Hi,
I am currently having kitchen fitted and it turns out that the cupboards are not deep enough for the boiler we have selected.
The boiler guy has suggested that the kitchen fitter add battens to bring the wall units forward by 80mm, to provide room.
The kitchen fitter has said that this can't be done without leaving a gap, and also said something about "using foam" and "glueing the cabinets" and that bringing the cupboards out might cause them to come loose in the future, he also said that he would need to "buy a bigger panel".
To me, it seems simple. The cabinets are fixed to the wall, so you add battens, and fix the cabinets to them instead. Yes there is a gap to deal with at the bottom and the sides, but it should be possible to manage.
Communication with the guy is difficult, and I wonder if anybody can decipher the above.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
EDIT: Changed 800mm > 80mm
I am currently having kitchen fitted and it turns out that the cupboards are not deep enough for the boiler we have selected.
The boiler guy has suggested that the kitchen fitter add battens to bring the wall units forward by 80mm, to provide room.
The kitchen fitter has said that this can't be done without leaving a gap, and also said something about "using foam" and "glueing the cabinets" and that bringing the cupboards out might cause them to come loose in the future, he also said that he would need to "buy a bigger panel".
To me, it seems simple. The cabinets are fixed to the wall, so you add battens, and fix the cabinets to them instead. Yes there is a gap to deal with at the bottom and the sides, but it should be possible to manage.
Communication with the guy is difficult, and I wonder if anybody can decipher the above.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.
EDIT: Changed 800mm > 80mm
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