General requirements

BOTTOM SIDE

AND DIVISION 20mm thick edge lipped block boards, faces finished in plywood.

REAR 6mm plywood panel screwed to frames, if detail requires backing.

TOP Milled timber, machine joined if more than one piece or 20mm thick block board surface finished in the specified material. The top finish shall be either Formica or plywood Veneer as specified in schedule.

DOOR AND

FRONT PANEL Door panels shall be 20mm thick block board lipped on all edges. The face panel shall be smooth.

Door panels shall be rebated for iron mongery and notched for locks and handles. Metal or plastic guide rails fixed to bottom and top frame shall be provided for sliding door panels.

The finish to panels shall be either Formica or plywood veneer as specified in schedule.
DRAWERS Front and sides of drawers shall be built in 20mm thick milled timber. The bottom of the drawer shall be block board not less than 20mm thick. The rear shall be plywood or hard board not less than 6mm thick.

Unless drawer handles or knobs are indicated in the schedule, the front of the drawers shall be notched for handle. Drawers shall have milled timber, plastic or metal guide rails to each side.

Milled timber, metal or plastic drawer stopper shall be provided at the rear.

Drawers shall be boxed in a three sided box built in 20mm thick block board with the upper face finished smooth. The box shall be produced independent of the counters and cabinets and securely fixed to cabinet timber frames.

SHELVES Shelves shall be produced in finished thickness 20mm block board with the upper face finished smooth. All edges of the block board shall be lipped in hardwood showing 10mm on face.

Shelves shall be supported on hard wood, metal or plastic supports securely screwed or nailed to the counter frames and divisions and capable of taking the load from the shelf.

SKIRTING Skirting shall comply with the requirement of Specification 075332.

Skirting shall be securely nailed or screwed to frame. Nails and screws shall be punched and stopped. Skirting may alternately be built as the bottom supporting frame, lifting bottom of counters and cabinets 100mm above finished floor but finished recessed at least 10mm from the face of the cupboard.

FIXING Counter & cabinets shall be securely screwed to wall against grounds. Hanging cabinets shall be provided with metal hangers fixed on the cabinets and metal hooks securely embedded or screwed to wall.