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Hi, hoping someone can give me some advice.
I am having a new kitchen fitted. We havea free standing washing machine and dishwasher. Initial plans had these visible under worktops but we asked if we could have cupboard doors in front. As long as it worked. The initial plan from the kitchen company had a note like "customer has freestanding appliances and wants doors. This will not work.". He said it would and got a revised plan which says worktop has to be 650mm deep, which it isn't.
Fitter has admitted not measuring machines as he thought they were a standard size. Plans have been drawn up on whatever size a standard appliance is. There is infact an extra 25mm or so of depth needed.
The worktop ordered for this bit of the kitchen is 615mm instead of the 600 in other parts of the kitchen but I am still not sure there's enough depth.
He has now cut holes in the plasterboard behind the machines to get the extra depth needed so they sit under the worktop. There's just enough room behind to get a finger in but its a very tight fit. This seems like a backwards way to do things. Surely you'd adjust the kitchen cabinets, not cut into the wall? Is this normal and is it allowed? He reckons its OK because the wall was a bit damp.
The other thing is there are gaps between cupboard doors where the appliances go and it looks awful. It goes corner post > appliance > 20mm gap > sink > 40mm gap > appliance > corner post.
I've asked that an equal gap and appropriate filler piece goes on each end as it'll look better.
I do understand not all walls are straight and not all kitchen units are going to fit perfectly but it seems like he has messed up and is trying to bodge it or is working from incorrect plans. He also ordered the worktop before we had even said yes to a kitchen (denies this outright) which I think is part of the problem. It isn't deep enough and he's trying to work around it instead of buying a new worktop.
Any input would be Great. A few pics attached which may help.
I am having a new kitchen fitted. We havea free standing washing machine and dishwasher. Initial plans had these visible under worktops but we asked if we could have cupboard doors in front. As long as it worked. The initial plan from the kitchen company had a note like "customer has freestanding appliances and wants doors. This will not work.". He said it would and got a revised plan which says worktop has to be 650mm deep, which it isn't.
Fitter has admitted not measuring machines as he thought they were a standard size. Plans have been drawn up on whatever size a standard appliance is. There is infact an extra 25mm or so of depth needed.
The worktop ordered for this bit of the kitchen is 615mm instead of the 600 in other parts of the kitchen but I am still not sure there's enough depth.
He has now cut holes in the plasterboard behind the machines to get the extra depth needed so they sit under the worktop. There's just enough room behind to get a finger in but its a very tight fit. This seems like a backwards way to do things. Surely you'd adjust the kitchen cabinets, not cut into the wall? Is this normal and is it allowed? He reckons its OK because the wall was a bit damp.
The other thing is there are gaps between cupboard doors where the appliances go and it looks awful. It goes corner post > appliance > 20mm gap > sink > 40mm gap > appliance > corner post.
I've asked that an equal gap and appropriate filler piece goes on each end as it'll look better.
I do understand not all walls are straight and not all kitchen units are going to fit perfectly but it seems like he has messed up and is trying to bodge it or is working from incorrect plans. He also ordered the worktop before we had even said yes to a kitchen (denies this outright) which I think is part of the problem. It isn't deep enough and he's trying to work around it instead of buying a new worktop.
Any input would be Great. A few pics attached which may help.
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