Fitting kitchen wall cabinets to uneven wall...

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Hi all,

The next fun stage, and that which I am least looking forward to, is fitting cabinets to my kitchen walls.

I have two to fit in a corner which I'm not worried about at all, but I have a run of cabinets 2m long to fit to an uneven wall. There is a straight section about 1m long which then probably curves away by 25-30mm over the next metre.

The base units were gone as I was able to scribe them to the wall and even up the gap end-to-end, but wall units do not have the same provision for footing to uneven surfaces that base units do.

How might I get around this?
 
I had uneven walls and eventually got them boarded so theyd be flat, but before i did this my uncle (ex-kitchen fitter) said to fit them to uneven walls I would need to run a thin piece of wood where the hangers were and pack behind it so it was flat.

The fixings would hang off the wood, with the screws going through to the wall behind, and the cabs would then be flat. Only issue with this is that it brings them off the wall a little so if you didn't factor that in to the base units it might look a little odd.
 
Cheers. :)

I had some idea that I'd need to add something to the wall to 'flatten' it out.

The base units are positioned in a manner that evens out the error, so I will have to add a thin spacer either end of the run.
 
Go & buy a length of kitchen cabinet hanger rail, it comes in a 2 metre length.

It's easier to level this up,pack it out than individual pairs of brackets, you can adjust the cabinets via their fixings & can then hide any minor gap between wall & cabinet with sealant.
Will need to notch all cabinets to clear rail, but the cabinets each end, only need notching on inside edge of cabinet.

Shop around you might find it cheaper.

http://www.locksonline.com/acatalog...il-6152.html?gclid=CMmfodvytLsCFWmWtAodYBcAVw
 
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Just a thought - I take it it's best to hang cabinets individually rather than screw the lot together and hang as a complete row?
 
Hang individually & level, & join them as you go, & I start & work away from a wall,corner, is the way I do it.

But, you could hang them all , to make sure every correct, then join together, which ever way you find easier.
Once you have one perfectly plumb, then others are easy to align.
 
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When I did mine, a wall was uneven, leaving a slight gap at the back.

The fronts were all aligned correctly.

By cutting the side panel in such a way, I managed to 'hide' the gap, whilst making the overall look uniform.

I spoke to a kitchen fitter, who told me that they chisel out the wall to make everything flush.

I guess there are lots of ways, choose which you are comfortable with.

Just make sure they are secure.
 
I've had a cunning idea. I will use these behind a hanging rail and adjust them to overcome the uneven wall surface:

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/floori...-22Pcs-Fitting-Wedges-11797514?skuId=12308220

Hopefully they're adjustable to around the right thickness (looking at others for sale elsewhere with more product information, they specify wedge thickness of 2mm one end to 7.5mm at the other, so ~4-15mm adjustment which should be enough for my needs).

Evening out the uneven wall, I will have a 10-15mm gap between wall and rail at either end.
 
danza said:
I've had a cunning idea. I will use these behind a hanging rail and adjust them to overcome the uneven wall surface:

http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/floori...-22Pcs-Fitting-Wedges-11797514?skuId=12308220

Hopefully they're adjustable to around the right thickness (looking at others for sale elsewhere with more product information, they specify wedge thickness of 2mm one end to 7.5mm at the other, so ~4-15mm adjustment which should be enough for my needs).

Evening out the uneven wall, I will have a 10-15mm gap between wall and rail at either end.
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I've used those before for packing out my built in wardrobes they work for small gaps a treat, but bear in mind that you won't get 15mm from 2, they just won't sit together like that they would be just touching at the widest point. The most you'll get is probably about 10mm from 2 wedges.
 
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