18' or 24' deep pantries?
planningnut
16 years ago
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Could a 12inch deep cabinet be reconfigured to a 24inch deep?
Comments (3)And just for the record....it can be added to as well (but in the middle of a run casey's idea is much better!!) I had a 15" deep cabinet with exposed sides turned into an 18" deep cabinet. It's nearly invisable (if I tell people where to look they see it, but normally no one can tell). But it was a bit pricy. Not as expensive as a new cab would have been (it was an antique and solid walnut) but it can be done by a professional. Again....no need in your case but I thought i'd share. FYI...See MorePullouts in 18' deep pantry?
Comments (7)Our pantry has two french style doors. I didn't want pullout shelves originally because I didn't want to have to open the two doors, then pull out a shelf to see what's inside. I told my cabinet builder that we are they type of family that needs to be able to use one hand to open the door, see what's inside and grab something quickly. He insisted that the depth would be inconvenient without the ability to slide the drawer out to get to the back. He made some modifications for us. We changed the design and eliminated one shelf, going from 5 drawers to 4, allowing wider spaces between them to see inside easily. He made the top 3 shelves with low fronts so that we can grab things out over the front without having to slide the drawer out. (It is imperative that cereal boxes be grabbed quickly and easily in my house!). Only the bottom shelf has a tall front and can only be accessed if both doors are open and the drawer pulled out. This is where we keep paper towels, boxes of extra garbage bags, napkins, etc. This has worked out so well for us. Often times I pull the shelves out to get to the back items, but we don't have to on a regular basis. I'm glad I did the pullouts. I feel we have the best of both worlds....See MoreIkea Pantry and 24" Deep wall cabinet weight capacity?
Comments (4)An over the refrigerator cabinet is supposed to be attached on at least 3 different sides and multiple points per side. So, both sides and the top, a side, the top and the back or the back and both sides. So, you likely need a panel on one side and then the over the ref cabinet and then the pantry. The panel is attached to the base cabinet side and the wall cabinet. The over the ref cabinet is attached to the panel, the back wall and the side of the pantry. There are a couple of other issues to think about - the location of the electricity (so the unit can be plugged in but not have the plug push the ref too far forward off the receptacle), the depth of the ref and how built-in you'd like it to look (in case you need to pad stuff forward a bit), plus keeping the ref doors in front of the panels and the pantry doors. Also consider if the pantry doors bind on the ref doors and check that the handles on the pantry can't be hit by the ref doors when open. Also the height of the ref door hinges and whether your total ceiling height allows for the cabinet size you've chosen plus a little extra for those hinges, leveling the ref and leveling the cabinet run. The ref manufacturer will specify some gaps for air circulation, check those too. If you think you'll bend the cabinets or panels with the weight load, attach some 1/2" ply to the back of the pantry cabinet in front of the dust cover that ikea supplies - meaning inside the cabinet. It needn't be complete - more like a 6-8" tall strip at the top and bottom and then in middle. Ikea drawers are not full depth so their function will not be impacted in any way. Just screw right through it when installing the cabinet. Another weirdo thing to remember about tall cabinets like the pantry. You need more height than the height of the cabinet to stand it up. Double check that before attaching the feet....See MoreFried Brain... decision wavering. Ultracraft or Barker opinions?
Comments (36)I had my decision made to go with Shiloh Hickory cabinets in beaded inset and Richmond door. The cost for my large amount of cabinets was reasonible. I must now change wood as I spent 2 hours at a granite yard today and could only find almost black granites that look ok with the hickory cabinet door. I have to start over with another wood . I am disappointed. I will probably go with Maple now as I took a few maple doors with me and found a granite that look absolutely beautiful with the Maple The maple stain is gunstock and the granite was Alaskan White. I feel like the granite with probably be out of my price range when they give me the final figures. I do think it pays to shop around. I went to Reisterstown Lumber and found their prices to be competitive on Medallion and Swartz to be competitive on Shiloh. J&S lumber in Landisville is good for Showplace. I do think that lumber yards and independent shops do better with design help and pricing. Don't overspend and take your time shopping around. Give the cabinet places a chance to make things work well for you. I have had poor design help form some and very good from others. Some gave me a bunch of small cabinets which cost more than one large cabinet. Some accessories are no more expensive when purchased with the cabinets. Molding costs as much as taller cabinets. Drawers are sometimes less expensive than pull out trays. Not all designers try to work these things out. i have had to ask for drawers instead of pull outs for pantry cabinets and they priced out 30% less. I want a corner sink cabinet and the cost for one line was more than twice of another, so I had the designer use a diagonal sink from and return fillers and the cost was less. Reading this board has definitely helped with knowing what will help bring costs down and what is worth paying for to have a more functional space....See Moreabbycat9990
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