Hanging kitchen cabinets on uneven wall

[Bexy00]

Hi, I am new on this forum, so hopefully I have explained clearly enough for some much appreciated help.

I am building a bar area in an outdoor building which is attached to my house. All the walls is brick wall. It is a standard square room, one wall has got a big window so the height from the floor to the bottom of the window is about 67cm. One wall has got bricks sticking into the room which measured:

Depth: 13cm
Length: 22.5cm

In front of this (there isn't anywhere else to put it) we have a beverage cooler which is:
Dimensions (MM): 900 x 530 x 895

I have attached a rough floor plan of the room, so hopefully it is clear to see.

I was thinking of using METOD kitchen base cabinets (no wall cabinets), I have noticed from watching YouTube videos that they use a railing to hang the cabinets on.

So in theory I will have a 13cm gap behind the METOD cabinets, so won't be able to attach the railings to anything. I was thinking would I be able to attach wood to the brick wall and attach the railings this way. Or would this not work? Would I be able to have these cabinets free standing?

Another alternative would be that I make it from scratch and I am no wood working person but more than happy to learn? So any tips would be great.

If any more information is needed please let me know and I can try and answer as much as I can.

Thank you in advance and will look forward to hearing any advice and/or tips.

Bexy00

 

[Keithmac]

Can't see any reason why putting a suitable wooden batten behind it to take up the 13cm wouldn't work.

What about the worktop?.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Is it not feasible to put the units either side of this protrusion? 13cm (just over 5”) seems a lot for a batten imo.

 

[Bexy00]

Keithmac
I was going to do a worktop to the wall anyway but was thinking of using planks of wood and then varnish it.
My only worry with putting a wooden batten on is will it be able to take the weight of the cabinets etc.

 

[Bexy00]

Chris_w
I can't put the unit either side as can only put the beverage cooler in front of the protrusion as its the only place suitable for it.

 

[Deleted member 267285]

So, if I understand this correctly, the units would be either side of the cooler? But 13cm from wall?

 

[sxturbo]

the units will be on feet i presume, the batten will have no load bearing, just stops it from pulling forward.

 

[Bexy00]

Chris_w
Yes, in order for the cabinet & cooler to be in line with each other.

 

[Bexy00]

sxturbo
That's a good point, so hopefully this will work. Will give it ago and if it goes horribly wrong I will just get someone else to put it in for me!

 

[Deleted member 267285]

Seems like battening would seem logical, or even a stud wall. As SX has said, no load bearing on the batten, so should be ok.

 

[Bexy00]

That's great! Thank you very much, I can now actually start planning properly and buying the units!

 

[TimboTwo]

Wouldn't it be simpler just to cut the protruding bricks flush with the wall where necessary.
Also, remember that Ikea units don't Have the service void that UK units do.

 

[Bexy00]

TimboTwo
Unfortunately no I can't remove the bricks and I am aware that ikea don't have the service void. Going to give it ago and see how I get on.

 

[Tigercubrider]

years ago I fitted a kitchen that came with some plastic things that I didn't use.
They were basically a cone shaped spacer intended to fit to the wall and then the back of the cabinet fitted to that.
You could just screw through pre-cut lengths of copper pipe as spacers into the brickwork.

As said, if the cabinets have legs, the wall is merely a fixing point so they don't slide forward if you pulled on the worktop front. Once they are all screwed together there's quite a bit of weight.

 

[TimboTwo]

You're going to need breakfast bar rather than standard worktop for that depth.