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sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 9:18 am Post subject: Kitchen removal
We are having our kitchen wall removed next week and I will be removing the old kitchen. The problem I am having at the moment is the wall units that are up I can't see how they are attached to the wall. Does anyone know how they attach modern units to the wall? I suspect they are behind the backboard but how do I get to them? Thanks.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 9:53 am Post subject:
they might be hooked onto a rail, try lifting and wriggling em. i usually just wrench em off with a big jemmy and drop em on a corner to flat pack em for the skip. sometimes bashing one side out allows the box to be waggled, collapsed and separated from wall/ next unit . if you plan on refitting the same units finding and undoing screws etc in hard to reach places awaits you

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
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Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 10:13 am Post subject:
Thanks DPack. Mrs C has said about selling it on EBay, so fun and games await me I guess.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 1:27 pm Post subject:
wall cupboards first ,doors then carcase base unit doors worktop base units third. if it is chipboard and or a low to mid range flatpack system chances are it isn't worth the effort for what can be rescued. decent stuff will extract ok and have a good value for effort.

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
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Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 1:33 pm Post subject:
It's just possible they might be glued on! But, depending on how many units there are, sacrificing one with dpack's bash and tumble method might be necessary to discover the fixing style used. Could you detect screws with a stud/pipe/cable detector? Other than that, you could try "Oh, you wanted to resell them? I didn't hear you say that!" Henry

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 1:56 pm Post subject:
Look inside the units at the top. Might be plastic blocks. These contain screws which adjust external hooks to latch onto and tighten on brackets screws to the wall. Loosen these screws and they should lift vertically up.

dpack

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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 3:32 pm Post subject:

good hint nick.

the fixings often have a measure of stealth

re the mention of glue, with "yer basic sort of unit " i'm probably not the only one that uses gripfix or similar between boxes to create a more stable frame/line for the doors.
you will find out fairly quickly.

spalled or rusted screws are best drilled through the head if you want the object they are stuck through.
there are other ways n means but a decent bit and drill followed by a mole wrench or saw for the shaft are best, cross heads are easy , dot punch and pilot slotted ones

if you get stuck ask before using a fubar, then i will suggest a fubar

dpack

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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 3:36 pm Post subject:
perfect for all your kitchen needs

sean
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 4:40 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

perfect for all your kitchen needs

Quite fancy one of them. All the destruction in one handy unit.

dpack

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Location: yes

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 5:24 pm Post subject:
there are big ones as well.

jamanda
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 6:05 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 7:04 pm Post subject:

sgt.colon wrote:

Thanks DPack. Mrs C has said about selling it on EBay, so fun and games await me I guess.

"Buyer removes"
SEP.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 9:11 pm Post subject:

buzzy

Joined: 04 Jan 2011
Posts: 3708
Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds

Posted: Mon Oct 22, 18 9:49 pm Post subject:

Hairyloon wrote:

sgt.colon wrote:

Thanks DPack. Mrs C has said about selling it on EBay, so fun and games await me I guess.

"Buyer removes"
SEP.

"Buyer removes. NB Wall not included."

Henry

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Oct 23, 18 9:28 am Post subject:
Thanks for all the help guys. Really appreciated. Oh no, the wall can be included as that is coming down also.

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