Strong Heavy Duty Plastic Kitchen Plinth Clips Kick Board Clips with Attaching Bracket - Pack of 10 - Requires 2 x 3.5mm Diameter Countersunk Screws per Bracket - For Use From Installation Height of 80 mm - Manufactured in UK - Basics UK TM

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Elevate the aesthetics and functionality of your kitchen with our extensive collection of plinths and panels, the transformative elements that add the finishing touches to your kitchen and utility room. Beyond mere structural support, kitchen corner posts infuse character into your kitchen design. An oak plinth isn't just a base; it's a subtle yet impactful detail that brings warmth and richness to your kitchen's foundation. But, just a word of warning, they're plastic and not the most robust. If I could be bothered to buy metal ones, I would as I found these easily broke.

The reason for this is MDF is great at soaking up moisture and if I've had any spills, I've had it. If you're forced to use a cut edge for cost reasons, then I'd seal it with clear silicone as the last thing you want is a moist plinth. Preparing For Kitchen Plinth Clips In my case, I had lots of spare gloss white kitchen plinth leftover from when our kitchen was fitted a few years ago. I don't like throwing any wood away as you never know when it might come in handy! Oh, and don't mind the selfie remote cable in my other hand. I'm a one woman band (see what I did there)? DIY blogging requires a LOT of multi tasking. Cutting Kitchen Plinth With a Jigsaw And as my drill bits were all a bit long, I drilled through a slim off cut first before making my proper holes.

Fitting Kitchen Plinth Corners

Note, the length of my piece is a little bit longer to what will be visible. Plus, it's good practice to cut something on the big side and you can always shorten it more later. Cutting Kitchen Plinth With a Hand Saw If you are in the market to buy, you can even buy kitchen plinth lights with sensor features these days. Do You Need a Kitchen Plinth Vent? My clips came attached to the mounting plates. So, you may find you need to fold them over and snap to separate. Where to Place Kitchen Plinth Mounting Plates Just search for ventilation grill for a kitchen plinth and you should be able to find some. Other DIY Kitchen Guides

However, plastic replacements are cheap as chips online. But I'll still show you how they work. Separating Kitchen Plinth Clips I also made sure the raw cut was facing the first plinth and that the far-right had a finished look. Otherwise, it would be visible on the end of my corner plinth. Don't worry about being a couple of mms out as each clip slides a bit, giving you some leeway. Positioning the Clips On the Kitchen PlinthThen positioned my mounting plates in the same place. Note I eyeballed where the middle of these clips were. It's been quite a few months since fitting kitchen plinths in our utility space. And to be honest, the only reason I've not shared it until now is that the end panel (above) needed correcting. So, on every leg, I measured the height and also jogged down how far apart they were from each other.