HOW TOORGANISE YOUR

KITCHEN

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REVOLVING CORNER UNIT Tools:

F Battery drill

F Pozidrive bit

F Jigsaw

F Safety goggles

F Ear muffs

F Tape measure

F Pencil

Materials:

F Revolving corner unit (180 or 270 degrees)

Step-By-Step Process:Prepare the carouselStart by assembling the baskets onto the telescopic rod. Pull the rod apart and slide it up through the centre of the basket, ensure the plastic foot is under the first basket. Take the second foot and slide it over the rod then slide the basket on top of this. You should have a plastic foot under the first basket and in-between the first and second baskets.

Put this aside and prep the cabinetry.

Unclip the door, to allow you as much working space as possible. Just push the button in the back on the door’s hinges to release it.

J If you have a centre shelf you will need to remove it, use a jigsaw to cut it in half to do this. Remember to wear safety gear, and take care when doing this.

JMeasure the width of the cabinet and locate the centre point, place a centre mark on the bottom shelf and on the underside of the benchtop.

J Take the plastic foot provided and place it directly over your centre mark on the cabinet base. Screw it down with the four screws provided.

J Now go back to your carousel, insert the telescopic head into the centre rod of the carousel unit and slide the complete unit into the cupboard.

J Line up the plastic foot of the centre rod with the plastic foot that is screwed to the cabinetry base so that they slot together.

J Extend out the telescopic head to the underside of the benchtop and align with your centre mark. Insert the four screws as you did on the bottom of the cabinet.

J Now insert the single stainless steel screw into the shaft that holds the telescopic stay in position.

J Lift up the basket, and install the stainless steel pins into the centre shaft at set the height of your baskets. Swivel the basket until it locates in place.

J Fit the door back to the cabinetry.

HOW TO INSTALL AN UNDER BENCH PULL OUT BASKETTools:

F Battery drill

F 2.5mm drill bit

F Handheld 90 degree ratchet screw driver

F Tape measure

F Pencil

Materials:

F Pull out under bench basket

F 100mm wooden packer

Step-By-Step Process: J Remove everything from your old shelves then remove the shelves.

J Remove the cupboard door by pushing in the button in the back of the hinges. Clear out the cupboard.

J Attach the top sliding bracket to the top of the frame – it will just clip on. Don’t attach the bottom bracket yet as it needs to be attached to the side of the cupboard.

J Fix the bottom rail into place - make sure you place it just back from the door so it doesn’t get in the way.

J To do this, place the bracket in place and screw the two front top screws in, followed by the back two and then the bottom screws. Mark your holes first and pre-drill them with your 2.5mm drill bit before inserting the screws. If you are working in a narrow cupboard getting your drill in at the right angle can be tricky. If your drill is too large to fit, you can get handheld 90 degree ratchet screw drivers. It is also helpful to place a temporary packer (a block of wood about 100mm high) underneath the bracket to help hold it in place and get your drill underneath to fix the screws in.

J Now slip the frame into position, clipping the bottom part into the rail. Attach the top bracket into place with screws like you did the bottom bracket.

J Clip the door back on, and fill your cupboard.

HOW TO INSTALL A PULL OUT PANTRYTools :

F Battery drill

F 2mm drill bit

F Tape measure

F Pencil

F Ruler

Materials:

F Pull out pantry

J Empty the cupboard and give it a good clean. Remove the cupboard doors to give yourself room to work. Check the cabinet is securely fixed to the wall and isn’t going to tip forward when you pull out your pantry unit.

J Unclip the hinges from the cabinetry and then remove the hinges from the door and the cabinetry, as these will not be needed any longer. (Cover caps can be installed over the old holes).

JWhether you have a double or single door pantry, the pull out unit must sit centre of the door. Some doors may overlay a side panel or the cabinet sides, so ensure to measure the exact width of the door and mark half the width on the base of the cabinetry (if your cabinet is 400mm wide, make a mark at 200mm. Generally the width of the side panel of the unit is 18mm so you need to take this off the 200mm mark. 200mm-18mm = 182mm –mark this measurement at the back of the cabinet and stick down the template provided. Follow the lines on the template, ensuring that you follow the centre line.

J Pre-drill 2mm holes in the cabinetry as marked on the template, then remove the sticker template.

J Now attach the base plate. Take the sliding base unit, open it and line it up with the pre-drilled holes and fix in position by drilling your screws into place.

J Repeat the process for the top of the cabinet. Use the sticker template once again, pre-drill the holes and remove the template.

J Remove the telescopic part of the main frame and flip it upside down.

J Remove the sliding runner out from its track by flicking the black lever across.

J Take the two plastic feet and attach to this sliding piece. Re-insert this piece back into the track, then reinstate back into the main frame.

J Take the main frame and place on top of the bottom sliding track. Insert the two screws provided, then extend the telescopic frame and screw the feet into the pre-drilled holes at the top of the cabinet.

J Attaching door to the frame.

JMeasure the thickness of the bottom of the cabinet (will generally be 16-18mm) and add this onto 84mm (the height of the base plate from the base of the unit). Add these measurements together and rule a parallel line at this combined height up from the bottom of the door.

J Take the “T” bracket that attaches to the back of the door, remove the centre screw and slip into the bottom of the main frame. Fix in place using the centre screw (just check that this is sitting level).

J Repeat this process for the top. Measure the centre of the screw hole at the top to the centre of the screw hole at the bottom.

J Take this measurement and from the mark ruled up from the bottom of the door, rule another pencil line at the top of the door. Rule a line over the top and bottom marks that is exactly half the width of the door.

J Remove the “T” brackets and fix to the door and slide brackets into the main frame. Fix in place with the centre screw. Push the door shut and check to see if the door is parallel with the cabinetry. Use the screws either side of the centre screw in the “T” bracket to adjust the door left or right.

J Fix the bracket over the back of the main frame spline and screw to the back of the door to ensure the door is securely held in place. Position this approximately 1/3 of the way up.

J Now just go around all the other screws and hand tighten using a screwdriver.

J Take the basket brackets and slip through the spline at the desired height, then fit the baskets.

Mitre 10 Handy Hints:• There needs to be a minimum distance of

430mm between the cupboards in order to fitthe unit in place.

• In order for your cabinetry to work correctlyyou will need to ensure it fits into a cabinetof at least 400mm wide and ranging in heightfrom 1740 to 2m. If fitting into an existingdouble door pantry, you will need to makesure the door is at least 400mm wide.

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SOFT CLOSE DOOR DAMPENERS (A SALICE SMOVE DAMPENER)

TOOLS:

F Positioning aid

F 3mm drill bit

F Battery drill

F Tape measure

F Pencil

F Phillips screwdriver

MATERIALS:

F Salice Smove universal metal soft close dampener

F Phillips #6 flat head stainless steel screws

Step-By-Step Process: J Take your positioning aid and measure the screw position. Do this by placing the door dampener over the top of the positioning aid and seeing which hole it lines up with – this is the hole in the aid you will need to drill through.

J Now open the door and position the aid along the frame of the cabinet. Make sure it is tight up to the top of your cabinet and to the edge of the door. Holding the positioning aid in place, pre-drill a 3mm hole through the hole you identified earlier. Remove the aid, match up the dampener screw holes with the pre-drilled holes and screw the dampener into place using your drill or screwdriver.

If you need to increase or decrease the dampener closing speed after installation you can use the cam adjusting screw found in the rear of the dampener body.

DRAWER DAMPENERSTOOLS:

F 3mm drill bit

F 10mm drill bit

F Battery drill

F Tape measure

F Pencil

MATERIALS:

F Drawer dampener

Step-By-Step Process: J Take out your drawer.

JMeasure the height of where your drawer was. Mark the half-way point with your pencil. Keeping in line with this mark, measure the width of your drawer frame. Halve that and put a pencil mark at this point, this is where your dampener will go.

J Drill a pilot hole at your mark with your 3mm drill bit. Drilling a pilot hole will ensure your 10mm drill bit doesn’t slip off the pencil mark. Now take the 10mm drill bit and drill the hole for the dampener – an easy way to ensure you drill to the right depth is to line up your dampener with your drill bit and mark the end with some tape so you can clearly see when to stop drilling. Gently insert dampener into the hole, then fit the drawer back in to place. Repeat this process for your other drawers.

HOW TO INSTALL A CUTLERY TRAYTOOLS:

F Utility knife

F Tape measure

F Pencil

F Straight edge

MATERIALS:

F Cutlery tray

Step-By-Step Process: J Open your drawer and measure its internal width and length. Mark out these dimensions on the back of the tray.

J Determine where you want your tray to sit in the draw – to the left or right, forward, back or in the centre. Mark on the back where you need to cut to get the position you want it to sit at e.g. if you want your tray centered and it is 80mm wider than your drawer then you need to take 40mm off each side.

J Place the tray on a solid workbench and place a straight edge on the tray along your line. Using the utility knife score a along the line a couple of times then snap the excess off. Do this along all the lines you need to cut then you can slot the tray into the drawer.

SWING OUT RUBBISH BINTOOLS:

F Battery drill

F 2.5mm drill bit

F Tape measure

F Pencil

MATERIALS:

F Door mounted waste bin

Step-By-Step Process: J Remove the old bin and remove the door from the unit by pushing in the button in the back of the hinge.

J Take the template from the box (it’s usually on the instructions), which tells you where you need to drill your holes inside the cabinetry. Place it hard against the bottom of the cabinet and flush with the front of the cabinet carcass – make sure it is the right way up, look out for the arrows on the template. Use a marker to place a dot on the cabinetry where indicated on the template.

J Clip the door back into place.

J Now mark out the position for your brackets.

J Take the large bracket that connects the door to the cabinet and insert the white plastic pin. Place this up against the bottom edge of the cabinetry – the base plate should be sitting on the top of the cabinetry. Use a small level to check the bracket is level. Adjust the bracket as required.

J Find the two “V” indents on the large bracket and make a mark at the centre point of each with your marker – this is where you will be screwing the small bracket that holds the bottom of the bin in place. Pre-drill pilot holes into these marks (be very careful not to drill all the way through the door) and then put the small bracket into position and screw in.

J Now you need to attach the large bracket to the cabinetry (ensure this is level).

J Find the first holes you marked on the cabinet and pre-drill a pilot hole at one of the marks. Attach one side of the bracket in place with a screw provided. Check the bracket is level before screwing the other side in – remember to pre-

drill the hole on this side. Repeat this process for the smaller bottom bracket, which holds the bin in place.

J Now slip the bin over the door bracket, then push the top of the bin under the top bracket and secure the bin top and bottom in place using the white plastic pins.

J Take the rubbish bin lid and slide it over the bracket on the inside of the cabinetry. It should click into place.

UNDER SINK PULL OUT CADDYTOOLS:

F Battery drill

F Ruler

F Square drive bit

F Pencil

MATERIALS:

F Pull out unit (screws are provided)

Step-By-Step Process: J This unit comes in three parts – the frame or caddy, the rolling base plate and the trays.

J Take the base plate and attach the frame to it with the 4 screws provided- there are four holes in the base plate already.

J Open the cupboard and remove the door by pushing in the button in the back of the hinge. Clear out the cupboard.

J Put the attached base and frame into the cupboard.

J Take your set square and rule a parallel line 32mm back from the front edge of the cabinetry. This is where the front two holes will go.

J Position the holes in the unit over the pencil mark. Ensure you have enough clearance to allow the unit to slide out past the hinges and pipes. Drill in screws through the base plate. Lastly, clip the caddy trays to the frame; make sure the caddy with the black rubber feet goes at the bottom.

J Clip the door back on and put your bottles and sprays tidily back into your cupboard.

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