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Kitchen Base Units
DilbertJones
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Going to install my base units tonight/tomorrow, any ideas on what i can use to shim the units up if need be?
have only just thought of it.
have only just thought of it.
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What do you mean by shim up?
Do you mean putting them in position when they are tight together?0 -
in case i need to raise the height slightly of some units to accomodate an uneven floor, hope i explained it well.0
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Do your units not have adjustable legs?0
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i'm afraid not, a slight oversight on my part, although they were cheap which for me is very good at the moment
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Ah, I see - mmm well unless its round a sink you could use some cardboard that the kitchen comes in? Cut out some small squares then you can play around with the height.
Even a strong kitchen tile or a bit of old Lino perhaps?
But if you attached the worktops firmly and the units to that then I'm sure that will keep in pretty ridgid!
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Dont use cardboard as it becomes fiddly.
GO down to a homebase and in the laminate floor section you will find a pack of wedges for about 2 quid.
These wedges are plastic and stepped, so to raise a unit you only have to push it up the next step on the wedge.
Very easy to do and once it is all levelled up and fixed to the wall you can leave the wedges in place for some support.0 -
adambirkitt wrote:Dont use cardboard as it becomes fiddly.
GO down to a homebase and in the laminate floor section you will find a pack of wedges for about 2 quid.
These wedges are plastic and stepped, so to raise a unit you only have to push it up the next step on the wedge.
Very easy to do and once it is all levelled up and fixed to the wall you can leave the wedges in place for some support.
Could i get this from any other diy place?0 -
afraid not, a good 1.5 hours drive drive!!!
Homebase is about 30 mins!!!
B&Q & Focus is same city0
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