Filling in gap above kitchen cabinets
Just nearing the end of a kitchen installation.
Using standard height units, we knew that the finished units would come to around the bottom of the existing coving. Due to problems with levelling really undulating floor, the top has come a little higher than that.
We always planned to have this little gap filled in but wanted to see what finished kitchen looked like before decided how. We have a major spider problem in our house and this gap would end up full of webs!
The gap is about 6.5cm.
Builder says we should fill it with kitchen panels cut down.
Kitchen fitter says we should use plain MDF and paint it to match ceiling.
I haven't asked a decorator but they might well suggest something else .
We do have a load of matching coving spare but don't think it's the right thing to use.
Suggestions please.
This is not something that we are going to attempt ourselves, we will get a professional to do it.
Comments (12)
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Comments (13)I'm also questioning the fitters ability to fi I. Line with the wall or pack out the wall where necessary?? I'm not sure how the units above line up and the previous comments are also helpful, as an alternative if you have any lengths of the same wood or can still get hold of a match, you could cut a piece to fit the gap like a wedge and it could be glue in place, make sure the top part isn't over glue so it doesn't squeeze out on top, someone who is handy and with a bit of patience should be able to do it easily enough, if it is cut to fit well it should just wedge in with a tap of a soft hammer and a block of wood, this should then just look like the wood is thicker at the end of the wall, it is a cheaper alternative and you could try it out first, if it doesn't work well or look good enough then you could go for the above suggested alternative of having the wall built out, I'm just not sure how that will look with above units, the best bet would be to have them taken down, have the wall done from worktop to ceiling and then refit the units after. If I was in this situation I would be seriously complaining to the company used for fitting and insist they sort it out, I would request their best fitter is sent and refuse to have the other fitter back under any circumstances as his work has been substandard. Most reputable companies will want to sort it out and fix the problem, if they are awkward you could threaten them with going to watchdog. I hope this was helpful. Kind regards Barbara...See MoreGap behind granite worktop - advice please
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Finally sorted out the gap above kitchen units. We used the lengths of spare light pelmet, but instead of the 5cm side, the carpenter used the 3cm edge to leave a decent shadow gap, but it still hides the messy back wall which was visible above the units.
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