Kitchen end panels

I'd be inclined to have end panels either side of a free standing range cooker, purely for asthetics.

 

You would need end panels, otherwise anything you put in the undersink cupboard could fall behind the appliances.

 

I think having the plinth run under the range would look strange and I would run them up to the end panel.

 

No need for end panels next to an integrated appliance as the door fascia will look like just another cupboard door when its fitted to the appliance door. Where a freestanding appliance is concerned e.g your range cooker, then use end panels to finish the run of units either side and run your plinths into the end panels under the units and not under the range.

 

Def to the floor...looks so much better

 

I always got end panels between appliances looks much better as mentioned by CGN, if you want to save a few quid You can rip one in half (as long as they are edged and finished both sides) as you can use each half for either side of appliance like a dishwasher or washing machine and rip down so you can have a continuous plinth under appliances , but full height and deptend panels between range cooker

 

Also...you will need to block the open side of the corner base unit as you only ever get one door obviously, but its cheeper to use a piece of melamine or if you can utilise the shelf as you can very rarely fit the shelf in a sink unit. Be carefull of your measurements with corner units as the corner post adds on about 30/40mm to the unit length (making it actually about 1030/1040mm for whats actually called a 1000mm base unit) this can cause problems if youve only allowed for bang on 1000mm and you are fitting inbetween 2 walls for instance.

 

Corner base will come with prefinished hardboard blank to cover end and the corner post can be fitted at various points on the unit so you could have a 600mm or 500mm door the corner post won't add on any extra length to the unit??

 

Might be nice to use a bit of end panel off the corner post...perhaps a half as suggested and then create a return to brace it. Will add a bit of 'visual solidity'. Cutting them in half is a good dodge btw, often do that

 

This is what i meant scott...

The corner post shuffles the unit along the wall so that the corner post runs in line to the unit coming off at right angle to it,it doesnt fit tight into the corner due to this and creates a gap...meaning e.g- a 1800mm gap will not be able to accomodate a 1000mm corner unit a 500mm unit and a 300mm unit as the 1000mm actually unit takes up more than 1000mm...comprende? ...also not all units come with a panel to block off the void

 

i am aware of how to set a corner of a kitchen out but thanks for the explanation, what you wrote in your previous post was wrong as you said it would add 30mm to the length of the unit witch is not the case,

for a 500mm door you need to set off the unit around 120mm from the wall but this can be reduced if using a 400mm door or increased if using a 600mm door all this assuming you are using a 1000mm carcass, so to say the corner post adds length but it actually adds width to the shooting unit if that's what you mean

I've never had a carcass supplied without a blank unless it's been delivered and been forgotten

 

Yeah sorry mate, i guess i sounded a bit patronising trying to explain what i meant....I always fit howdens as thats the contractors choice and theyve never come with panels? Also fitted a few wickes corner units and they never either , always thought it was a bit of a swizz having to block it off yourself like!...who do you use that supplies them then?

 

Ha that's ok mate, I've always had them from Howdens but it's added on by them when they do the design called a corner blank or something, magnet do them comes taped to inside of carcass same with even b and q and home base kitchens I've fitted