Thread: Joining kitchen kickboards

Firstly welcome to the forum.

Normally the joints in kick boards would be where the two cupboards come together giving a continual line from top to bottom. As for the jointing these it is my understanding that there would not normally be a joint just place next to each other.

I might be wrong in regards to that and happy to be corrected.

Typically, they'd just be butt-joined. (ie. boards butted end-to-end) Occasionally the ends may be cut for a mitred butt-joint, (ends of the boards cut to, say, 45degrees angle) but usually they're just left square.

You can extend the kick-board to be fitted by using a half-lap (aka halving) joint; judicious sanding and a dab of paint should hide any traces fairly nicely.

(Just extend the board and let the glue well 'n truly dry before trying to fit it! Trying to glue it in situ is not a good idea, as small details - like whether the studs are planar, etc. - can make the joint 'misalign' and look even worse than a butt joint. )

Butt joining is the way it would be usually done, you could help hide the join by coloring in the ends of the joint,if it is dark colour a black permanent marker will do. A couple of biscuits or dominoes will help keep things flush too.

Thanks everyone for your advice, might take some time to think about it before diving in.