How much distance should there be between the toilet & wall?
swampwiz
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Comments (6)The canopy wants to trap the rising smoke/vapor/greaseparticles, which we call "effluent" for short, and the effluent column expands as it rises. What that means is that as you increase the vertical gap between the stovetop and canopy, you need a wider and deeper canopy to get the same amount of effluent capture. You may also need a little more cfm. If not, as Momto says, some of the effluent escapes. How worried you are about that will depend partly on your cooking. If you do a lot of wok cooking and meat-searing, I'd be more worried about effluent capture. Also how close the kitchen is to the rest of the house, how sensitive people are to odors, how often you want to wash your walls etc. A lot of folks go for 30" or less vertical distance to get good capture, and say that they soon learn not to bump their heads. I went for a canopy just above my 6' height, but with 12" overlap on either side of the cooktop and a 9-inch bump-out from the wall. You will find *lots* of discussions of hood height if you search the appliances forum, as well as cfm and other issues. For example, makeup air is essential if you are venting a 60" Wolf, and will have a lot to do with how effective your ventilation is. This is new to a lot of people......See MoreHow much space between the end of bookcases and the wall?
Comments (10)Thanks all. I guess I'm not quite ready yet, am I? Naturally, the 32" and 36" are in two different lines so I can't mix them, although I think one can be custom sized (or I could keep looking). If I do a custom size order, I can just go ahead and fill the wall. And...there are different depths. Would it be weird to have the one (ones?) in the middle be extra deep, breakfront style? I'd like the extra depth but I have a light switch to consider. :) It's very possible that they will be moved at some point. I've been told that I have a bad habit of rearranging furniture (and then telling the spouse to redo all the media hookups heh heh). Nosocc, I tried to make IKEA work for me. I really did! But it would have to be painted and I have too many unfinished projects. (I actually kinda enjoy the assembly part.) The wood species/colors on Billy just don't work with what we have. Psst, isn't that Billy and not Hemnes? See? I've been looking! The styling on Hemnes is too contemporary? Modern? Current? Pottery Barnish? Anyway, not neutral (like Billy) enough to slip in to my used furniture mix....See MoreHow much space do I need between wall and fridge to open it fully?
Comments (4)Manual says minimum of 2 5/8" for door to open 90". For the full 125" opening, clearance would need to be 10". We tested it yesterday by moving the fridge around and found that about 4" would be enough to open the door a bit past 90" and all drawers and shelves can slide out fully should I ever need to take them out for cleaning. One possible option is to put in a narrow utility cabinet in the corner and have the fridge go next to that. Ikea's narrowest is 15". I'd need to double check exactly where the water line is to make sure it would still be in the fridge area and not get stuck behind the utility cabinet. That may be my best option to avoid a large filler. Thanks all!...See MoreDistance from toilet to wall - 15 or 18"?
Comments (11)That plan isn't showing the bathroom for the boys but the boys bathroom has not one but two pocket doors in an jack' n 'jill configuration. I can increase the area around the toilet in the boys bathroom by a few inches and lose some storage space and I already did this. This bathroom (the plan above) is off the my office/studio. I would have to take up office space to increase the spacing around the toilet. The toilet in the only bathroom downstairs also has 15" on both sides - 15" to the tub and 15" to the vanity. The vanity is 34" so perhaps this width can be reduced and we can gain some breathing room. Thank goodness the master bathroom has a whopping 18" on both sides of the toilet....See Morelazypup
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