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Integrated fridge depth next to counter top

7 years ago

My daughter has been looking at an integrated Miele 36 in bottom freezer refrigerator. She is using frameless cabinets and has a cabinet with counter top to the right of the fridge. The fridge instructions say to build a cabinet fridge 25 inches deep. Does that mean her counter top will prutude beyond the fridge or does the door panel increase the depth of the fridge more?

I guess we need to check with the designer to see what she says.

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sherri1058

7 years ago

My fridge cabinet is 25"..... this is the distance from the wall to the front face of the door panel. The cabinet beside the fridge is 24" and I have a 1' countertop overhang which makes the front of the countertop on the same plane as the front of the fridge. HTH.

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dan1888
7 years ago
Miele has a Specifications library on their site with CAD drawings for each model.
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Karenseb
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks Sherri. How much do your counter tops overhang your cabinet door fronts?
AvatarWalt
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I just took a photo of the cabinet and countertop by our 36" Thermador, which I think has basically the same dimensions as Miele since they're made in the same factory and owned by the same company. We don't have frameless cabinets, but you can see the depth of the fridge box--the tape says it's just over 25 1/2" from the face of the tile to the edge of the box, which means it's a 26" deep box. The fridge box extends 1 inch beyond the drawer front and the countertop overhangs the front of the full-overlay drawers by 1/2 inch.

I'm not sure if this is relevant with frameless cabs, but at least you can see one option for the interplay of box, counter and base cabinet. Hope this helps!
Karenseb
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks Avatar. That looks great. I like the look and was worried the counter edge might stick out in front of fridge box. I wasn't sure where the edge should end (behind the fridge or in front of the fridge) or ( even with the edge).

I just checked out your kitchen and want to say you did an amazing job. You really put a lot of thought into it and it shows. Great choices. I love all the windows and it looks like it was a huge project and the contractor did a beautiful job.
sherri1058
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I went with a 1" overhang. Here is a side view. It is actually flush, although it doesn't look like it is from my camera angle.

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emlouhall
6 years ago
I too have the same concern, we did Thermador integrated panel ready, the contractor has part of the box constructed and the framing for the fridge is flush with the lower cabinet, the fridge is at the end of a 36 inch cabinet/counter run, and I'm worried that the countertop is going to stick out past the panel fridge doors? We really wanted that seamless look, but I'm worried our cabinet guy didn't factor in clearance for the counter overhang? will it look weird for the countertop do be proud of the panel fridge door, or will the panel/door hinge help factor in that 3/4 inch of countertop, I'm fine if it's flush, but I'm worried it won't be? The fridge is the end piece on that wall, so it might not look weird...but??? Any advice? Worst case scenario we make them redo the framing for the fridge to be flush with counter?

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