Are you willing to fit the kitchen corner post by yourself?
Let’s learn how to fit a kitchen storage unit post.
Need of a kitchen corner post
The Corner post is attached to make space between units at the corner.
Sometimes a designer skips adding it between the two units that can strike the doors and handles.
It disturbs the door movement while opening the cabinets.
Corner Units can come in contact with each other when using the cabinets.
Also, it leads to material damage.
To resolve this issue, the corner act as a filler according to the shape and size.
What is a cabinet corner post?
The kitchen corner post is made in two parts, fitted to both corner units.
The material and design can be customized according to the requirements of the present kitchen cabinets.
Typically, corner posts are of similar fabric and finish to the doors of the kitchen cabinets.
How to fit a kitchen corner post?
If you have U-shaped Kitchen, you need to fix corner posts at both corners, which means 2 corner posts.
For a L-shaped kitchen design, you only need to fix a single corner post to smooth up movement of kitchen corner cabinets.
Preparation before installing corner kitchen post
Keep out all the items inside the cabinets to make an open space for fitting.
To speed up the task, remove cabinet doors.
Measure and cut the material
Measure up the gap between the two cabinets
Mark the valid points on corner post surface material.
Cut the kitchen corner post.
Now, you can cut corner posts taking the reference from recorded units.
Carefully use a handsaw or a jigsaw to cut the material into two pieces.
Trim and smooth the pieces
Trim the pieces if required.
Smooth the edges and sides with the help of filler or sandpaper
Attach the pieces
Using an adhesive, you can now fix both pieces together.
Keep in mind to fix them in such a way that the pieces make an L-shape.
Drill the holes
To attach the corner post, you must make cabinet holes.
Making holes is to fix the corner post to the storage units using screws.
Fix the corner post
Support the corner post by using a clamp.
Fix it using screws and a drill.
Know that it must be nicely secured from the top and the bottom.
The Conclusion
With the steps on fitting a kitchen corner post between two units, anyone with a mature mind can perform the task efficiently.
Seek the help of an elder if you feel daunted and insecure.
Do follow all safety precautions when using sharp tools.
