Kitchen cabinet question

hi. Our kitchen cabinets have been cut along their bases so there are chunks taken out along the back edges. Our fitter says this is standard to let air circulate behind the unit. It looks a mess when you are sitting at the kitchen table. Is he right or is this an excuse for a quick fix when the walls are a bit uneven? I want to cover the big gaps with some strips of wood, is this wrong and should I leave room for air to circulate?

 

Yes the cupboards have 16mm back boards so are very solid

 

Yes. I've tried to post a photo but it has not come out too well.

 

All the cabinets, whether there are lights or not have the cuts out top and bottom. The lights are cool LEDs so not sure they need ventilation. The units have been up a few weeks, I hadn't cleaned underneath before taking the photos!

 

Hmmm. I thought so. So no sensible reason that I can't try and tidy it up with some of the left over strips of plinth then?

 

Great, thanks guys. If I leave the gaps at the tops of the cupboards that can't be seen anyway there will be a vent but the lights do not seem to get warm.

 

Well I wish you had been fitting our kitchen rather than Mastercraft Kitchens. I've used some of the left over plinth on the bottom of the cupboards that can be seen from the kitchen table. I will try and find the moulding you recommend to finish the rest. Thanks for the advice.

 

Cheers Phil. If you want to see butchery look at how they finished the edge around the sink gluing a board onto of the unit with the unsealed chipboard edge showing through the kitchen window! I had to rip that out and start again. Have finally got an electrician to check the lights etc and he is not happy with the wiring and is going to have to take off the upstands at least, and probably take the floor up to redo bits. There may yet be butchery...!