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Posted by RicodJour on June 27, 2006, 3:30 pm
sftong2000@hotmail.com wrote:
> Hello helper!
Hello queryer.
> I am living in Ohio, USA. We are putting up wall cabinets over
> refrigerator. However, we found there is only 68" space between our
> kitchen floor to the underside of the wall cabinets over the
> refrigerator.
>
> The wall cabinets measured 24" (H) x 24" (D) x 36" (W). We never
> thought the space could be an issue, else we would have bought a
> shorter cabinet of 15" (H).
>
> The 68" clearance is good fit for all Top-Bottom refrigerator, but it's
> only good for small side-by-side refrigerator of only 21 cubic feet
> (typically 68" height). If future home buyer would need a typical
> side-by-side refrigerator which is 24 cubic feet (about 69" height),
> the 68" space will not fit!
>
> Any idea about any rules or building codes about minimum space required
> between kitchen floor and the underside of the wall cabinets over the
> refrigerator ?
There are not codes or rules governing kitchen cabinetry opening
dimensions for refrigerators. There are a number of sizes and the
cabinets are usually planned around the appliance.
It's not clear from your post whether you find the smaller space to be
a problem for you or are wondering if it will be a potential problem
when you go to sell the house (assuming you're the owner - also not
clear). If you're just putting up the cabinets for yourself and find
the largest size refrigerator that will fit the space to be too small,
I'd bite the bullet and buy a smaller cabinet. Refrigerator space is
far more valuable than over refrigerator storage. You can use the
other cabinet in a laundry room or basement so it won't be a total
loss.
If you're concerned about resale, then it's still probably something
you should fix now. I'm not sure how much it would actually affect the
sale price, but It's extremely unlikely that you'd lose money if you
fixed it.
R
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