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Panel Ready Refridgerator/Freezer/Dishwasher

Jessica Cardenas

last month

Any brand recommendations for panel ready appliances? I would love to get a 60-66inch side by side freezer/fridge combo (30-33" each). I am finding that panel ready is more expensive than stainless steel. I guess less material = more cost! Any recs welcomed! Thank you

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Zumi
last month
SZ and a 55K appliance budget. In a 350K kitchen. In a 2M+ house.
Jessica Cardenas
Original Author
last month
Hi Zumi. I'm not sure I understand your comment.
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Integrated refrigerators are great but they are very expensive - SubZero expensive. Very high quality but generally not used in a *middle class* kitchen. Unlike others I am a fan of paneled refrigerators in the right setting. I have a paneled refrigerator because it is in a wall where I didn't want a stainless large door to dominate so I have a paneled refrigerator and paneled dishwasher with ONE cabinet and a copper sink. The actual configuration of the refrigerator actually is more significant in terms of usable space and at least based on an article by CU people with counter depth refrigerators had the same level of satisfaction in terms of size as those with standard depth. In my experience most people who live in a "home" (versus an apartment) have a second refrigerator or freezer in the garage or basement anyway. In my experience a SxS (as depicted in your drawing) is more limiting because you have two narrow storage areas - freezer and refrigerator and so are limited in terms of storing items which are wider - i.e. cookie sheet or pizza or a charcuterie board. Even if you are not contiguous to a counter some people find that a standard refrigerator "hulks" over a kitchen space.
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HALLETT & Co.
last month
Panel ready appliances are a luxury option. If you are having sticker shock at the appliance cost wait until the fridge panels end up being the most expensive line item on your cabinet order, and the installers want that cost again to install them. Oh and the fight between the gc, cabinet guys, and appliance guys on who actually has to install and level the fridge. I’m exaggerating a tad (but not much). I do paneled dws all the time because it’s just one panel. I don’t hide fridges the same way I don’t hide TVs. We all have them so why pretend we don’t? Obviously if you want a paneled fridge have at it, they can look great, but expect one added cost after another.
Jessica Cardenas
Original Author
last month
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That makes so much sense. I realky like a clean, modern look. Simplistic. wanting paneled refridgerator is mostly because it fits the style I am aiming for. My husband is a general contractor, so fortunely he does the work - however he doesn’t have experience with this particular trait.
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Tish
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SubZero sets the standard for integrated appliances. But you just described wanting a 25K+ expense for just the refrigeration.
3katz4me
last month
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I'm in the process of getting a SubZero with cabinet panels. The panel ready fridge was actually less than stainless and with the added expense of cabinet panels and hardware it was about the same as stainless. I wasn't initially going to get panels but I'm not a fan of stainless - especially large swaths of it. It won't be an integrated model. I don't feel the need to disguise my fridge, just don't care for stainless. I'm pretty confident Ferguson and my cabinet maker work well together. Cabinet maker specifically stated they don't install the panels and Ferguson specifically stated they will do so for $300.
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Jessica Cardenas
Original Author
last month
Thank yoi. I’ll give Ferguson a look!
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wdccruise
last month
"I am finding that panel ready is more expensive than stainless steel."

That's because the panel-ready models are all built-in and are specialty products. But you can get free-standing, stainless steel column sets with trim kits for far less, $4100 to $6700.
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