Hi All,

Whilst down Mum's holiday caravan the other day I noticed a storage
'problem' when I was attacked by an avalanche of (food) tins when
opening a cupboard! ;-)

That got me thinking if there was a way of improving things for her
with some sort of 'slide out' storage solution (there is one shelf in
there but but the cupboard is very narrow / deep).

We popped into MFI an saw a couple of options that might work but they
keep nothing in stock and seemed expensive (40 quid for the baskets /
runners bit?).

In case it helps this 'under worktop' cupboard is about 75 cm high by
53 cm deep and 23 cm (to clear hinges) wide (internal). If you could
remount the door on the front of the unit then you might get another
cm to the width. The runners could be mounted on either side or the
bottom (all fairly flat / even).

I am thinking maybe 3 / 4 'shelves' (shallow wire trays?), enough
levels make good use of the space but with enough room between the
levels to remove the taller tins etc. Access (when open) could be from
the top for the top level or either or both sides for the others.

So, are there any places out there that do a good range of this sorta
thing at good prices please?

Failing a ready made solution I could probably make something?

All the best and thanks for your time ..

T i m

T i m wrote:

That got me thinking if there was a way of improving things for her
with some sort of 'slide out' storage solution (there is one shelf in
there but but the cupboard is very narrow / deep).

So, are there any places out there that do a good range of this sorta
thing at good prices please?

Have you tried www.woodfit.com? Lots of weird and wonderful kitchen
fittings there.

David

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:01:23 GMT, Lobster
wrote:

T i m wrote:

That got me thinking if there was a way of improving things for her
with some sort of 'slide out' storage solution (there is one shelf in
there but but the cupboard is very narrow / deep).

So, are there any places out there that do a good range of this sorta
thing at good prices please?

Have you tried www.woodfit.com? Lots of weird and wonderful kitchen
fittings there.

Wow, a selection indeed! Might be worth getting their catalogue ..

Not cheap mind .. ;-(

All the best and thanks David ..

T i m

T i m wrote:

Hi All,

Whilst down Mum's holiday caravan the other day I noticed a storage
'problem' when I was attacked by an avalanche of (food) tins when
opening a cupboard! ;-)

That got me thinking if there was a way of improving things for her
with some sort of 'slide out' storage solution (there is one shelf in
there but but the cupboard is very narrow / deep).

We popped into MFI an saw a couple of options that might work but they
keep nothing in stock and seemed expensive (40 quid for the baskets /
runners bit?).

In case it helps this 'under worktop' cupboard is about 75 cm high by
53 cm deep and 23 cm (to clear hinges) wide (internal). If you could
remount the door on the front of the unit then you might get another
cm to the width. The runners could be mounted on either side or the
bottom (all fairly flat / even).

I am thinking maybe 3 / 4 'shelves' (shallow wire trays?), enough
levels make good use of the space but with enough room between the
levels to remove the taller tins etc. Access (when open) could be from
the top for the top level or either or both sides for the others.

So, are there any places out there that do a good range of this sorta
thing at good prices please?

Failing a ready made solution I could probably make something?

Fleetwood caravans did this some years ago. They used a wooden space
frame to hold wire baskets(could be plastic or wood), mounted by a
couple of pairs of normal metal drawer runners about half way up the
frame onto wooden stiffeners glued to the side panels of the outer
cabinet shell. The door front was mounted on the space frame. Very easy
to make and worked well in operation. Double runners mounted at 1/3 and
2/3 up positions would be better if tins are being stored because of
the weight problems. If you use two drawer runners per position, mounted
as a filing cabinet double extension, IYSWIM, then you can achieve
deeper opening.

Regards
Capitol

On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:26:49 +0100, Capitol
wrote:


Failing a ready made solution I could probably make something?

Fleetwood caravans did this some years ago. They used a wooden space
frame to hold wire baskets(could be plastic or wood), mounted by a
couple of pairs of normal metal drawer runners about half way up the
frame onto wooden stiffeners glued to the side panels of the outer
cabinet shell.

The cabinets in this van look like 9mm MDF or something so assuming
you could get a good fastening (bolt through?) should be ok as is?

The door front was mounted on the space frame. Very easy
to make and worked well in operation.

Kewl ;-)

Double runners mounted at 1/3 and
2/3 up positions would be better if tins are being stored because of
the weight problems.

Understood ..

If you use two drawer runners per position, mounted
as a filing cabinet double extension, IYSWIM, then you can achieve
deeper opening.

I'd have to check to see how well the cabinet was fitted into the van
(in case the extened leverage pulls it off the wall!).

Good thoughts / advice though and it may well come to it due to
availability (or lack of) something that makes best use of the space
at a reasonable price.

All the best ..

T i m