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Sasha , we used to that very thing for years. It is a very custom thing =
to do if you want to trim the edges with metal of some kind like the =
kits. We would custom make the panels and fix then to the doors via 1" =
wide double sided foam tape . The biggest problem is how to deal with =
the edges that are exposed. We ended up having custom made "L" shaped =
aluminum trim . This captured the sides and a small margin of the panel, =
it looked very professional and like factory kits. You may look around =
at other kits that fit real close and modify them to work on yours. In a =
nut shell there is no real easy and quick way to do this, handles, =
hinges and door closers can cause a lot of grief with the panels . If =
you make your panels 1/4" or thinner then you may be able to live with =
the exposed side profile . Good luck :>)
"Sasha" <[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]...
Can someone point me to online resource how to build and enclose
refrigerator into wood raised panels. The refrigerator is Kenmore top
freezer (no French doors) and there is no enclosing kit already
available for it.
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You may want to look at some European design centers - sorry, don't have an
address handy. There is specialized, though inexpensive, hardware to attache
a cabinet door to a refrigerator. Basically, you build a carcass/faceframe,
or whatever type of cabinet you are making, big enough for the fridge. Build
a door to match the rest of the cabinets, and use this sliding thing - sorry
can't think of a better description - to attach the back of the cabinet door
to the front of the fridge door, so when you open the cabinet door, you open
the fridge, too.
Of course, European fridges tend to be smaller, but it sure seemed to me
that this could work with US fridges, too. Anybody have any more info on
these brackets?
Harvey
"rich" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:063pf.18711$2k.3339@pd7tw1no...
Sasha , we used to that very thing for years. It is a very custom thing to
do if you want to trim the edges with metal of some kind like the kits. We
would custom make the panels and fix then to the doors via 1" wide double
sided foam tape . The biggest problem is how to deal with the edges that are
exposed. We ended up having custom made "L" shaped aluminum trim . This
captured the sides and a small margin of the panel, it looked very
professional and like factory kits. You may look around at other kits that
fit real close and modify them to work on yours. In a nut shell there is no
real easy and quick way to do this, handles, hinges and door closers can
cause a lot of grief with the panels . If you make your panels 1/4" or
thinner then you may be able to live with the exposed side profile . Good
luck :>)
"Sasha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
Can someone point me to online resource how to build and enclose
refrigerator into wood raised panels. The refrigerator is Kenmore top
freezer (no French doors) and there is no enclosing kit already
available for it.
"Sasha" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1134831743.694404.57670
@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> Can someone point me to online resource how to build and enclose
> refrigerator into wood raised panels. The refrigerator is Kenmore top
> freezer (no French doors) and there is no enclosing kit already
> available for it.
>
Just remember that a fridge works by taking heat out of the insides and
dumping it outside. You enclose the thing too tightly, and you just lost
*ALL* efficiency. It needs plenty of ventilation around it, plus a wau
toclean the dustbunnies away from the outside coils.
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Best regards
Han
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