My problem is that my inside measurement unit is 460mm when 464mm is needed. Can the B&Q soto drawer boxes be cut down width wise. Looking at the picture it looks like the base is wood and the back is a pressed steel form.
Can a B&Q soto drawer be cut down
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Actually I have just spotted something, looking at the info on B&Q i was going by the 600mm box that states the internal as 564mm so I thought that the 500mm box will follow the same - i.e 464mm but it is actually 460mm
Here is the 600mm box
And here is the 400mm box
Here is the 600mm box
And here is the 400mm box
Now to add to the confusion I have just come back from B&Q and they had on display a 500wide unit and draw so I measured the internal and it is 464mm so it would appear that I will struggle to get the drawer box in my 500mm (460 internal ) cabinet.
I have now brought the 600mm one and will see how it fits in my 600 cabinet.
I have now brought the 600mm one and will see how it fits in my 600 cabinet.
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UPDATE
I brought the drawers and no they did not fit. Although my cabinets are 600 / 500 wide external they are a thicker carcass so internal they are 461 and 561 -- that is 3mm narrower than the spec for the drawers. I think my cabinets are very old and are really thick.
I was hoping that there would be some leeway but no the space has to be exact.
So I cut down the base of the drawer width by 3 mm but as the frame sides and back of the drawer were fixed the back was still the same - 3 mm over size for my internal measurements, the front now was ok.
So I fixed this problem by routering out the back of the unit where the runner screwed in by 1.5mm on each side.
Se pictures.
I brought the drawers and no they did not fit. Although my cabinets are 600 / 500 wide external they are a thicker carcass so internal they are 461 and 561 -- that is 3mm narrower than the spec for the drawers. I think my cabinets are very old and are really thick.
I was hoping that there would be some leeway but no the space has to be exact.
So I cut down the base of the drawer width by 3 mm but as the frame sides and back of the drawer were fixed the back was still the same - 3 mm over size for my internal measurements, the front now was ok.
So I fixed this problem by routering out the back of the unit where the runner screwed in by 1.5mm on each side.
Se pictures.
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