I am going to replace my current 40mm particle type kitchen worktop with 30mm quartz. I am getting this professionally fitted. The new worktop top surface needs to be at the same height as the original to keep it flush with the cooker glass lid, (the cooker cannot be lowered). There are some other reasons that make it desireable to keep the same height as well. I have two options, readjust all of the base units to raise them by 10mm or fix sheets of 10mm ply to the tops of the units to raise the height. The latter is the easiest but the former probably the most obvious and is probably what people will recommend I do. One disadvantage of raising the cabinets is that the old plinths will now have a gap to the cabinet bottoms so will have to be replaced. Just interested in other peoples views on the best thing to do.
Thinner worktop dilemma
- Thread starter davecooper
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Depends on the layout , a gap above plinths will not always be easily visible.
I agree about the plinths, a 10mm gap at the top is unlikely to be visible.
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EddieM
+everyone, raise the units.
The cooker is floor standing with no further adjustment downwards. My original plan was to raise the units but it occurred to me that there was another option, that of adding a spacer. I asked in case anyone saw an advantage to using a ply spacer. If there is none, raising the cabinets it will be.
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EddieM
Raise the cabs, deeper point is if necessary , much easier.
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