GrantMcscott Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 For some reason twisted unit wall not flat I am left with 605 / 6 mm gap for my dishwasher at the front and 600mm at the back. The kitchen doors are 595mm and I am concerned that 5mm to 5.5mm on each side of the door of the dishwasher will look odd. I am not getting appliances until later after the quartz worktop has went on so it will e to late what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markocosic Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Integrated dishwasher? Custom made doors? Ask for a slightly bigger door to keep the gap to what you want it to be. Non integrated dishwasher? Meh. Won't notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Might be possible to adjust the hinges of the doors either side to reduce the gap a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Temp said: Might be possible to adjust the hinges of the doors either side to reduce the gap a bit. There is only a door on one side so not much I can do there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 20 hours ago, markocosic said: Integrated dishwasher? Custom made doors? Ask for a slightly bigger door to keep the gap to what you want it to be. Non integrated dishwasher? Meh. Won't notice. Intergraded dishwasher so you think you will not notice it? Wren kitchen do not think they do custom doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 if there's a door on one side, what's on the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, dpmiller said: if there's a door on one side, what's on the other? Ignore the mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Have you got a better picture of that run .I would certainly want to fit dishwasher before having quartz worktops fitted..The detail on the housing end is wrong ,the end support panel will completely mess up the door gaps . If the walls are not straight the base units should have been spaced away from the wall .Probably a bit late now assuming the decor end has been cut back on the housing. The kitchen company I worked for always allowed a 50mm gap behind the base units as the quartz was templated to fit,made life a lot easier. Have you got all the plumbing and electrics sorted there is no room behind the D/W for them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 hour ago, cherryfountain said: Have you got a better picture of that run .I would certainly want to fit dishwasher before having quartz worktops fitted..The detail on the housing end is wrong ,the end support panel will completely mess up the door gaps . If the walls are not straight the base units should have been spaced away from the wall .Probably a bit late now assuming the decor end has been cut back on the housing. The kitchen company I worked for always allowed a 50mm gap behind the base units as the quartz was templated to fit,made life a lot easier. Have you got all the plumbing and electrics sorted there is no room behind the D/W for them ? Plumbing and electrics are in also there is a 50mm service cavity on the back of the cabinets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markocosic Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 As above - tapered hole is the least of your concerns given the mismatch either side anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 10 minutes ago, markocosic said: As above - tapered hole is the least of your concerns given the mismatch either side anyway not sure what you mean by the mismatch, need somthing for the quartz to sit on at it is the same at the other end of the run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 05/11/2022 at 18:15, GrantMcscott said: For some reason twisted unit Late to this (but used to be a kitchen fitter), then the units need straightening On 05/11/2022 at 18:15, GrantMcscott said: wall not flat Then the units should be spaced out to cope with this. (Walls are very rarely flat/accurate). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Looks like it is not as bad as I thought there is 3.5 mm on each side of the door so should look Ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNewton Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I don’t think you’d really notice it, and you could always fit the dishwasher hard to the right and take up some of the excess with the door on the left. If you can see it then remind yourself how much worse would’ve been had it been the other way and you were a few mm short! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Ok will have a look I think I probably can move the unit a bit square and get 2 to 3mm that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Is there a filler to the wall on the right of that housing ? If there is can you take that ESPanel out and move the housing to make the gap for DW .You can flush fit brackets into the decor end for the Quartz to rest on. Then fit new housing filler. The plinth line is much better if you cut the bottom of the decor end out and make it the same size as the housing end.It enables you to run a continuous plinth along if you leave it as it is there is nothing to support the end of the plinth in front of the dishwasher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 hours ago, cherryfountain said: Is there a filler to the wall on the right of that housing ? If there is can you take that ESPanel out and move the housing to make the gap for DW .You can flush fit brackets into the decor end for the Quartz to rest on. Then fit new housing filler. The plinth line is much better if you cut the bottom of the decor end out and make it the same size as the housing end.It enables you to run a continuous plinth along if you leave it as it is there is nothing to support the end of the plinth in front of the dishwasher. So what you are saying remove the decor pannel that is being used to support the quartz and replace with Lshape brackets and then move units down 20mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 My favoured solution would be to remove both decor panels and move the appliance housing to leave a 604mm space for the dishwasher. Put brackets on the end of the appliance housing to support worktop. support worktop. After the worktop is fitted, cut down the tall decor panel to clad the upper part of the housing. Or just leave it all as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Mr Punter said: My favoured solution would be to remove both decor panels and move the appliance housing to leave a 604mm space for the dishwasher. Put brackets on the end of the appliance housing to support worktop. support worktop. After the worktop is fitted, cut down the tall decor panel to clad the upper part of the housing. Or just leave it all as is. there is no appliance housing just a space for the appliance. I am going to remove the small decor panel and move units up if I cut down the larger one to clad the top then it will not look right as it is need to cover the profile that is running up the side of the tall Edited November 8, 2022 by GrantMcscott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Mine sounds similar, a run of units ending in an integrated dishwasher, then a tall unit for the ovens. I kept the full height decor panel for the oven unit, but as suggested supported the end of the worktop on brackets from that, and the dishwasher space goes right up to the oven unit decor panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantMcscott Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, ProDave said: Mine sounds similar, a run of units ending in an integrated dishwasher, then a tall unit for the ovens. I kept the full height decor panel for the oven unit, but as suggested supported the end of the worktop on brackets from that, and the dishwasher space goes right up to the oven unit decor panel. yes think I will do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Yes I agree with Prodave it’s the best solution.I would still cut the Decor panel back to keep the plinth line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherryfountain Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 One more thing .You need to cut a strip of board about 602mm long, angle bracket each end to the decor panel and base unit it gives you an accurate width also set it so you can get the top gap above the trim . You can also fit one at the back the same size,will also support the quartz. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 43 minutes ago, cherryfountain said: Yes I agree with Prodave it’s the best solution.I would still cut the Decor panel back to keep the plinth line. If you have the tools and skills to do that neatly, I agree, but I suspect if I had tried it, it would be a rough edge to the cut that you would forever see, so I left it intact and separate kickboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 18 hours ago, ProDave said: If you have the tools and skills to do that neatly, I agree, but I suspect if I had tried it, it would be a rough edge to the cut that you would forever see, so I left it intact and separate kickboards. But if you cut it back so it finishes behind the plinth it won't be seen. Just mark the cut level with the bottom of the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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