Types, Uses, and Smarter Fixing Methods for Base Units
Kitchen cabinet brackets are essential components in modern kitchen installation, providing support, stability and correct positioning for both wall units and base cabinets. Because the term kitchen cabinet brackets is used broadly across the industry, this guide explains the main bracket types, what they are designed for, and when each one should be used. It also highlights a smarter alternative for fixing base cabinets, offering installers a faster and more efficient method where appropriate.
Below is a clear, practical guide to the main bracket types used in UK kitchen fitting, what each one does, and how they contribute to a safe, professional installation.
Wall cabinets rely on load-bearing hanging systems engineered to support significant weight safely.
These include:
Typical uses:
Why they matter:
These brackets are structural. They carry the full weight of the cabinet plus its contents and must comply with installation safety requirements.
Important:
Wall hanging brackets serve a completely different purpose from base cabinet fixings. They are not interchangeable with Space-Plug.
Base cabinets do not hang from the wall, but they must be fixed back to ensure stability, alignment, and safety. Traditionally, this has been done using metal angle brackets fitted inside the unit.
Typical uses:
Why they matter:
Angle brackets are traditionally industry-standard, although they slow installation significantly.
Important:
Space-Plug replaces angle brackets in most base-unit installations, offering a front-access, adjustable alternative.
These brackets provide additional strength and stability within cabinetry but are not used to fix cabinets to walls.
Typical uses:
Why they matter:
These brackets provide simple, reliable strengthening where needed, but they are not designed for fixing cabinets to the wall or bearing significant load.
Important:
Corner braces are not an alternative to structural hanging brackets or dedicated base unit fixing systems like Space-Plug; they serve a different, more limited supporting role.
Worktop brackets are designed to support load where cabinetry is not present underneath.
Typical uses:
Why they matter:
These brackets handle significant structural weight and must be chosen and installed to meet safety and loading standards.
Important:
These supports perform a dedicated function and are not related to cabinet fixing brackets.
While most bracket types remain unchanged in the industry, the traditional angle bracket for base cabinet fixing has long been due an upgrade. Installers repeatedly face the same issues: restricted access, awkward positioning, poor adjustability, and slow fitting.
How it works:
Benefits:
Key Features:
Space-Plug is purpose-designed as a replacement for traditional angle brackets for base units.
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