Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: New kitchen under $10K, achievable? 11Apr 23, 2008 9:20 pm lozgill Thanks very much for your response Earl. I agree that assembly we could do ourselves, the installation sounds a bit scary, although I guess we could try and if we come across problems like an uneven floor we could get a pro in. We have original timber floorboards in our kitchen, so that is probably a surface that is not unusual to be uneven? Here's Ikea's installation guide: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_AU/complete_kitchen_guide/kitchen_know-how/do_it_yourself/installation_1.html - not sure how accurate it is to what you'd actually need to do, but it may give you an idea of whether you'd be able to do it. Re: New kitchen under $10K, achievable? 12Apr 23, 2008 10:15 pm Something else I remembered to say about the uneveness (sp?) of the floor - our kitchen cabinets all had adjustable feet - so with a spirit level we were able to ensure that all the cabinets were straight and true to one another. The kickboards were then cut to match the floor level and cover them up from sight. Re: New kitchen under $10K, achievable? 13Apr 24, 2008 12:25 pm kyton Something else I remembered to say about the uneveness (sp?) of the floor - our kitchen cabinets all had adjustable feet - so with a spirit level we were able to ensure that all the cabinets were straight and true to one another. The kickboards were then cut to match the floor level and cover them up from sight. Thats how we do it...a long straight edge on top of the cupboards, and a digital level.. these measure to 1/10th of a degree. you need to make an application to your local council for this as they are the approval authority for driveways cheers Simeon 1 7097 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16159 |