Hi all,
can anyone offer advice on what size gap to leave between 2 base units for a standard push in appliance (dishwasher or washing machine)
Cheers
Neil.
appliance gap size?
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Re: appliance gap size?
I'd leave an extra 5/10mm wiggle room...
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Re: appliance gap size?
You have to be careful not to mess up the spacings on any wall units above if you do that - most appliances* (wm & dw) are 595mm anyway so you do get some wiggle room.wine~o wrote:I'd leave an extra 5/10mm wiggle room...
*Except for that stupid wine cooler I had to incorporate into an island unit recently - damn thing was 610mm.
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Re: appliance gap size?
ayjay wrote:You have to be careful not to mess up the spacings on any wall units above if you do that - most appliances* (wm & dw) are 595mm anyway so you do get some wiggle room.wine~o wrote:I'd leave an extra 5/10mm wiggle room...
MEH...that's why my 5mm gap always ends up being a 10mm gap...
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Re: appliance gap size?
Not always possible to have the wall units spaced exactly the same as the base units.. Specially when there's a hob on the worktop above a built in oven. Wall cabinets, usually have to be spaced 50mm outwards each side (from memory) to comply with MI's fitting instructions.ayjay wrote:You have to be careful not to mess up the spacings on any wall units above if you do that - most appliances* (wm & dw) are 595mm anyway so you do get some wiggle room.wine~o wrote:I'd leave an extra 5/10mm wiggle room...
