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Lazy Susan not assembled before countertop

2 years ago

Hi,
Urgent help needed.
We made a big mistake while assembling the lazy Susan cabinet. Basically forgot to put the rotating shelf back once the base cabinet is installed. Today the countertop was also installed. We just realized that the shelf does not go inside now. We are stuck now.

Don’t know what options are there. We have 2 such corner cabinets.
Pictures attached showing the installed base cabinet as well as the top shelf with the rotating accessory. The top shelf part is too wide and deep that it needs open cabinet to insert this into.

Can some experts help pls ??

What options do we have now ?

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Svetlana J

2 years ago

I would look at after market lazy Susans. This one is from rev-a-shelf (Lowe’s website).

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Home Owner
Original Author
2 years ago
Cabinet inside and the top shelf pictures (we removed the rotating shelf)
herbflavor
2 years ago
you can get after market lazy susans w telescoping center pole. You can probably add some wood at the top to attach the pole. The pie shaped rotating shelves swing around the pole. Try hafele or rev a shelf or kitchen source for all the varieties of these.
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"the lazy susan shelves cut to size" Hmm. NOt sure why you'd have to cut them to size. Just buy the size you need. Anyone can put them in. It's just a pole and shelves and the thingy to keep the shelves in position. Oh, and some screws in the top and bottom to hold everything in place. You can buy the lazy susans everywhere. Want my list from where I looked today? I'm about ready to get mine at overstock. What door design are you getting? My tops are diagonal but my bottoms are hinged in the center. I'm sure the reason the larger susans need to go in first is because of the size of the pole/shelf, door opening, interior size of cabinet. You need manuever room. For the 32 and 36 it would be slick to just drop it straight down into the cabinet before counter top. Trying to get it inside the cabinet through the door and then assembled would be impossible.
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Another advantage to the V cut out is that it is significantly easier to remove heavy items. The rotated shelf protrudes OUTSIDE the cabinet and lifting heavy items up through that clearance is much easier, especially with items on the bottom shelf. i just measured. The rotated shelf protrudes nearly six inches beyond the inside corner of the cabinet top. A big help when lifting a food processor. A susan built for a single door, (D shaped) will also protrude when rotated, but much less. Suggestion: Take some newspapers, tape them together to make large enough sheets, and make mock-ups of the shelf space you can have. Then compare what you gain or lose with the two kinds of doors. If your cabinet maker will custom build the susans, you can usually make them significantly larger than the ready-made ones which sometimes leave way too much dead space. You don't need more than an inch between the edge of the susan and the cabinet walls.
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theresa21
2 years ago
Not sure if this would work or if it would be something you might consider, but maybe you could cut one of the legs off your shelf and just install the longer piece. You might have to add a brace to the one side if there are no holes in that location. You could also install a second shelf so that you have a staggered shelving situation. Maybe use the two shelves that you have for one of your cabinets and install an aftermarket lazy Susan in your other cabinet.
Home Owner
Original Author
2 years ago
Great suggestions Herbflavor and Theresa. Thanks a lot.
We will look into both options.
We were totally upset when we realized this yesterday. But now, I see some hope.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
2 years ago
Rip the shelves into pieces large enough to fit, then use cleats to reassemble them once inside.
Home Owner
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you Joseph. Will it still be sturdy enough to hold stuff ?
kculbers
2 years ago
Svetlana: your resolution looks super!! Hima: please show us the final picture of your lazy susan issue. Best of luck to you.
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
2 years ago
It will be fine.
Home Owner
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you so much everyone. We will post pictures when we finally fix this.
Home Owner
Original Author
2 years ago
Here is the shelf fixed using a joint. Thank you for the idea !!
kculbers
2 years ago
Hims: glad you were able to fix it!!

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