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Hello all, hope all is well.
I have come across a few problems towards the end of my kitchen installation.
Problem 1:
I have a 150mm wall unit that will go next to my boiler housing. However the area where it needs to go has wires running up and down. So I can't get any wall brackets on without hitting a wire.





The area to the right of the boiler housing is where the 150mm unit will go.

Problem 2:
A)Sink bowl is touching the vertical centre support of the base unit. How much can I take out with compromising the strength of the base unit?



B)Also I can't access the sink securing clips at the front of the sink unless I take out a large chunk of the horizontal support member of the base unit.
Would taking out the horizontal member compromise the strength of the base unit. I have cut some back already to enable the sink to drop in but I didn't take into account the securing clips.

you could take as much as you need to out of the centre section. maybe 10 or 15mm if necessary.

attach the 150mm unit to the boiler housing is the only real way of doing that id have thought.

take the sink out the hole. run clear silicone first around the exposed cut edge to seal it. then round the top and drop the sink in. buy some wonder wipes to clear up the excess. make sure the sink is in nice and square and if necessary whack some card board on the top and weight it down with something heavy. half the time sink clips are bloody useless anyway

For hanging that cabinet I would consider using a french cleat which could be screwed to the wall in locations between the wiring, get in as many fixings as possible, possibly using some construction adhesive as well to help spread the load. Glue and screw the mating part of the french cleat to the back of the cabinet.

Rorschach wrote:For hanging that cabinet I would consider using a french cleat which could be screwed to the wall in locations between the wiring,

........and if there's not enough of a recess for a French cleat, consider screwing a batten on the wall immediately above the cabinet and fix through the cabinet into that - another fixing near the bottom of the cabinet will be useful.

ayjay wrote:

Rorschach wrote:For hanging that cabinet I would consider using a french cleat which could be screwed to the wall in locations between the wiring,

........and if there's not enough of a recess for a French cleat, consider screwing a batten on the wall immediately above the cabinet and fix through the cabinet into that - another fixing near the bottom of the cabinet will be useful.

The back of the cabinet is I'm guessing 5mm board.
Would it still hold?
Or have I misinterpreted what you said?

Screwing the 150 cabinet to the adjoining one should be fine as long as you use some cleats along the top of both units to stop it sagging,if you are using cornice then this will hide the cleats.

As others have said screw the cabinet to new one and use a couple of plates

Top an bottom for added strength

steviejoiner74 wrote:Screwing the 150 cabinet to the adjoining one should be fine as long as you use some cleats along the top of both units to stop it sagging,if you are using cornice then this will hide the cleats.

Only way that is possible is if I dismantle the 150unit is that correct. I can't see me getting my drill inside the cabinet.

buy an angle attachment for your drill from screwfix. they do a small one and a larger one. the larger ones are hopeless like. but the smaller one should be ok for a few small screws.

fin wrote:buy an angle attachment for your drill from screwfix. they do a small one and a larger one. the larger ones are hopeless like. but the smaller one should be ok for a few small screws.

........or use a stumpy screwdriver ............ or, assuming you have a corner trim between the two cupboards screw batten to the corner trim and fix to the batten through the boiler housing.

We had a similar problem.

The cupboard sat on small brackets screwed into the wall. I bought a long section of rail http://www.hafele.co.uk/shop/c/cabinet- ... rails/9788 and cut it to the width of the rear of the cupboard (between uprights) and straddled the electrics. I am only a diyer but I am sure if you used enough screws it would be fine.