A question that we were recently asked was “With your walk-in larder unit, do I need two sets of plinth? One for the doors and one for the unit itself, as the main plinth seems to attach to the door and not the unit?”
Well, that is a good question and to keep things as neat as possible and to hide the legs of the unit, the following plinth would be required.
- 2000mm of plinth in unit material to give you enough to cut and cover the feet of the walk-in larder unit.
- 1000mm of plinth in door material to cover the bottom of the doors. This plinth has to be cut into 2 pieces, 1 piece to go at the bottom of each door.
Don’t forget to add the additional plinth requirement into your overall kitchen plan and please remember that plinth comes in door material and unit material.
How does the plinth attach to the walk-in larder doors?
The walk-in larder unit comes with 2 z-shaped brackets as shown below. These are used to attach the plinth to the doors and to allow the plinth to line up underneath the larder doors, like the plinth in the rest of the kitchen. It may look a little strange from the picture but this is the best way to do it.
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Thank you for your response, it helps when deciding between Diagnol Corner or Walk in.
January 22, 2026 at 7:50 amOne more thing, how are shelves supported in diagnol because walk in shelves seem to be supporting both sides and back but I cant see how diagnol is supported at the centre/middle point?
Thanks
Hi Shahida, the shelves are not support in the centre, However they’re support either side, as per the image below. The image which shows where the shelves are supported within the unit. If you need any further assistance, please create a support ticket here and our team will be able to help.
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 pmHi I have a question, what is the difference between tall diagonal corner and walk in larder unit
January 21, 2026 at 10:06 pmHi Shahida, a walk in larder allows you to walk inside the unit a little when you open the door. A diagonal unit has no space for you to walk into the unit, you just access the contents of the shelves, once the door is open.
January 22, 2026 at 7:37 amWould it not be possible to just add plinth to the bottom of the doors? I realise the plinth wouldn’t be set back like the rest of the units, but I’m not sure about the z brackets!
Secondly, we only have space for the 1000 corner unit. Would it be possible to cut a small section of the base away so that you can still step into it?
October 21, 2022 at 9:11 amHi, the plinth would not look right if just added to the bottom of the doors without the z brackets. We don’t recommend cutting the base either, as you would have exposed edges which you would then have to re-edge and paint.
October 27, 2022 at 1:54 pmWhere can one find z brackets same as those pictured above? Not sure how to search for them in shops. I would like to use some for some other custom furniture I’m making, not related to my diy kitchen.
April 27, 2021 at 6:22 pmHi, if you create a support ticket here then our sales team will be able to create an order for you, for these.
April 29, 2021 at 12:15 pmCan you make the doors longer?
March 18, 2021 at 10:43 amHi, all our doors come in fixed sizes and can be found here. If they are not on this page then no other sizes are available unfortunately.
March 18, 2021 at 11:06 amThe unit only comes with 2 z brackets. The method in your picture above would require 4.
Can you please send me 2 more to do as you have said?
March 16, 2019 at 7:57 amThanks
Hi Ian, if you contact our aftersales team or create a support ticket here then they will be able to get some more sent out to you.
March 18, 2019 at 10:27 am