Dog Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Should be fun tomorrow.Last thursday with the credit crunch in mind we bought a flat pack kitchen for the gatehouse from Brico Depot.Guess what even with an obligatory 6 year old helping to assemble the carcasses the draw liners are 10mm out and have no indents for the fascia brackets and there is no bar separating the drawer from the cupboard door.Bloomin' annoying as now have to make a return trip with threequarters of a tonne of MDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 We bought a BricoDepot cheapo kitchen 18 months ago and it all went together easily. Good value I thought! Ours had separate frames which fitted on the front of the cupboard carcase and the doors and drawers fitted onto this. It was all included in the drawer and doors packs (not the arcase packs). I assume you haven't got any bits left over? The finished thing looks much better for a couple of coats of varnish.Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Thanks for the reply.It is as you describe there is a frame that goes on the front of the carcass.It is the pieces of wood that go either side of the drawers that do not line up with the pre-drilled holes and are ten millimetres too long so they do not fit within the carcass and also foul the mounting points for the frame of the carcass.Did your frame having a panel between the drawer and the cupboard door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krusty Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Dog I thought you was going to Italy ? Or was it a dream ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I leave for Italy wednesday or thursday - the Velosolex has a problem with its Wal Phillips fuel injector and missfires at over 8,000rpm so I am reluctantly taking the ZXR.I did have a starnge dream last night my ex-wife was pursuing me around India attempting to embarass me over the death of her second husband. Most enjoyable... I love India.So instead of practicing my cobra moves I have to go back to Brico Depot - what fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmelle Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 For the first time a woman is pursuing a dog ;Most of the time it's the opposite . A pretty dream .Did she bit you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 [quote user="Dog"]Wal Phillips fuel injector[/quote]Wow, there's a name I haven't heard for 40 years odd, had one on a Lambretta scooter way back in the late 60's. Gone all nostalgic now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Scooter - did you say scooter? Morris's Garages and scooters - heresy.Apologies I have calmed down now - I suppose your wife had to have something to nip down to the off licence for your Embassy and Double Diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hi DogNo, our front frame was simply made of strips of square section (rebated) timber. The carcases were solid enough, but the doors rather lightweight with really annoying hinges (not the substantial spring-loaded type). BUT, bearing in mind the cost it's come out rather well.Are you referring to the melamine-faced chipboard pieces which are meant to fit to the sides of the carcase in order to reduce the inside width? I didn't use any of the pre-drilled holes for fastening these and they were a bit messy to fit, but none of them were too long. There were a couple left over too, but I think this was because the drawer packs are multi-purpose... they can be used for a 3-drawer unit, or an under-sink unit or can be use in a double width unit. Sound complicated but it becomes clear once you start to assemble them. No clear instructions either, just the universal pictograms! I remember that there was a lot of head scratching and a process of elimination to relate the pieces in the box with the diagrams! The pieces 10mm longer were only used in the centre of a double cupboard unit (2 drawers, 2 doors) to provide support for the drawer runners, and the longer pieces fitted into the rebate on the back of the front frame!! I've just had a look at them again to see if a photo would help but I can't get the camera in there now.Good luck on your return trip to BDepot!Sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Cheers Sid.Will look further.We have assembled a carcass and the melamine faced chipboard drawer packers are the bits that do not fit.Perhaps somwhere in deepest China or Spain they ran out of the correct length drawer packers and threw in what they had.The pictograms are annoying as they cover every type/style of unit and show a piece of wood between the drawer and cupboard door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Crumbs aren't the drawers shallow.Considered the trip to Brico Depot - the diesel and time and have started what you probably did and make units out of the bits they give you.Plenty of extra bits for different configurations - it's incredible. But the ones you do get don't fit - you have to adapt and cut to fit - strange.I have no idea why they give instructions - for sure the man that drew them up never saw the units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Decided to make my own cabinets and doors, only one person to blame then [:D]Just waiting for 'er indoors to put a lick of paint on this one.[IMG]http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p123/biskitboyo/DSCN5362.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Make your own,Who needs Brico shed cupboards. (excuse the paintwork, work in progress by SWMBO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice Steve, we obviously think along the same lines [;-)]Did you make the doors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yep, and the knife block.edit. and the kitchen table, but not the chairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Love the cupboards, wish I'd been allowed to take carpentry at school!!! If you have to buy and not make, the dreaded IKEA kitchens are actually quite solid and easy to put together! Just remember there's no allowance at the back for pipes[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Carpentry at school ( it was called woodwork in my day) is a basic start but there is no real substitute for learning from an expert and then practice, practice, practice. Even making scrap is fun and a learning experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm a great believer that you can do anything if you have the interest and motivation and are not afraid to make mistakes along the way[:D]Still remember my 'woodwork' teacher, Mr Guilders was his name and a grand inspiring gentleman he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I didn't refer to it as woodwork, didn't want to show my age[:$] likewise I did cooking, not home economics[:D] Yes, I'm a great believer in having a go, however a knowledge of the basics makes it so much easier!!! My sister had old pine doors to a cupboard that needed stripping, so I took them down to have them dipped, when we got them back they didn't fit, so I was about to chop a lump off when the electrician who was there suggested tightening up the hinge screws first, I thought they were tight enough, didn't occur to me that it affects how the door hangs[blink][blink][blink] As they say, you learn something new every day[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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