Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Aug 09, 2009 2:03 pm Hi All,
I made my fridge space 1000mm wide and made it nice and deep at 690mm.. But I totally forgot about the height and it is 1748mm at where the overhead cupboards are. Most Side by side fridges are 1780mm . So can I make these cupboards smaller by about 50mm-100mm and if so what would it likely cost me to do this? And also if it can be done who should I be speaking too? Thanks, Andy http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff285/agardner5/IMGP3852.jpg Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 2Aug 09, 2009 2:06 pm Why don't you find out who the company that did your cabinets is. Then get them to quote for the change. And get two other quotes. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 3Aug 09, 2009 3:34 pm Casa2 Why don't you find out who the company that did your cabinets is. Then get them to quote for the change. And get two other quotes. Just went through the paperwork that the buidler left here and found the kitchen stuff. It is claytons group who did it: http://www.claytonsgroup.com.au/homepage.jsp?xcid=1 So I will give them a call tomorrow. Just really wanting to know how much it will be, ie will it cause damage to the plaster and need to be repainted, etc.. Will it cost $200, $400, $500??? I guess best bet is to get some quotes. Geez I wish I took more notice of the height at contract stage!!! Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 4Aug 09, 2009 7:48 pm The kitchen cupboard company may make the alterations to these existing cupboards but if the joints are glued they may decide not to and just quote you on a replacement set instead. If that is the case use these existing ones as storage out in the garage. These cupboards should incidentally be easily demounted as they will most likely be just screwed to the studs behind the plaster - so there will be no apparent or significant damage to the plaster and the replacements will most likely cover any old holes. But what you need to consider for the replacement cupboards is what head room does your fridge need to allow for ventilation? Check the installation instructions for your fridge before you decide on the dimensions of the new overhead cupboard. cheers barkly Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 5Aug 09, 2009 8:08 pm Thanks Barkly.. would you know how much $$$ it is likely to cost for alteration or replacement? Cheers, Andy Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 6Aug 09, 2009 9:52 pm At http://www.armstrongcabinets.com.au a nearly similar cabinet is as per the attachment but it is only 320 deep. I suspect your wall cabinet is 600 deep to match the depth of your fridge. And given that yours is also custom sized it may cost more, but as you already have relationship and an account with your supplier he may well be sympathetic to your cause. Edit. Hmm. Not sure where the attachment went. So go to the link and explore. Prices are given. Ps. I am not associated with Armstrong cabinets or any other like organization. Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 7Aug 09, 2009 10:11 pm barkly At http://www.armstrongcabinets.com.au a nearly similar cabinet is as per the attachment but it is only 320 deep. I suspect your wall cabinet is 600 deep to match the depth of your fridge. And given that yours is also custom sized it may cost more, but as you already have relationship and an account with your supplier he may well be sympathetic to your cause. Thanks barkly.. The cabinet is actually only 320mm deep.. there is a big gap behind it.. It is 920mm x 520mm x 320mm.. I might give my SS a call tomorrow and ask him for a direct number to the company. Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 8Aug 09, 2009 10:23 pm If it was my problem I would unmount it , and cut the top and sides off to suit , including the doors , and screw it back on.You may not even need to glue the top back on, it's up to you.You wont see the cut edges on the top of everything , except the doors but a bit of sandpaper and you've probably done a better job than a lot of tradies. at the most it would be the cost of the cheapest jigsaw you can buy which is less than $50 bucks, or even a fine handsaw would get it done for even less. Oh and if you damage it ,then pay $500 for another one . cheers Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 9Aug 10, 2009 8:36 am zaphod If it was my problem I would unmount it , and cut the top and sides off to suit , including the doors , and screw it back on.You may not even need to glue the top back on, it's up to you.You wont see the cut edges on the top of everything , except the doors but a bit of sandpaper and you've probably done a better job than a lot of tradies. at the most it would be the cost of the cheapest jigsaw you can buy which is less than $50 bucks, or even a fine handsaw would get it done for even less. Oh and if you damage it ,then pay $500 for another one . cheers That's exactly what I did recently, and it looks fine. But make sure you knife all of your lines well or you will chip the laminates. Cut on the waste side of the line... worst case... buy another. Give it a go... I used a circular saw and I clamped on a timber fence to guide the saw and took my time. You could take it to a kitchen place and get it done for a slab... Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 10Aug 10, 2009 9:39 am We had a similar issue, though in our case it was a matter of the kitchen company missing the height I specified for the fridge. The front of our fridge was not the highest point, it was the moulding towards the back that was the issue. Rather than getting a whole new cabinet, I got them to make the cabint smaller (in height) and leave the doors as they were. We could have done this ourselves, but since it wasn't costing anything I got them to do it so it would be a good job. They picked the cabinet up from me at work and dropped it off a couple of hours later. I like it because we still have the original size doors (which are larger in height than the cupboard), so there's not a huge gap visible when standing in front of the fridge (as the doors hang slightly lower than the base of the cabinet). When we need to take the fridge out, we just unclip the hinges of the doors. Easy. Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 11Aug 10, 2009 5:41 pm I called my kitchen company.. He is going to do a quote for me tomorrow but said they would have to replace the cupboard and would cost about $400-$500 and I can then relocate the current cupboard to the laundary or garage... It was an expensive mistake on my behalf but I want my icemaker so I guess I'm going to have to hand out the $$$ Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 12Aug 10, 2009 5:53 pm Easily worth it Andy. It's so much easier to add ice to that glass of scotch, and not have to worry about re-filling the ice tray Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 13Aug 10, 2009 7:13 pm for something that would otherwise always bug you, I reckon it's an OK price I didn't even think of a future fridge with mine so it's probably too narrow and too short - ahh well 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 14Aug 10, 2009 7:21 pm the annoying thing is I have only been here 6 weeks and I'm already planning on renovating the kitchen!! oh well I guess you live and learn.. I really want that ice maker so $500 is worth it in the end... now the decision whether to go with a 584 samsung for about 1800 or get the big samsung 700l like the one matt walker has a review on. Currently we have a 422l one which is more than big enough for the 3 of us and if we do have another kid it will only be one more so even then the 422l one would still be fine.. so I'm thinking the 584l would be plenty.. but I do like the look for the big monster one.. but then I am probably just wasting more money on buying it and then paying the extra power for something I don't really need.. Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 15Aug 10, 2009 7:48 pm wakeboardandy ...now the decision whether to go with a 584 samsung for about 1800 or get the big samsung 700l like the one matt walker has a review on. Currently we have a 422l one which is more than big enough for the 3 of us and if we do have another kid it will only be one more so even then the 422l one would still be fine.. so I'm thinking the 584l would be plenty.. but I do like the look for the big monster one.. but then I am probably just wasting more money on buying it and then paying the extra power for something I don't really need.. Just wait till those kids grow up... the amount of food you have to buy to keep teenagers satisfied gets positively scary. Our 517L 2-door is nowhere near big enough. We also have an upright freezer in the garage (not sure of the size - 350L+?), and we still struggle for space. Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 16Aug 10, 2009 7:52 pm kek Just wait till those kids grow up... the amount of food you have to buy to keep teenagers satisfied gets positively scary. Our 517L 2-door is nowhere near big enough. We also have an upright freezer in the garage (not sure of the size - 350L+?), and we still struggle for space. that is a good point about when they are older... but that is over 10 years away so I'm sure we would be looking at upgrading in that time.. that's if the fridge lasted that long!! Re: How can I shrink my overhead fridge cupboard? 17Aug 11, 2009 9:52 am Thanks to Homeone, we've averted the problem that Wakeboardandy has with his fridge space. We assumed that fridges are a standard height and didn't even consider the issue, but found that it is a couple of cms short. Luckily, thanks Andy, we measured when the kitchen guy was still there, and he seemed to think it would be easy to fix by trimming the cupboard and doors, but didn't mention cost and who pays. I would have thought kitchen guys would be aware of these things - do we really have to think of everything? I'd hate to discover it on moving day. So once again, thanks Andy and Homeone!! 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