can I use solid cabinet doors for laundry closet?
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Comments (13)If this is a NYC remodel or new build you have to meet code. I think with a gas dryer you might be able to use a metal door with a certain square footage of louvered panel. I'm in NYC and my condo passed code 12 years ago, but I wonder how? Many, many things didn't meet code as the condo residents found out later. Good luck and would love to know what you decide....See MoreLaundry closet door disaster!
Comments (100)Has anyone installed the pivot and slide doors in their W/D area? I stopped by a custom cabinet maker yesterday and she said they can do it, but the widest cabinet door they make is 24", so for my stacking W/D I'd need a pair of doors. But that won't work. My contractor's plan was to put the hookups on the side wall so they can be easily reached. Also, it takes 4" on each side to accommodate the pivot and slide doors (they build a little partition using 3/4" plywood). So that means I'm losing 8" just to accommodate the doors, which would eat into the pantry space next to the W/D. This company makes hardware that can accommodate a 30" wide door. Has anyone used them or someone like them? https://www.rockler.com/kv8091-slides-full-overlay-pocket-door-system-pocket-door-slides Any hope that I can keep the dream of pivot and slide doors on the W/D? lol ;)...See MoreSolid Wood Cabinet door vs 5 Piece Cabinet Door
Comments (3)Two things you need to know about solid wood. 1. Wood moves. You cannot stop it but you must allow for it. It is anisotropic. I tell people it's analogous to people putting on weight. If I put on 50 lbs, I would not get much taller. Wood expands (and contracts) minimally in length (along the grain) with absorption (and desorption ) of moisture. It will expand and contract more in two directions, (a) radially, from the center of the tree out and (b) tangentially, along the growth rings, i.e., around the circumference. For most woods, the tangential is approximately double the radial. This is why if you see some dried firewood, you'll usually see a pie-piece shaped crack/void. It's also why plain-sawn wood can cup. If I put on 50 lb, I'd probably put on a significant "beer belly" (front to back) and a little bit less of "muffin top." (side to side) This is why you would never put a solid door inset into a cabinet. In the dry season, it'd have a big gap and in the wet season you may not be able to get it open. As to whether or not it might warp, it depends on how the wood is chosen and what the grain pattern is like. Quarter-sawn wood will have maximal expansion in thickness and minimal in width and less tendency to warp, other things being equal. 2, Wood has planes of weakness and planes of strength. Did you ever see martial arts hit a piece of wood and have it break? Did you ever notice that the grain is running up and down and not between the hands supporting it? Otherwise, they could probably never break it. The wood is weakest up and down the tree. In your second scenario, the grain will be running perpendicular to the rails (horizontal pieces) and if that's only a couple inches wide, it will be very weak. Compound that with the expansion issue above and this is not an option I would ever choose. That is why the "5 piece" AKA frame and panel, is the most common construction method. The rails and stiles have maximum strength and minimal cross grain expansion. If the panel is plywood or some engineered wood, it will have minimal expansion. If it's solid wood (AKA raised panel) then its expansion and contraction is within the stiles' grooves. Solid wood doors often have internal expansion joints and battens on the back to retain them. Engineered woods do not have these issues. Sometimes a sheet, say MDF, is routed out to look like a raised panel, but it's really still just a sheet of MDF. If the corners are rounded and not square, that's the tip-off. https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/WoodMovement.pdf https://www.thisiscarpentry.com/2010/09/03/moisture-content-wood-movement/...See MoreRemoving a laundry closet for custom cabinet?
Comments (11)I don't think the previous respondents understand what you are considering. If I were a buyer, I'd prefer the appliances in a closet as they currently are rather than exposing them as you are considering. If I were a seller (you), I'd remove any coffee stuff from a modified laundry area so prospective buyers wouldn't think, "Look, they didn't have anywhere to put their coffee stuff so they put it on top of the washing machine." You'd probably overload the circuit if you tried to run the washer and the coffee pot at the same time if both were connected to the same circuit. I looked at a couple of washer installation instructions; both recommended a dedicated circuit for the washer. -- Nobody in particular...See Moreoregpsnow
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