countertop overhang and depth standards
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Comments (3)We just installed our kitchen aid counter depth frige. It does not have counters next to it but rather pantry style cabinetry (which are standard depth). It looks like it sticks out about an inch or slightly less than I want it too (not the doors or the handles but the body of the frige). Once the doors of the cabinets are installed it shouldn't be as noticeable. My cabinet guy did recomend to notch out some of the sheetrock in the back of the frige where the plug is (because the stiff cords are preventing the fridge from going all the way back) and it should fit even better. The kitchen aid frige we have is model KFCS22EVMSO....See MoreShould countertop depth or contertop overhang be consistent?
Comments (4)I can see the difference in a 1/4 inch overhang (because I have one and I know right where it is). I'd keep overhang the same no matter what other types of changes you have to make. That half inch disapears in the counter, in fact, we have 27" deep cabs on one side and 24 on the other, which you don't really see at all, but the overhangs, those you see quite easily when they're different....See MoreStandard overhang on granite countertop?
Comments (7)Thanks Kevin........you scared me for a minute my hubby is Kevin also and I'm thinking "did he join the forum"!LOL.... That's exactly what my husband Kevin told me and even though he built me 2 houses and builds furniture I was still skeptical...it's a wife thing....we question everything don't we??...See MoreAre there any counter depth fridges that are wider than standard 36"?
Comments (19)"...36" between cabinets and island I believe..." I hope you're not saying it's 36" between the cabinets on the perimeter and the cabinets in the island. If so, you don't have a 36-inch aisle, you have a 33-inch aisle. What I hope you mean is that it's 36" between the items that stick out the farthest into the aisle on each side (other than the refrigerator, as you've already admitted you forgot about). Note that even that's 6" narrower than the minimum recommendation of 42" for a one-person (and always a one-person) work aisle (48" for two or more people working at the same time) -- assuming you're talking about a work aisle. The actual depth of a standard perimeter is 25.5" -- that includes the cabinet boxes (24" deep), doors/drawer fronts (1" deep), and counter overhangs (1.5" deep). The counter overhangs 1.5", so it covers the doors/drawer fronts. 24" + 1.5" = 25.5" The same counter overhang is on the non-seating sides of the island. Seating overhang should be a minimum of 15" of clear leg/knee space. If there are no workspaces or appliances behind the seats, there should be at least 44" behind the seats if you have a 15-inch seating overhang, more if the overhang is less than 15". If there are appliances or workspaces, then the aisle behind the seats should be 48" to 54", depending on how much thru-traffic there is....See MoreFori
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