Cabinet modifications for fridge

9 years ago

I need a new fridge to replace my 14 year old top freezer model. I've been convinced by the wise GW community not to shoehorn a fridge into my 69" H cabinet opening.

I can have my carpenter modify the cabinet immediately over the fridge to make it 3" shorter. I'd then likely purchase a 71"H GE Cafe CD French door. I like its flat front style, and how the ice maker is so slim. Labor + fridge would be ~3K.

Or I could go for a Jennair built-in. More seamless, and I could get a 2-door unit (Slight preference over FD). But I'd have to figure out how to modify the cabinet over the 84"H unit. If I kept the current style and just made the dual doors shorter I think it might look odd. They'd only be 8"H! The appliance guy suggested to replace the cabinet directly over the fridge with a simple panel. I'm not sure I'd like that look...it's hard to visualize. This would be ~8K.

What would you do? If I did the built-in, how should I modify the cabinet over fridge? By the way I can't do a fully integrated fridge, as they require more than the 24"D that I have.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
9 years ago
Remove the top door and move the double doors up?
Stephanie S
Original Author
9 years ago
Oh! That's an interesting option trebruchet. Thank you, that makes more sense than what I was thinking.
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brightm
9 years ago
What are the heights of each of the doors above the fridge?
Stephanie S
Original Author
9 years ago
Hi cal quail, the flip top is 11.5"H and the double doors are 23"H currently. Our ceilings are 108"H.
Jancy
9 years ago
Could you just remove the cabinet above the fridge, leave the flip up cabinet and get the taller fridge? I think it would nice and more symmetrical leaving the flip up to match the one on the other side. You could also use a piece of filler or an open shelf to fill in any space between fridge top area and flip up cabinet.

This post was edited by jancy on Thu, Jul 3, 14 at 18:27
Stephanie S
Original Author
9 years ago
Hi Jancy, I *think* that's what the appliance guy is suggesting, and I also like that it would keep our current symmetry! But I wasn't sure how the filler piece would look between top of fridge & bottom of flip up cabinet. It would be flush with cabinet box while fridge doors and cabinet doors would protrude an extra inch or so. (I think?) I wasn't sure how that would look.