The Step By Step Guide to Kitchen Fitting.

Have you every wanted to know the rules ofand servicing of the appliance. Once all your base
kitchen fitting? Read through the dos and don'tsunits are fitted its time to fit the wall units. Please
of fitting your own kitchen. Make sure yourrefer to your instructions manual to find the
kitchen looks and works how you want it to.dimensions for fitting wall unit brackets.
Fitting kitchens can be a very straight forwardNow all your kitchen units are fitted you are
procedure if the correct precautions are carriedready to start on the worktops. It is
out before starting.recommended to consult a professional when
Ok, the first thing to do is to place a level on theattempting a butt and scribe worktop joint.
floor in a series of places around the area whereHowever if its worktop strips being used it can be
the units will be fitted. find the lowest point of thequite an easy process. Measure the area requiring
room. This is the place where you will start youra work surface, add on a couple of inches
datum line. Next, measure the height of your units(80mm) put the worktop in place and mark the
(not including the feet), measure the height ofunderside using the end base unit as a guide. Its
your plinth and add 5mm for clearance. You willrecommended using a router and a jig to ensure
now have the height to set your datum line at.a straight and true line is achieved. Contact
Measure from the floor at the lowest point andadhesive and a brush or spreader is required to
put a mark on the wall, then draw a level linestick on edging strips (if working with laminated
around the room.worktops)
You can now start to mark out your kitchen asOnce the work surfaces are fitted and screwed
per the plans. Remembering to Mark out all claddown you are ready to cut out your sink and hob
on end panels (if supplied). Measure 500mm offappliances. Making sure you refer to the fitting
your datum line; this will give you the bottom lineinstructions for each set of dimensions. Mark the
of your wall unit. Then simply measure the heightcut outs and cut out using a jig saw. The pipe
of your wall units and continue. At this stage it iswork should already be in place, making the
recommended to mark out where you are goingconnections to the sink and hob a straight
to need electrical or plumbing supplies. Please noteforward procedure. Ensure a corgi registered gas
all integrated appliances will need these suppliesfitted is on site to make the gas connection on
inside the nearest unit as electrical plugs and pipeboth the hob and oven. (If required)
work behind the appliance will often prevent themYou are now ready to start fitting the cornice,
pushing back into place.lighting pelmet and plinth. This also is the time to
You are now ready to start fitting your basefit any infill pieces using a colour coded panel. A
units. If you have one, always fit the corner unitChop saw is required to complete this job
first and work off this unit as a point ofprofessionally.
reference. The neatest tool to use for cutting outThe last task is to fit the doors onto the units.
holes in base units is the hole saw, select theThe reason this job is left until the end is due to
correct size for the cut out in question whether itthe potential damage caused by completing the
is for pipe work or electric cables. When leavingprevious tasks. Once all the doors are fitted its
spaces between units for appliances, a smalltime to fit the handles. You should now have a
amount of clearance is required to enable ease offully working, perfectly fitted kitchen.
fitting. This is also helpful for future maintenance