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looks lovely! was going to throw a BUT in there about the change to cool white LED's over the wall units , although looking again I actually quite like it and assume it was a considered design choice to add something different. Were they a very slim bezel? or do the doors just miss them as they open?

One question about the framing of the units. Do you do this before or after the units go in? Do you skim or tape and joint?

Doing something similar on a current job. Originally I was going to get the Clints builder to put up a wall and bulk head during their part of the works, then thought better of it and said I would do it.

I opted to put the wall up after the base units went in as it was hard to ensure it was square when there was nothing square to work off of. Also opting to tape and joint rather than skim to get more control over dimensions.


The lights are more to do with what works tbh, the bulkhead lights are from hafele and are only protrude by about 1.5mm so works well with the door clearance.

When I'm doing bulkhead I fit the carcases first then the framing, i use 6mm mdf spacer strips to the carcase side and then frame from that, sheet and then skim coat, the 6mm allows for thin coat beads and a skim, leaving a shadow cap and clearance for the doors to open without binding.

I thought I would also share some during pics.