will be worth the result.
If you forge ahead with your suggested way then, it will work but it isn’t the correct method or one I would ever sanction.
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miles
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Personally I will always fit units squarely and if , as in your
case it is a u configeration, the units will also be parallel. At the end of the day if your worktop is 610mm one end and 630mm the other, this shows a lot less than a 20mm difference
at floor level. Especially with tiles or diamond patterned lino.
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