Kitchen cabinet install - 12mm to wide ?

mrbg07546

howdens measured up our cabinets and when we put them in position they are 12m too tight on one side of the wall.

What are our options? Could we trim the adjacent side by 12mm??. This would mean we get less space for service (currently 65mm)

Mr.Generous

Used to get these type of questions a lot at B&Q, very, very rare that the planner gets it wrong. They always err on the side of caution. The units should go flush to a wall not the skirting, the plan must be followed - how many times did I hear "It won't fit" only to find the customer saying "Well the fitter said it would be better if we put this unit here so we changed it around but..."

Is there a worktop overhang? I don't quite get the service gap bit.

The definitive answer is to look at the measurements. What does the plan say is the actual size of the wall in question, what size is it when you measure it. If the wall measurement is correct then it should fit, CAD software does not allow a plan that won't fit! It does happen, planners very occasionally get it wrong, but I'd say 20 - 1 ratio its the fitters or the customer used the wrong unit or something. I had good kitchen designers in stores I worked in, the ones who make mistakes cost money and cause hassle.

mrbg07546

Could be because we skimmed wall?

mrbg07546

Ok what I'm saying is we are 12mm or so short. We could cut the back of the adjacent cabinets to allow it to squeeze in. The only issue here is we would cut the back of the cabinet which has the hob and therefore reduce dept to put gas pipe

Ruski

I think you mean the depth of the cabinet/wall is making the cabinet protrude forward from the line of finished fronts.

If this is the only cabinet and the only pipe passing the rear of the cabinet is the gas pipe it will be fine as the hob gas pipe will only be 15mm, 20mm when clipped to wall. Reduce the rear of the cabinet sides (scribe to make it nice and flush with wall but you don't need to be mega accurate)

HTH

Russ