Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 08, 2009 11:55 pm We've just realised (well, re-realised) that our fridge space will only end up being 880mm after the plaster goes in so... would this be too small? Should we make it bigger while we can? Maybe make it to be 950mm just in case? We don't plan in buying a double door fridge but who knows what'll happen in the future? Would a single door fridge (which I believe most of them are about 800mm) look silly in such a big gap? (with the extra gap we'll end up having about 7.5cm either side, give or take) would this gap make the kitchen look silly and not custom made? We need to get back with an answer ASAP, any help will be greatly appreciated! PS: I have posted this question on this thread previously but might not be the right thread to put in hence I've started this new one... viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8017&start=60 Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 2Jul 09, 2009 12:11 am Do you have an idea what fridge you want to get? Most of the manufacturers websites list the minimum clearance required on the side and back. We are getting the Fisher & Paykel french door fridge which is 900mm wide and requires 20mm each side so our cavity is 950mm. What stage in the build process are you at? When we had our selection appointment with our cabinetmaker actually took the measurements of our fridge and made sure they it would fit in and gave the changes required to the builder along with our other alterations and selection choices. Our custom build with Rossdale http://hazehome.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17630 Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 3Jul 09, 2009 12:23 am Hi woodvillesouth, That's part of the problem, we don't know what fridge we want!!! we'll probably buy a single door which ranges from 790mm to 860mm but I am thinking that later down the track when/if we have kids we might want to upgrade and get a french door one or a side by side one but if we didn't allow for the extra space we wouldn't be able to... I think the big question is... would a gap of 7.5cm on either side look really horrible? Bricks have started so we are running out of time... needs to be decided (and changed if that's the decision) ASAP! Ta Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 4Jul 09, 2009 1:13 am I think that sort of gap would be fine for now while you have a smaller fridge. We had about that gap at our last house and you probably didn't even notice it. The smaller the gap the more the fridge sort of looks sort of integrated into the rest of the kitchen but I don't think that sort of gap will back too much of a difference. What is the layout of your kitchen like as that will make a difference as to how noticeable it is. The normal thing is to have the fridge cavity built with internal walls on each side but we actually had the wall removed and replaced with a laminate end on the side where it meets the kitchen bench. This means it looks more integrated and because the laminate wall is much thinner than an internal wall it meant that we gained a few about 100mm for the cavity so that the internal wall on the other end of the cavity didn't actually need to be moved from the original plans the builder did but the cavity was able to be made bigger, I hope that makes sense. Just something to consider depending on the layout of our kitchen because it might be a way of getting the cavity wider without much structural change (just pulling down an internal wall which is easy done at this stage - our builder had to do that where they built our oven space wrong). Here is a picture of our kitchen in progress (fridge cavity on far right): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our custom build with Rossdale http://hazehome.blogspot.com/ https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=17630 Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 5Jul 09, 2009 5:37 am We decreased our fridge space from 1600mm to 1100mm was way to much wasted space . and added a pantry type cupboard for plates and such. if you dont want a big fridge the smaller the better i reakon. our fridge is around 90cm 2 door side frezzer type Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 7Jul 09, 2009 1:01 pm I *think* this side by side would fit? http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/deta ... 0BRVG5/XSA So even if you were to leave it smaller and wanted an upgrade later.. you may still find a fridge like the above would fit? Building with PD - Regent 23 Cascades on Clyde Estate HomeOne Building Thread - PCI Completed - 28th August. Handover - 11th September. Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 8Jul 09, 2009 1:08 pm I'd make it bigger, add some removeable cookbook shelves to the side to fill the gap.You never know what the future will bring! My SIL only had a small fridge, so didn't think about what size the fridge opening was. Now they are considering children and will need a bigger fridge. They want a BIG french door fridge and have to move a wall if they want it to fit. And I second getting a cold water point put in, sooooooo much easier and cheaper to do it now. I think ours was $100 or so Building a Modified Lawson Modern 29 @ Botanic Ridge, Cranbourne South, Victoria Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 9Jul 09, 2009 1:10 pm Hi Jochicho, We got our fridge space increased during the kitchen appointment and included in the Kitchen PVC. Note: I made sure they quoted internal measurement skirt to skirt so they were clear on what dimensions we wanted. Our change to the Fridge space was listed on our kitchen PVC as a zero cost item as well which was a real bonus. If you're fridge space increase is a simple one ie: bumping the enclosure out on one side, and does not have a knock-on effect to other structure, I would definitely go for it. The first thing we said at the kitchen appointment was we wanted the fridge space to be 1m wide skirt to skirt. The rest of the kitchen followed on from that. It may be too late for a water connection for an ice maker type fridge though. All the best Leonard. Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 10Jul 09, 2009 1:13 pm We had a similar problem regarding standard kitchen design. However, we were lucky enough to pick a builder (Inspired Homes) willing to accomodate our monster fridge - Electrolux 4 door. The width & hight wern't so much an issue but the depth of 800mm was. We found most openings in kitchen design are 900 wide x 600 deep. We were able to increase the back kitchen wall cavity thickness to 240mm (standard wall thickness 90mm), we then incorporated a 150mm deep alcove at the rear of where the fridge will be located. The extra wall thickness only cost $270, which was far cheaper than replacing our $3000 fridge. 25 years in the planning. Inspired Homes - Townsend 288 (moved in 1/8/09) Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 11Jul 09, 2009 5:11 pm I work in electrical retail and I can tell you the biggest frustration when it comes to customers buying fridges is their fridge cavity space limit, so if you have room to go bigger, it will save a lot of headache later down the track if you want a bigger fridge. Lisa- Finally in our house!!! Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 12Jul 09, 2009 7:41 pm Thank you heaps everyone!!! (woodvillesouth, millymonster, eclpse, eirnleigh, meghan, Leonard, gary.tina and lj3376) Following your suggestions we have increased the size of our fridge cavity and if we hate the gap we can add some cookbook shelves or something like that... (thanks for the suggestion Meghan). Thanks for finding that fridge eirnleigh, that would have been close but not enough space either side (as the gap would have been 880mm) Yeah Leonard, a bit late for the water point as the plumber has already done all that work in the house and I would be hit with a PVC... Thanks for that suggestion too eclpse. Woodvillesouth, thanks for the suggestions too, changing the wall to a laminate panel had entered our mind but that was obviously going to be extra so I think changing it to wider has worked out better. Thanks again everyone, I might be able to sleep tonight! Building a Wisdom Prosperity 23 - http://erwisdomprosperity.blogspot.com/ Re: Fridge space - Help pls! 13Jul 09, 2009 8:38 pm lj3376 I work in electrical retail and I can tell you the biggest frustration when it comes to customers buying fridges is their fridge cavity space limit, so if you have room to go bigger, it will save a lot of headache later down the track if you want a bigger fridge. Can you turn your electrical retail job into a wholesale supply chain for homeone members?? Hi! It sounds like you’ve done a great job diagnosing the issue so far. The symptoms you’re describing—especially the loud click and the increased power… 4 17230 dimensions on your original plan are inconsistent and with accurate dimensions (including site plan, upstairs and down) i could make a proper scale drawing with furniture… 3 19462 Joe Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. If you haven't sorted this already you need to caulk this gap. 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