space around windows - where to start cabinets
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willis13
14 years agoRelated Discussions
x-post from Windows. HELP re sealing around windows and sill pans
Comments (4)I would try to get something in there like the dental tool and loosen it. Maybe brake it up into small pieces shop vac'ing with a crevice nozzle at the same time. If that doesn't do it, at least if you could drill some holes in the foam with a long bit to make channels, that could work as well. I think sill pans are most critical with brick veneer and stucco exteriors, probably not so much with lap sidings. If your windows are flashed properly, you might be okay unless you have brick or stucco, then you definetely need a place for moisture and water to channel out over the sill pan....See MoreSpacing around windows and hood
Comments (7)I agree about it looking crowded. I have my rangetop and hood between two windows also. Hood is 42". Windows were 24", and what shows now is about 22" molding to molding. Space between cabs and windows and between windows and hood are all about 4.5". My story which might help you: I originally had a layout planned with one 36" window to the left of the hood with cabs up against the hood on the right. Through a series of threads here on my layout and other issues, I was convinced to reduce my upper cab space on that run in order to flank the hood with smaller windows and to give the hood and windows more breathing room. I thought there was no way I could live without that extra storage in the uppers, though I re-examined my storage plan to make sure. Turns out I was wrong. This small tweak makes a huge aesthetic difference on that wall. Do you have a storage plan laid out that you might able to fiddle with so you could store some of the items planned for those uppers elsewhere in the kitchen? Giving the windows and hood a little more breathing room would really help visually, IMHO. :)...See MoreWall spacing around kitchen cabinets
Comments (3)Well I have one wall that is 25" from doorway. That wall has pantry planned (24" deep and also counterdepth fridge). So very little wall seen there next to doorway. Should wall on opposite side of doorway show the same 1" of wall reveal (Plan 1) or should that side be more like 3" (Plan 2)? Thanks so much. I am stressing little details. This is plan 1...See MoreWhere should curtain panels start on this window?
Comments (2)Judianna's got your answer....See Morefirstmmo
14 years agosombreuil_mongrel
14 years agoI was in quite a panic to maximize cabinet space, so I tucked everything in completely flush to the trim. My casings are 4 3/4" stuff original to the house.
The door frame was moved, but I tucked it in to the fridge end cap face frame as close as I could, too.
The big old window faces west-ish with no trees or anything so it gets a lot of light all day, so I didn't worry about occluding it by keeping the cabs that close.
Caseyaokat15
14 years agoBuehl
14 years agoNo trim around our windows (that's how our house was built/designed...trim just around actual doors, but not around windows and openings)
We were supposed to have 5" b/w the edge of the window well & the cabinets flanking it. However, we ended up with 4.75". Not having cabinets butt up against the window (or window trim) I think opens up a kitchen more and helps it not feel cramped, especially small or narrow kitchens. If you have a large or wide & long kitchen it may not be an issue.
It's also the reason, btw, that we didn't connect the cabinets flanking the window with a wood valance.
This is the best I can do for a full view:
Closeup:
cali_wendy
14 years agoMy trim is a bit over 3'' and the painted drywall space next to it is about 2.5''. If it were me, I would leave a little more than 6''...just in case. I actually had to have the upper cabinet to the right of my sink remade and there were some spacing issues, yada, yada. It is probably better to have a little extra space than not quite enough. Just because "stuff" happens. :)
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