Trying to fit kitchen units

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:32 pm

Hi all, I'm new so be gentle.

I'm tryin to fit some new kitchen units and all is going well, the only thing is that i'm fitting a tall unit into a corner which isnt square, so when its flush to the back there is a 1" appx uneven gap down the side by the wall. How or what do I use to fill it??

Cheers guys
Dan

tim'll fix it · Post by **tim'll fix it** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:20 am

custom fit panel, which you cut down as a filler piece

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:24 am

Hi Dan

It is normal to put an infill of 20-50mm to the edge of all units that butt up to walls

The infill being of a material to match the unit fronts

Remove door and hinge brackets if fitted

Fix a batten flush to the front of the outside edge of the unit that is going against the wall, screwed from inside behind hinge bracket positions

Put unit in place and scribe an infill from the outside edge of the unit to the shape of the wall, glue infill to front edge of batten with contact or other suitable adhesive

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:55 pm

Ok tryanything, i'm with you 'till you say scribe an infill? I know how to scribe with a compass etc.
If I follow you correctly, the infill is a 2nd piece of wood like 1" x 2" so they form an L shape (with the long edge if the L against the cabinet) and with the right hand edge of the bottom of the L scribed against the right hand wall? Does that make sense to you? and it has to be the same thickness as the doors so they are all flush once its glued?

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:35 pm

Also, the batten will need to be at least 2.5" deep to accomodate screws behind the hinge fittings will 1" wide be enough to support the infill?

dirtydeeds · Post by **dirtydeeds** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 7:08 pm

scribing is a bit of an art BUT it isnt difficult

temporily fix your scribing piece to the cabinet so the it is vertical or better parralell with the vertical edge of your cabinet

set your compass to the maximum gap then scribe

now cut the line with your saw

how you do the temporary fixing is also part of the art, that you have to learn for yourself, it cant be taught

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:40 pm

Cheers, I understand, thanks. Its the sizes of batten and infill that will work the best I need to know

Ta

Dan

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:08 pm

Hi Dan
To scribe, fix the infill piece of timber to be cut to te front of the unit using blue tack, double sided tape or selotape so that the edge that will be against the door is furthest from the wall and paralell with the side of the unit

1 Measure from the wall to the door edge of the infill at the widest point

2 Measure from the wall to the outside edge of the unit at the wides point

Subtract measurement 2 from 1 and cut say a piece of 2x1 to that lengh

Place the piece of 2x1 on the face of the infill with one end on the wall and with a pencil on the other run the piece of wood down the wall to give you the cut line

A lot easier to do than explain and no so fiddly as doing it with a compass

Good luck ask if you get stuck theres always someone willing to give advice

And dont forget we want to see pictures when finished

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:49 pm

Ok, you can probably close this thread now, Ive finished this part of the job.....at last!
I'm sure I'll be back for more advice before the job is complete!
Thanks for your tips so far and here are the pics:

Cant figure out how to upload the pics

If you want to leave quick instructions......???

peter c · Post by **peter c** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:20 pm

You're not the only one who can't upload picture Daniel!

Peter C

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:32 pm

Upload the pics to something like photobucket etc (but not flikr

) and then post the supplied URL to your post

danielsuperchef · Post by **danielsuperchef** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:39 pm

Ok here we go:

The space:

Basic unit in:

Homemade scribe:

Finished job:

looks ok for a first attempt!
Bit of wood filler for the screws and we're away!
Thanks for all your help, like i say, this was one part of the job so I may need more.....!

Hope these photos work!
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Bludall · Post by **Bludall** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:18 pm

Daniel,

It looks good for a first attempt!

When we had our kitchen done as an insurance job they wouldn't fit the cooker next to the stud wall because of some sort of regulation (not sure which one). I noticed that your cooker is next to the wall, have they altered the regs or is it a solid wall?

Welsh Decorator · Post by **Welsh Decorator** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:35 pm

Not a bad little result

Just for your future referance, instead of screwing from thr face of the unit, screw through the side of the unit, after you have made the scribe peice.

The fixings will be hiden inside the unit and will look a lot better for haveing no fixing visible.
Any little gaps can be taken of with a coloured decorators caulk.

davek0974 · Post by **davek0974** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:48 am

Nice one

One more tip when screwing from inside cabinet to trim/filler piece, drill pilot holes so the filler piece doesnt split as you are screwing into the edge.

Dave