Question about installing toe kick heating
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Question about installing toe kick heating in kitchen
Comments (1)It's an accessibility issue. You need to get at it if there's ever a problem and short of removing the counter and the cabinet, I see no other way. I've done several of these in the past and cleanly done are not unappealing. One suggestion is to install a slide out tray on the bottom of the cabinet. Covers the cut-out and makes those items readily available. Another is to make the whole bottom removable. Depending on the cabinet style, overlay or style and rail, a good carpenter can do this with ease. It may take the average DIY'er a little more time, but not much more than a cleat on the perimeter and a few screws with finish washers to make it look good. I've attacked this problem several different ways depending on the client and they're wants (and of course budget). Hope this helps!...See MoreQuestion about toe kicks vs. legs...
Comments (8)Hello there, doggone. I'm not going the IKEA route, but I did get some open toekicks w/ my kitchen design. I don't have dogs, but I have a feisty little cat, and I just know the open toekick is going to be a problem -- the collection of junk the cat has chased under my sofa is tremendous. While I love the look of little legs on the cabs, I don't need catnip mice, balls of string, or errant cherry tomatoes rolling all the way under the cabinets. My solution is going to be to have my GC (or me!) put a backerboard about three inches behind the legs (and I'll paint it black or brown so the furniture leg detail stands out). That way the junk will be within reach of the dustbuster (or broom, or whatever.) I'm sure you can do that with the IKEA cabinets as well (even if you have to make little 3 inch high boxes to sit under the cabs behind the legs). So that's my compromise. Good luck with whatever you do!...See MoreQuick question about toe kick drawers
Comments (0)Cabinets are going in today and my cabinet guy is worried that the tk drawers will scrape the floor. He wants to leave a 1/4" gap under the drawer to address this potential problem. I'm wondering if this is standard and if it will look ok. Any potential problems with the gap such as dog hair accumulating in there?...See MoreHeat register right where I want a toe kick drawer
Comments (8)Yeah, we have one and it just holds the shallow roasting pans that used to be under the broiler in our old range (now we have two ovens, so no drawer there). It's barely worth including, let alone rearranging important stuff for!...See Moreannie.zz
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