Got to lose 5cm in base units between walls

by **moe** on Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:22 pm

Hi all,
Can someone with greater knowledge provide me with info on how to lose 5cm when puting the base units together to fit between two walls to form L type kitchen. here's the config

Larder for double oven/400base/600base for hob/800base to corner post

Where do I put a 5cm filler to bridge the gap. On the larder cabinet to wall. This means the worktop is 5cm shorter.

or

do I put the filler on the side of the corner post to 800 base. This means one door is positioned further from the corner post then the other. Not sure how nice this will look.

Thanks

by **timfoley** on Thu Feb 14, 2008 8:23 pm

Moe,
Welcome to the forum,
Not sure, without knowing the wall to wall dimensions, how your kitchen plan measures up but my suggetion would be to fit a 20mm filler to the tall oven housing and a 30mm by 30mm corner post section to the corner base, provided your handle design would allow this.
If I'm off track or have misunderstood Moe, then do elaborate on your design.

Tim

by **moe** on Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:03 am

Hi Tim,
Great site. I've spent the last couple of days trawling thru all the posts.

Off the top of my head, the two walls are 275cm apart. I have put up the units to see how they fit together. the 5cm extra space between the base units is after I've added the 30/30 corner post.

I thought about adding a filler on either side of the hob base cabinet, but that would mean the doors on either side are further apart then the rest of the units

WALL)(600 tall)(400)(600 hob)(800)(crner post) (WALL)
(400)
(1000 sink)
(dsh washr)
(400)

by **moe** on Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:10 am

Sorry, makes more sense like this, as the formating won't let me display the base units under the corner post.

(crner post)(800)(600 hob)(400)(600 tall)(WALL)
(400)
(1000 sink)
(dsh washr)
(400)[/quote]

by **timfoley** on Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:25 am

Moe,
My suggestion is to remake the corner post. In all my years installing, and I guess this is true for most kitchen installers, very rarely could you get away with utilising the standard post, without the loss of some space.
In remaking the post you can better balance the design and in this case create the added 30mm or so to your worksurface length.
Units fitted adajacent an elevation should never be installed without a wall filler of some kind so as to allow maximum opening of the door with a handle so my suggestion is to fit a 20mm filler to your oven housing and calculate the corner post size back from this point of origin.

Tim

by **moe** on Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:45 am

Hi Tim,
An update on where i'm at, followed your instructions and have fitted the units. Gap now taken care of. Thanks very much.

Got another issue i'm hoping you can assist with. As you know i've used a tall larder cabinet to house the double oven. However, I've noticed in some kitchen pictures the use of clad on panels to the side, so the oven looks boxed in. In others there are none.(example below without). Is this to keep clean lines or a cost issue. Spent a fair bit on the kitchen so don't want to find i've missed out a piece. Whats your advice. Is this down to personal taste are showrooms just trying to sell as much as they can or should I splash the cash

http://www.moben.co.uk/ranges/contempor ... ntemporary

Next is a very hard choice. Worktop what do I choose ?

TIA

by **timfoley** on Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:55 pm

Moe,
Clad on panels are used to their best when matching the visible aspects of your design to the cabinet doors if the cabinet carcass match isn't close enough.
Another good reason for using a cladded end is to hide the door profile from a side on perspective and it offers a neater finish when hiding the plinth profile.
Personally, I think they are beneficial when planted on the visible end of a design but overuse may be futile if your cabinets are already a good match.
Worktops - why not choose a quality surface such as Corian or Quartz?
The solution here isn't a million miles away and we offer both surfaces for national template and installation.
Send your plan, sketch, drawings or dimensions to info@kitchensfitted.co.uk or fax 0871 210 2006.

Tim

by **moe** on Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:54 pm

Thanks Tim,
See what you mean about the cladding, great info, just hard to know whats right until someones states the obvious, I'll send the dimensions when I'm ready to go. and maybe you could advise on whiich surface you recomend. I'll try and send a pic also.

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