Kitchen wall units as base units?

edgex

Kitchen wall units as base units?


Has anyone used kitchen wall units as base units below worktop?

Are there any problems with attaching legs to them, the same as base units?
Would they take a narrow worktop (same depth as units) on top?

evans17

I've not done it myself but I recall one of the DIY/Rogue builder type programmes using wall units as floor units in a narrow kitchen.

Louby-Lou_2

just ordered my kitchen and weve done this apparently its standard procedure for small galley style kitchens.

hobbledehoy.

edgex wrote: »

Kitchen wall units as base units?


Has anyone used kitchen wall units as base units below worktop?

Are there any problems with attaching legs to them, the same as base units?
Would they take a narrow worktop (same depth as units) on top?

There would be nothing to stop you doing that. You would have to find and purchase the legs.

There are only two main problems that I see, one of which you have already identified, the worktop would have to be cut back to a depth of about 330mm from the standard 575mm.
Also you would have problems trying to fit any white goods next to them or even an oven as they are all manufactured to be approx 560mm in depth.

So just as long as you want a straight run with a worktop of about 14" deep then go ahead.

edgex

Louby-Lou wrote: »

just ordered my kitchen and weve done this apparently its standard procedure for small galley style kitchens.

hobbledehoy. wrote: »

There would be nothing to stop you doing that. You would have to find and purchase the legs.

There are only two main problems that I see, one of which you have already identified, the worktop would have to be cut back to a depth of about 330mm from the standard 575mm.
Also you would have problems trying to fit any white goods next to them or even an oven as they are all manufactured to be approx 560mm in depth.

So just as long as you want a straight run with a worktop of about 14" deep then go ahead.

its a through galley kitchen, where one side, sink side, is standard worktop depth, but the other is only about half that.

sink,cooker,other appliances, boiler & window are on the deep side, so theres a severe lack of storage space.



best to keep worktop at standard height?

victorias_dad

I did this in the summer for one of my Landlord clients, while B&Q sell a range of suitable legs i used the standard wall brackets supplied with the units if they are good enough for 6ft up the wall they are good enough for 6in off the floor

tartanterra

I have a dogleg in my kitchen where the room became narrower; I used a wall unit in place of a base unit to ensure my units and worktop ended at the same place as the other side of the room.
It was really easy and looks like it was purpose built for the job.

If I ever had a galley kitchen, I would definitely use this method to save floorspace.:)

Eenymeeny

Ikea use this system in their displays for breakfast bars and adjoining storage, if you'd like to check them out. I noticed that they had drawers in a wall unit and fancied copying the idea. I think they had narrower worktops?

27col

I used wall units to make a peninsular unit as the kitchen was not wide enough to use base units for the job. I had to buy extra doors to hide the back of the wall unit. It worked out quite well. I could not find any adjustable feet so I cut some 6" x2" timber to stand the units on. If I was doing it again I would hunt down some adjustable feet.

jennifernil

Ikea sell several types of feet for kitchen units.

Owain_Moneysaver

Problem not mentioned is that base units (except Ikea) have a gap behind the back panel for pipes etc; wall units don't.