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Gap In Kitchen Counters

Brian Carpio
hace 10 años
Hi,

I have this gap in my kitchen cabinets that I don't know what to do with. What are some ideas for filling the gap or, covering it up?

Thanks.
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  • Deb Warren
    hace 10 años
    Consider having a pull out unit that could hold all of your food storage bags/rolls on 2 or 3 open shelves- or your baking sheets or trays. Have a cabinet maker copy your cabinet doors for the face. This could also just be a flip door that you store all of your large trays/platters behind.

    Comentarios (12)

    • Deb Warren
      hace 10 años
      The top portion of the door could be a false drawer in order to keep the lines.
    • PRO
      Cure Design Group
      hace 10 años
      Do you need it for storage? If not, they have some decorative sheet metal, in different patterns that you could have retro fitted to cover that space. http://www.homedepot.com/s/decorative%2520sheet%2520metal?NCNI-5
    • PRO
      SKG Renovations
      hace 10 años
      Hi Brian,
      I'm not quite sure why anyone would leave a space in the middle of the cabinet run, but here are a couple of suggestions for you. You can simply place a finishing panel in between the cabinets if you want to close the space. This is a panel that is made of plywood or MDF with a real wood veneer applied to its face. You could also use a solid wood panel if you can't find a panel with a matching wood veneer. This would involve going to retail outlet that sells wood veneers, hardwood plywoods, etc. The cabinet door material in your kitchen pic looks like a type of oak. If it is, it's pretty common and shouldn't be hard to find. You could attach it by first attaching a couple strips of plywood (or 2x2) slightly recessed from the face of the cabinet on both sides so you have some backing to attach your panel to. Cut the panel to the size of your gap, add a couple of dabs of construction adhesive (PL Premium) on the two strips you attached in the gap, and nail your panel on with a couple of brads (if you have a brad nailer) or tiny finishing nails. You likely only need two nails to hold it in place until the glue dries. After the glue dries, apply a clear coat to the panel face. If you kitchen is a few years old the clear coat will be tinted a little yellow (oxidized). Consequently, It may be worth while to get a clear coat tinted slightly to match the doors. If you bring a door into a paint/finishing store, they should be able to do it. Done!
      A more agressive plan that would allow the lower cabinet bank to look less unusual, would be to attempt to disconnect the right side cabinet (on the right side of the pic) and shove it over to the left to close the gap. Then you would apply the finishing panel you made to the far right side of the cabinet run, which would look much better. It is difficult to see how big that right cabinet is, and whether the cabinet run continues far to the right, but if it is the last cabinet in the cabinet run, it may be possible. Usually the cabinets are attached to the back wall with one or two screws into a stud, or into the drywall with an anchor. You would remove the doors and drawers to access these screws and take them out. You will also likely have to remove a couple of screws through the top of the cabinet into the plywood backing of your counter surface. If the counter surface is not glued onto the top of the cabinet, you should be able shove the cabinet over to the left to close the gap. You will also likely have to remove the finishing piece (plinth) that is applied to the "kick" at the base of the cabinet (the vertical face) because it is also usually nailed or glued to the cabinet base. If the cabinet moves at all, then you know all the fasteners are removed, but make sure you do it carefully. Gently hammer at the base and top alternately so that the cabinet moves evenly top and bottom and doesn't distort at all. If it does distort, it will push up the counter surface and crack your backsplash tile or grout. Good luck!
    • PRO
      Barbara Griffith Designs
      hace 10 años
      I would install just a bottom board and add spindles to look like a plate rack.
    • PRO
      Creative Visual Concepts, Kevin Strader
      hace 10 años
      Make a set of shelves that slips into the space and can be used as a wine rack.
    • Deb Warren
      hace 10 años
      How wide is this gap?
    • Brian Carpio
      Autor original
      hace 10 años
      I will have to measure it, I don't move in for another week or so, but it's approx 4-5 inches.
    • hayleydaniels
      hace 10 años
      Do as SKG suggests. We have a couple of gaps in our low and upper cabinets, but we bought filler strips so there's a piece of wood there, and you don't notice it. You might call a cabinet shop to see if they sell something that would work for you. This has to be a very common problem.
    • karelina
      hace 10 años
      Have you seen those European open plate racks? Fit perfectly.
    • PRO
      Tidewater Pro Build
      hace 10 años
      A filler piece of that size would look absolutely hideous, spend the 400-500 bucks and have a cabinet maker fabricate a cabinet to slide in that matches the rest of the cabinets or remove the cabinet to the left and go with the pull out island idea from earlier provided there are no seams in the countertop near that area.
    • PRO
      Hyde Evans Design
      hace 10 años
      It looks wide enough for an additional cabinet, a pull out
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