I'm doing up the kitchen in a house that I will be renting out in the future. There are some solid, hand built units which are freestanding, only the sink unit is to any extent fixed.
The unit to the left of the cooker will be moved to another wall, and I want to replace it with fixed worktop with appliances under.
The problem is that the worktop existing around the sink is only c. 20mm thick (solid pine), and the level comes to underneath the top edge of the standard height cooker.
If I install new standard 40mm worktop to the left, and raise it so that the top edge is level with the top of the cooker, there should be clearance under for appliances. But it will look very odd.
If I keep it in line with existing worktop, then the underside will likely take up too much of the underside height and appliances will not fit.
I don't particularly want to mess about any more with the sink unit, especially now that the new boiler has much pipework running through holes in the wood of the worktop. And it would be problematic with the underfitted Belfast sink...
Please note that the photo is an old one, but the fundamentals are still the same more or less.
Any suggestions? Many thanks.
The unit to the left of the cooker will be moved to another wall, and I want to replace it with fixed worktop with appliances under.
The problem is that the worktop existing around the sink is only c. 20mm thick (solid pine), and the level comes to underneath the top edge of the standard height cooker.
If I install new standard 40mm worktop to the left, and raise it so that the top edge is level with the top of the cooker, there should be clearance under for appliances. But it will look very odd.
If I keep it in line with existing worktop, then the underside will likely take up too much of the underside height and appliances will not fit.
I don't particularly want to mess about any more with the sink unit, especially now that the new boiler has much pipework running through holes in the wood of the worktop. And it would be problematic with the underfitted Belfast sink...
Please note that the photo is an old one, but the fundamentals are still the same more or less.
Any suggestions? Many thanks.