Help! I think my cabinet over fridge is wrong.

7 years ago

We are getting the frigidaire professional twins, all fridge all freezer set. It says we need 66" wide space and 72" for height. The trim kit can make it 75" high or 79" high. We will have a soffit that I think is 14" high. (still checking on that) with our 9' ceilings. The cabinets above I think are 18" high. So I think we are okay on height.

Problem is with the trim kit. To the left of them is a broom closet that is sitting sideways with it's back to the freezer unit. It is 24" wide, so essentially 24" deep since it's sideways. To the right is just base cabinets and wall cabinets. So the walls are probably 12" deep. It says the trim kit attaches to the cabinets. I'm pretty sure the cabinets above the fridge are only 12" deep. This won't work right? Don't they need to be 24" deep and then won't we need a filler piece on the right side that is 24" deep to attach to?

I've tried contacting the builder and he told me the wrong size altogether so I'm still trying to get a hold of him. ugh

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MarkJames & Co

7 years ago

They can build out that section of the soffit easy enough. BUT look at the drawing, you need 25-1/4 depth IF you recess the electric and water connections. ( drawing is your model)

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new-beginning
7 years ago
most base (lower) cabinets are 24" deep. Uppers can be a number of depths - some are 12", some are 15" - can you get us the exact depth of the uppers? 12"? Is the problem with the trim kit that attached along the side, between the appliance and the cabinets"
tammyte
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7 years ago
In further investigating I'm pretty sure the cabinets the builder ordered are 12" deep. There is also no filler board between the fridge and cabinets to the right so the side of the fridge will be exposed. The trim kit has narrow sides that make a box around it so it would just be this thin piece of SS sticking out next to the side of the fridge.
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MarkJames & Co
7 years ago
Yes you need more depth for what you are doing.

I've only done the Whirlpool twins, they overlap the opening slightly which needs to be taken into account with full overlay cabinets. Can't find the spec on that for yours.
Buehl
7 years ago
The cabinet over the refrigerator should be 24" deep, not the (useless) 12" deep you see in builder-grade production homes.
tammyte
Original Author
7 years ago
Thanks. trying to see if we can fix it. I think we can change the cabinets. But won't be able to change the soffit. So it will be back further on top of the cabinets.
tammyte
Original Author
7 years ago
If we would get 24" deep cabinets, can those be installed with a soffit that is only 12" deep? Or do they need to attach to the soffit to give them strength since they are so deep?
tammyte
Original Author
7 years ago
okay thanks
tammyte
Original Author
7 years ago
Update: I posted elsewhere but it's not showing up. Basically, they redid it and it's still wrong! I'll copy my post here.

New construction, but kitchen is completely finished. The frigadaire all fridge all freezer was to be built in with trim kit. They made the hole wrong. Supposed to be 25 1/4" deep MINIMUM. They did 24". The front of the counter is 25 1/4 but they have it flush with the cabinets. Supposed to be 66" wide. They did 67 7/8". Supposed to be 75" or 79". They did 79 1/8". They aren't willing to take out cabinets and redo soffit and such. The width I think can be fixed by taking out fillers and bringing the broom cabinet on the end in. The height isn't off much, maybe can have a filler put in between top of fridge and under cabinets. But what do we do about the depth? How can we make the front look right? They basically said if we come up with an idea on how to fix it and they do it, we are stuck with whatever they do, whether we like the end result or not.
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The Kitchen Place
7 years ago
Who designed the kitchen? Who provided a layout? Who ordered the materials? Was the layout/design correct? Do you have a photo of this? I think I saw it earlier....Pull the whole section out 1.25". Get 1.5" batten molding or some kind of trim to hide any gap at the back. Flush out the soffits a bit deeper if you wish.

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