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Installation Guides and Kitchen Measuring

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Freestanding Kitchen Installation Guide

Your freestanding kitchen is unfitted by nature and so it won’t need to be “fitted” in the traditional sense. You will perhaps require a plumber and electrician to connect taps/appliances and electrical devices, but we leave that up to you to use your preferred local tradesmen.

Measure in millimetres. Always try to be as precise as possible and use a decent tape
measure (or a laser measuring tape if you have one for extra precision)
Draw an outline of the room, including any doors, alcoves, windows, overhanging
ceilings or nibs in the walls. If your drawing skills are not what you hope them to be, ask
someone to assist.
Starting in one corner, work your way around the room measuring the full length of
each wall and marking them on the outside of your plan
Take measurements of the walls between openings, doors, windows and pillars etc.
For windows and hatches, measure the width, height off the ground and the height of
the window.
Don’t forget to measure the floor to ceiling height. If there are any beams, mark their
dimension and position.
Where applicable, make a note of where any stop taps, gas or electric metres and water outlets are located so we know where they are from the outset.
Where there is a boiler in the kitchen that needs housing, measure the unit itself, the
pipework and flue and its position on the wall. Make sure that there is adequate room
for removing the front of the boiler for servicing as well as accessing the control panel.

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