Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Nov 12, 2015 1:31 pm Hi there, The picture below shows our kitchen/scullery/laundry plan and our dilemma right now is mostly the part circled in red (the 820 seems to be going to much inside the scullery) One of the way to avoid that would be to have a cavity slider for the entrance to the scullery, unfortunately, this will also mean that we will need a cavity slider for the laundry as well. What do you think would be better? Keeping it as is or changing to cavity slider? Looking at the laundry slider, it looks like the door will be nearly 1 metre if not more? which i don't think would look too good! Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 3Nov 12, 2015 2:14 pm Leave the doors as 820 open the scullery door the other way which will block a few shelves behind it but that can be for less often used stuff? Doors look better than sliders. Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 4Nov 12, 2015 2:23 pm I personally would have no door on the pantry, we couldn't decide on a door for ours and so took it off completely I love that now it's open and we can go in and out whenever Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70984 Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 5Nov 12, 2015 2:27 pm If you gave up a bit of length in the laundry cupboard, you may be able to install a cavity slider module alongside the existing wall, and so it shouldn't affect the structure of the laundry door. A 720 door should be big enough, so that may help. If you can squeeze up the fridge opening, and/or the passageway into the laundry a bid, you may also be able to move the hinged door a bit further into the kitchen, making a longer wall for it to open against. What I'd probably do is make the scullery a bit wider, and run 200mm deep shelves all along the wall that backs onto the kitchen. I've seen doors made of kitchen joinery that hinge inwards. Being hinged at the front edge of the wall, that may give you another 80mm or so of clearance. Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 6Nov 12, 2015 3:44 pm Do you need a door on the pantry? If you have full height shelving there probably. If it's just bench and oh cupboards I would just delete the door. Bloody awesome pantry by the way. Love the layout M Y C U S T O M C O R A L B R O N T E 43 ...............Kitchen! 16 Nov 2016 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=79581 Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 7Nov 12, 2015 4:33 pm bluesteel Leave the doors as 820 open the scullery door the other way which will block a few shelves behind it but that can be for less often used stuff? Doors look better than sliders. Yep, that would be my suggestion too. Doors are good, they hide messes and it's something that is difficult to add later if you change your mind, where you can always just leave a door open (or take it off it's hinges) if you want to. We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 9Nov 12, 2015 6:24 pm Megera bluesteel Leave the doors as 820 open the scullery door the other way which will block a few shelves behind it but that can be for less often used stuff? Doors look better than sliders. Yep, that would be my suggestion too. Doors are good, they hide messes and it's something that is difficult to add later if you change your mind, where you can always just leave a door open (or take it off it's hinges) if you want to. As the pantry would be the mostly used area of the scullery having a door that opens in front wouldn't be too practical Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 10Nov 12, 2015 6:41 pm Alexxdavid Megera bluesteel Leave the doors as 820 open the scullery door the other way which will block a few shelves behind it but that can be for less often used stuff? Doors look better than sliders. Yep, that would be my suggestion too. Doors are good, they hide messes and it's something that is difficult to add later if you change your mind, where you can always just leave a door open (or take it off it's hinges) if you want to. As the pantry would be the mostly used area of the scullery having a door that opens in front wouldn't be too practical You added that little nugget of info after we posted I'd just leave it how it is then. We built the Rathdowne with Simonds Express in Western Melbourne Site start Oct. 2015 Keys Jan. 25th, 2015 My build thread -here- Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 11Nov 12, 2015 6:45 pm Yep my idea doesn't make sense with a pantry there, I still think you are better off leaving doors and shuffling things in the scullery eg wall oven, pantry on back wall and bench where they were? Or just leave it....I think it's fine or 2x 720 doors... Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 12Nov 12, 2015 7:08 pm True also having the laundry door over 1m as well wasn't something I was looking forward either! I guess I will just leave the door and have a magnet to lock the door so that it can stay open all the time but still be closed if required. I cant visualise the look of 720 doors being 2.5m in height with glass doors but i guess it would make it 10 cm less in the scullery! Do you reckon 720mm would be too small for a pantry door going into the scullery? Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 13Nov 12, 2015 7:10 pm Why don't you just put the door frame in, and then you can decide down the track if you want a door or not? At least then you have the option either way Our build thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=70984 Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 15Nov 13, 2015 12:51 pm In our house now, some doors are 820, and some 720, and I don't notice the difference. They are 2040 high though. With a bit of editing of your picture, this would be a 2340 tall door at 720 wide: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It is kind of elongated, but then I'm not sure if it makes look narrow or makes it look tall. And this at 820 wide: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ If you did go with the 720 opening, I'd consider putting a flush-pull handle on it, and roller catch, so that it can sit right up against the wall with minimum protrusion into the space. By not having the handles to walk past, you save yourself 100mm of room. Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 16Nov 14, 2015 3:13 pm Yeah we have asked for the door to be reduced to 720mm and will put a flush handle after handover. If the space is too small then we will remove and reverse the door to our ensuite toilet as it is a 720 x 2340mm as well Re: Need advice on kitchen-laundry plan 17Nov 14, 2015 5:27 pm We have the same door in 720 on our laundry and WIP and it's fine I don't notice the difference between a 720 or 820 http://houseoflexia.blogspot.com.au/ Lexia Slim Twist with Beechwood Homes http://houseoflexia.blogspot.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/natlyn7/ This is a very tight fit, I'm not sure if you'll be able to achieve what you've described. Would you consider accessing the separate toilet from the laundry? If so maybe… 1 11254 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 15255 6 55349 |