Cabinet doors that hit wall, micro and frig when opened?
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Comments (2)Most standard fridges, especially types like French door, are almost 36", so there is often a 36" cabinet above with side panels that come down beside, leaving 36" space inside. If the cabinet is 36" overall, a narrower fridge would be necessary...There are quite a few choices, I think, at about 33". Ovens usually fit in 28 1/2" of space inside a cabinet. If framed this often means they need a 33" to get a large enough opening. You can usually have a 30" cabinet if it is frameless. If it's a type that offers a flush installation, a wider cabinet can be required for that. Putting them right next to each other can cause problems with the fridge door hitting the oven door handle, so how much room in between you might need can depend on the models you choose and their handle styles....See MoreFor Those with Frig Doors that Hit Wall -- Solution!!
Comments (12)Wow, that's a GREAT idea!! It's so simple - but would have never occurred to me. I was indeed the one with the paper bag! For now, my solution is a soft round rubber bumper on the trim (sorry for the low photo quality - it's night time and I don't want to wait until tomorrow to take new photos): It works great, but now that I see yours, I want to do that!...See MoreHow best to widen my refrigerator opening from 34" to 36" for new frig
Comments (28)Talk to a competent general contractor. It absolutely is possible to make that wall narrower and/or to reposition the entire wall. If the wall is load bearing, then you need to do some more complicated framing work. But as you said, more likely than not, it is not load bearing at all. The contractor should have the experience to tell you that with 90% certainty without doing any additional tests. Moving the wall and the door opening is not incredibly difficult. And alternatively, a wall can always be made a little thinner. Nobody is going to bump into the wall from the looks of it. So, it doesn't need to be super strong. Turn the studs by 90° and install really thin sheetrock. Or get creative with metal studs. That'll buy you several inches. Not something you would want to do for a more exposed wall, as it weakens it. But fine in this scenario. A good contractor and sheet rocker can do this so that you'll never be able to tell what happened. The upside is that it'll fit a lot of standard sized refrigerators. So, you are investing into the future. The downside is that this won't be cheap. It's too small a job for most contractors. But big enough that it might be more money than you are willing to spend. Your best bet is finding a contractor who wants to establish an ongoing working relationship and is willing to take on a smaller one-off job for you. Ask your neighbors for referrals....See MoreFull overlay cabinet doors hit each other/won't close properly
Comments (53)Thanks again for all these helpful tips and suggestions. Sophie and salex: Regarding adjusting the hinges in all dimensions, I have already tried adjusting all the screws (that is why the cabinet door in the right is a little higher than the one on the left) and it just seemed to make everything worse. But I can try again. Do you have suggestions for how to go about doing this? Should I adjust them all to one extreme or the other and then start tweaking various dimensions? you noticed that the doors are not parallel at the top but what you can’t see is that due to my adjustments the doors on the double cabinet are “out” or forward of all the other doors in the bank. I did have a “cabinet handyman” come out and try the same and he was unable to align them so that they could close. He got good reviews on Angie’s List but maybe he just didn’t know what he was doing? I’d gladly pay someone with experience and expertise to come and do it for me - my own experience was that each adjustment made the overlap even worse than before, so I stopped....See Morefaleash
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