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Rich
 
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Default Why is the kitchen plinth always recessed?

I am looking at new kitchens at the moment and have noticed that they
all have a recessed plinth.

Is this just a very common design feature? Or is it there for another
reason?
I did wonder whether it was for the ends of your feet while your
standing at the workstop but mine didn't even go under the bench!

Regards,
Rich
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I am looking at new kitchens at the moment and have noticed that
they all have a recessed plinth.


If you have integrated appliances, the door is hinged not quite at the
bottom. This means that the door attached to the front will actually retract
inwards at the bottom. If the plinth is too far forward, the lip of the door
will catch on on it. As few kitchen manufacturers want to sell kitchens
incompatible with integrated appliances and they want to use standard
specification parts, the plinths are recessed.

Christian.


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On 11 Aug 2003 06:01:19 -0700, Rich wrote:

I am looking at new kitchens at the moment and have noticed that they
all have a recessed plinth.


Is this just a very common design feature? Or is it there for another
reason?
I did wonder whether it was for the ends of your feet while your
standing at the workstop but mine didn't even go under the bench!


Beer belly keeps the feet away, does it?

Sorry!
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Alex
 
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It really is the hot silly season now


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Ian K
 
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"Rich" wrote in message
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I am looking at new kitchens at the moment and have noticed that they
all have a recessed plinth.

Is this just a very common design feature? Or is it there for another
reason?
I did wonder whether it was for the ends of your feet while your
standing at the workstop but mine didn't even go under the bench!


Because if the plinth went outwards you'd have to lean forwards to reach the
sink, which would plainly be silly, and if went straight downwards it
wouldn't actually be a plinth at all? So, the only remaining option is...

Speculatively,
Ian


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