Before ordering your new refrigerator measure the space available.
Can you put a side by side refrigerator next to a wall.
The refrigerator needs to be in the corner of the kitchen therefore against a wall.
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The two items are obviously essential for any working kitchen but having them placed side by side can cause some problems.
I have exacltly 36 inches of width.
So the wall extends about nine inches from the front of the fridge and then the open space of the doorway.
Our concern is opening the door of the fridge.
A basic guide is to allow for 2 inches in the back 1 inch at the top between the upper cabinets and the refrigerator and a minimum of 1 8 of an inch on either side of the fridge.
Most manufacturers recommend 1 inch of space around the refrigerator.
It s the only place in the kitchen that.
Can you put a wall oven next to the refrigerator.
A common question many face especially when spatially limited in the kitchen is whether you can put a stove next to a refrigerator.
The wall in question is actually where the entrance into the kitchen from a hallway is.
There is just enough room on one wall next to the pantry to fit a side by side refrigerator as well as the double wall ovens that i ve always dreamed of.
Here is computer drawing of a solution from the cabinet maker refrigerator has a 2x4 in back so the sides come out past the offending wall but the cabinet above and the wall next to the fridge come out more and give it a built in look although it is not counter depth even a counter depth would not work in this situation you would just.
However i have a wall that extends 41 on the right side.
An oven right next to the refrigerator heats up the fridge and makes it work harder consuming more energy and potentially shortening the.
The lg refrigerator space requirements are meant to allow the appliance to have room for heat to circulate.
I have the fridge next to a wall no filler just a small clear rubber bumper.
If you have an occasionally need to open the door 90 degrees why you can pull the fridge forward a few inches and swing away.