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jrclark
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Sep 16, 2018

RV Kitchen Cabinet Toe Kick

Has anyone modified their kitchen cabinets to add a toe kick board? Most of the RV kitchens I have seen, the base cabinets do not have the toe kick board. Whereas in a sticks and bricks home, the kitchen cabinets all have the toe kick board. This makes it easier to stand at the counter.

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  • Our cabinets came with a toe kick recess. It's only in the kitchen...sink and counter area and only about 1" deep...but, I guess it qualifies as a toe kick.

    I think I still have kicked my toe at time or two.....:S
  • I have put toe kick heaters in our last 2 mh, the only problem is in the second one running thermostat wire.

    Dusty
  • Take a good hard look at the general construction a a "RV" base cabinet..

    You WILL end up having to cut up to the point of nearly destroying the integrity of the cabinets and then have to figure out just how to reinforce every single base cabinet.

    You would be better off just completely ripping them out and building your own, would be easier, faster and cheaper..

    Then you will have screw/nail holes that was used to hold the cabinets in place in the floor that you would have to fix, that would most likely begat a complete flooring replacement..

    The flooring replacement then will begat another "project" and so on..

    For the very little amount of time we spend standing at a RV kitchen cabinet, I find no earthly reason is needed for a toe kick.. The slight amount of "discomfort" does not make it worth it to me.

    Unless you are "fulltiming" leave it be, don't open the can of worms.

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