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I have recently had a Howdens kitchen fitted. The kick boards will not stay in place at all. The fitter had put the plinth clips and brackets on every other cupboard leg. I have since fitted them to every leg but they don’t stay in place at all despite this.

It’s like they aren’t clipping onto the legs fully. Are there any alternatives.

Thanks

If these are the black plastic clips in two parts, then they can be a bit temperamental but they do work if fitted correctly.

If they've been fitted poorly and a couple aren't lining up well then the plastic can get stressed/stretched and won't hold well, if they're too high or too low they won't push back and clip on properly.

It's a simple enough job to do right, (a bit of accuracy is called for with fitting the base part), get some fresh clips and start again.

if the plinths have not been stored flat befor fitting they can do this. ive managed to get over it in the past by using very small bits of cut up glazing packer to force the plinths tight to the floor thus holding them in place better.

if the plinths have been stored and fitted correctly there is usually not a problem with them popping off although any slight curvature and they can and do pop off.

as ayjay says if necessary ya might be able to go to the howens branch that supplied it and explain the problem and they may have a few bags in damaged cabinets that theyll let you have for free. or worst case have to buy a couple of packs of legs as the plinth clips arent a seperate part

Always thought these clips were a bit hit n miss and as said if the bleards haven’t been stored flat , no chance unless u store agian flat to remove the curve.

What I have done on my recent DIY kitchen install was to put 5mm EPDM double sided glazing tape on the bottom , this leaves a nice consistant shadow gap to the tiles , stops dust and debris getting under neath and help secure the plinths especially as I have a complete plinth all around my island with 45% joints on the corners.

Probably is just down to badly stored boards. You may be able to bend it the other way to straighten it or alternatively replace it. Personally i do like the clips as it makes wipping the kick boards off easy to get access to the space ( we use it for storage) .