building kitchen unit around boiler
 

Hi
Anyone got any experience of this. I'm installing a Homebase kitchen and bought a 600 wide wall unit to fit around the boiler. (A fair amount of cutting out top and bottem expected). All looks to be fine except the wall unit is not tall enough and they don't do taller versions.
Suspect I will have to buy a taller door (intended for a freezer housing) and do some major work to make a carcass taller.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has got round this problem.
Andy

Yeah I used the broom unit from Ikea was 180cm or something tall but affixed
it to the wall so it was raised of the floor giving me the extra space above
the boiler. Suggest you check that your boiler is suitable for use in a
kitchen unit. mine only needed 5mm of clearance around it

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Hi
Anyone got any experience of this. I'm installing a Homebase kitchen
and bought a 600 wide wall unit to fit around the boiler. (A fair
amount of cutting out top and bottem expected). All looks to be fine
except the wall unit is not tall enough and they don't do taller
versions.
Suspect I will have to buy a taller door (intended for a freezer
housing) and do some major work to make a carcass taller.
I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has got round this problem.
Andy

I managed to use a cut down base unit and base sized door. I then added
the matching trim I had used on the wall units, both above and below
the unit. I spent a little extra effort on making it quick and easy to
remove, for when the boiler needs to be serviced. The finished unit
looks identical to a wall unit, just a little taller.

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Thanks for your replies.
Pretty much as expected. Either adapt a different carcass or adapt the one I've got.
Cheers
Andy