Best way to narrow a 'flat pack' kitchen base unit

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I have a 500mm base unit that I need to fit into a 400mm space.

What is the best way of doing this (it's still flat packed)

Perhaps fit one side together as normal (bolts and dowels) but use the wee corner blocks, or would 1" x 1" timber run down the corners be better.

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Use metal l shaped brackets to build the cut side

They sit more flush and reduce the chances of the thread ripping out the wood

They also usually have a slotted screw hole so you can square the unit up before firing the final screw
 
Trim the base, front rail, back rail (if any) and back by 100mm. All the cuts need to bee on the same side of the unit - the side where the carcass will butt up against other units. Assemble using the dowels and cams on one side, then attach the other "gable end" panel by drilling and countersinking holes first and screwing the unit together with 4.0 x 40mm chipboard screws through the end panel
 
JobAndKnock said:
Trim the base, front rail, back rail (if any) and back by 100mm. All the cuts need to bee on the same side of the unit - the side where the carcass will butt up against other units. Assemble using the dowels and cams on one side, then attach the other "gable end" panel by drilling and countersinking holes first and screwing the unit together with 4.0 x 40mm chipboard screws through the end panel
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That sounds a great idea .. never really thought of that approach.
 
Do your cuts from the underside with a fine tooth saw blade for a better quality edge.
 
Make sure you need to take a 100 mm off and not 95 (y)
 
Why would you need to take 95mm off when you want to reduce the cabinet by 100mm overall?
 
1. Potentially makes the cabinet too big for the door (take 95mm off and the cabinet would be 405mm wide for a door width of 395mm)
2. The gap it is going into (if indeed it is going into a gap) is the same as the cabinet it will be a tight fit, but it should go in, albeit with a bit of grunting and cursing. It only has to go in once. Oversize in a run, though, how will that work?
 
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I am really just saying check the actual size of the gap before cutting the cabinet. Sorry if you did not understand. :D
 
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