Hello,

I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Thanks,
Stephen.

Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Thanks,
Stephen.

It may be stuck, with some kind of adhesive, as you suggest - can you take
some pictures, pst them so somewhere like http://photobucket.com/ and post a
link to them here, a picture will make it far easier to tell!

Toby...

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Stephen wrote:
I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Have you tried removing the large cupboard? It might well come off with
that and any 'secret' fixings revealed. Most wall units simply lift off
their brackets. Ie, lift upwards to detach.

--
*Where do forest rangers go to "get away from it all?"

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Stephen wrote:

Hello,

I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Those corner shelf units are generally fixed by pushing a threaded bush
in from one side, then the screws go into that bush from t'other side.
If that's the case with yours, & you haven't removed the bushes, they
may be holding things together. If the screws are self-tappers, there
won't be bushes.

There may also be a fourth screw underneath the hanging mechanism (the
metal box in the top corner). There should be a couple of screws on the
end of that box - 1 adjusts the height & 1 pulls the cupboard into the
wall. Slacken the latter on both boxes & you should be able to lift the
cupboards off the wall. The box will be screwed to the side of the
cupboard. Take it off & you'll see if there's a screw underneath for
the shelf unit.

--
Preston.

Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Thanks,
Stephen.

I would guess:

o Some more screws (or nails) that you have not yet found - either
attaching it to the wall, the other cupboard, or both;
o Glue applied when it was fitted (so the screws you found only kept in
it place while the glue set);
o Magic (ask TMH for help on this).

--
Rod

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onset.
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Rod wrote:
Stephen wrote:
Hello,

I have got a cupboard hung to the wall of my kitchen. There's a small
gap between the cupboard and the door, so whomever fitted it has
filled this gap with a small corner unit: its just a few shelves big
enough to put a few photos or ornaments on.

I would like to remove this corner unit but I don't know how. The big
cupboard has two metal "boxes" that protrude in each top corner but
other than that there are no obvious fittings. There are certainly no
fittings on the corner unit. There were three small screws attaching
the side of the cupboard to the side of the corner unit but I have
removed those and the corner unit is still firm.

I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?
Glue? How can I remove the corner unit?

Thanks,
Stephen.

I would guess:

o Some more screws (or nails) that you have not yet found - either
attaching it to the wall, the other cupboard, or both;
o Glue applied when it was fitted (so the screws you found only kept
in it place while the glue set);
o Magic (ask TMH for help on this).

If the latter, try shouting "Izzy Wizzy lets get busy" whilst waving a
black stick with white ends.

Persanally I'm going for the hidden screws.



--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:53:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

If the latter, try shouting "Izzy Wizzy lets get busy" whilst waving a
black stick with white ends.

Persanally I'm going for the hidden screws.


Sorry for the delay in replying. What's this about magic? Is it some
in-joke that I have missed?

You were all right: it was screws hidden behind hinges!

It;s ironic because a day or two before I posted SWMBO suggested
looking behind the hinges, so I removed one, saw nothing behind it,
and put it back! It turns out that there was not a screw hidden behind
the hinge; one of the hinge screws was long enough to go through to
the other side. I didn't realise that at the time and whilst I removed
the bottom hinge, the screw in the top hinge continued to hold the
cabinet.

Once you told me to look again, I realised what was going on and was
able to remove the cupboard.

If only I had removed both hinges together the first time! So it's now
official, SWMBO knows more than me

Thanks again.

On Jan 29, 10:01*am, Stephen wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:53:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"

wrote:
If the latter, try shouting *"Izzy Wizzy lets get busy" whilst waving a
black stick with white ends.

Persanally I'm going for the hidden screws.

Sorry for the delay in replying. What's this about magic? Is it some
in-joke that I have missed?

TMH is a magician in his spare time. (I'm not sure whether this is
purely a hobby, or whether he actually makes money from it.)

On 20 Jan, 09:36, Stephen wrote:
I think that the corner unit is secured to the big cupboard but how?

The units in my kitchen, both old and new, were and are joined by
screws under the hinge plates. Take off any hinges on the join and
you may see them. Also look for those plastic bits that are used to
fill unused holes, there may be more joining screws underneath.

Andrew

On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:36:20 +0000, Stephen
wrote:



How can I remove the corner unit?

Angle grinder.