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  • I'm steadily rebuilding a corner of a kitchen that got hacked apart to allow us to fit a cat flap.

    I'm trying to turn what used to be an L-shaped corner unit into a single unit with shelves, with a wine rack to fill the space so I can fit a 40cm door.

    First I need to support it from underneath, as the leg that would support the part nearest to the wall was on the part of the cupboard that was cut away.

    Is there any potential problem with just cutting a piece of 45mm x 45mm timber and screwing into it through the bottom of the cupboard? I'm trying to make do with what I have, and the idea is that it would be covered by a plinth anyway.

  • I can't 100% picture what you're describing but why don't you make a quick leg out of almost any object, a length of 2x3 or something?

  • I couldn't take a picture as I had a sleeping baby on my lap, but I've just put some 2x3 down exactly as you said.

    Next issue:
    A 40cm door is the biggest that will fit in the gap.

    To fill the space I've got a wine rack that I'm going to fit on the left hand side.

    Two options now:

    1. Sack off the space behind the wine rack, and then fit MDF next to it and simple rectangular shelves

    2. Cut an L-shaped shelf or shelves and fit them in behind the wine rack

    There are plenty of other problems I've decided I'll try and figure out as I go - how do I fit a plinth? What can I do to tidy up the messy cut on the chipboard at the front? Full height door with hard-to-reach handle or shorter door and then decor panel above? Why am I pretending any of this is within my skillset? - but I'll get to those later.

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