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Kitchen Fitting

Upstands not fitted well in our kitchen - fitter says it's 'perfect'

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.25 PM

We've had a kitchen fitted and had a few issues along the way (not our fault) which delayed it. When the final day came, the carpenter rattled through the work pretty sharpish and I feel some of it is a bit slapdash. The main issue I have is with our upstands. He has mitred the end of them but used butt joints at the corners, which looks awful. Where they are mitred, there are gaps all around each joint, they don't line up properly and the surface is chipped. I tried discussing it with him but he refused to engage and stormed out the house. He now claims that the work to rectify the chips is classed as decorating, which he does not do as he was paid to just fit the kitchen. But the joints are so obvious it looks awful and moreover we supplied the edge trim that could have been used if the edges were just cut straight. Can anyone advise as to whether his argument is normal or valid? I'm not happy paying for the install of these upstands and really want them replaced at his expense Thanks

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Anonymous user

For any internal joints I always use a scribed joint where the adjoining piece is cut to overlap the shape of the other, this helps with internal corners as these are never square and they can be adapted to suit. Add a little colour fill during the Fitting and this should give a nice sealed joint. Any external joints should be cut with a nice sharp mitre saw or with a sharp hand saw and a mitre block. Attach the 2 using a mitre bond which dries in about 10-15 seconds, this gives a tight joint. Hope this helps. David Evans Director Evans & Son Property Services

Answered12 February 2017

Anonymous user

Hi without seeing them I can't give a true answer but if the edges are chipped this is not right. Using a good mitre saw with new blade and placing the decor edge face down will give a very clean cut. A bit joint is perfectly normal as the walls will not be totally square and a mitered joint will not always work. By all means if you want to get in contact and I could advise further or rectify if needed. Cheers Exceeding expectations

Answered17 December 2016