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Post by Village Idiot on Aug 19, 2018 21:46:23 GMT -5
Our refrigerator, which I reckon is 25 years old, appears to be having some issues so the decision was to replace it before it completely goes out.
The problem is that the refrigerators they make now are larger than the refrigerators they made then. So instead of enjoying what I'm sure was a great concert in Garrison I spent my afternoon removing a cupboard, which was no easy task because the Wausau homes folks in the mid 70s made sure that their cabinets would remain on the wall through a tsunami, earthquake, hurricane or nuclear war.
I don't consider a house from the mid 70s old, and I had always assumed the spaces made for appliances would remain the standard for years to come. I'm surprised that the space made for something like a refrigerator has changed over what really isn't that many years. But it has. So I spent my afternoon with a step ladder and a drill and a hammer and a pry bar instead of listening to some good music. Such is life.
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Post by Tamarack on Aug 19, 2018 22:33:02 GMT -5
The suckitude of owning an old(er) house. Does this mean you need to install a smaller cupboard to fit a larger refrigerator?
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Post by epaul on Aug 19, 2018 23:11:05 GMT -5
Hey, knock off the complaining. No one forced you to get the fridge with the built-in 42" TV and the fold out wet bar.
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Post by Dub on Aug 19, 2018 23:12:25 GMT -5
You made, IMHO, a poor choice. Tomorrow, the space where the old refrigerator sat would have been exactly the same. But try going over to Farmer’s Mercantile Hall in Garrison tomorrow and see if Mike Compton is still there performing.
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Post by dradtke on Aug 20, 2018 8:52:52 GMT -5
We'll be in that same situation soon. Our refrigerator is on its last legs. But the cabinet over it isn't even as old as Todd's. I put it in sometime in the 90s to accommodate what was then a pretty big refrigerator.
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 20, 2018 8:59:57 GMT -5
Had the same problem when we bought new stuff about 10 years ago. House was built in '92 so it isn't all that old but the new fridge wouldn't fit under the cabinet. Had to take the cabinet down, cut some off the lower face boards and put it back up. I only needed about half an inch but it was what it was. We don't use that cabinet for anything anyway because it's too difficult to get to without a step ladder.
I's funny that stoves, microwaves and dish washers come in pretty standard sizes and have for many years. Refrigerators keep getting bigger.
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Post by Marshall on Aug 20, 2018 9:08:06 GMT -5
We replaced our 2000 Refrigerator. The new one fit the old cabinet slot. But it sticks out an extra 6 inches than the old one, so it juts out beyond the cabinet and the end wall.
AND, it makes it harder to reach the liquor cabinet over the top of the frig.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Aug 20, 2018 9:13:58 GMT -5
Umm, they make refers in different sizes.
And Marshall, you can move the booze.
Mike
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Post by sidheguitarmichael on Aug 20, 2018 11:40:15 GMT -5
When we replaced the stove a few years ago, the choice was easy. We could choose between the one that fits ,or the dozens and dozens that didn’t.
I’m happy to report that the one, single stove that fit the space works wonderfully, so all is well until our fridge goes out...
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Post by Don Clark on Aug 20, 2018 12:07:29 GMT -5
Umm, they make refers in different sizes.
Mike Mike.....Not sure if you mean teeny tiny doobies or ginormous bongs. Didn't think Todd partook but I guess we'll know if we get there for Idiot Jam and find a tie-dyed Paisley dorm sized fridge in his kitchen.  |
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Post by drlj on Aug 20, 2018 12:11:10 GMT -5
Cut an opening in the floor, drop it in and it will fit the old space fine. The door may not open all the way but it will work. Honest.
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Post by Chesapeake on Aug 20, 2018 15:37:26 GMT -5
I had a similar situation, but in reverse. My house was built in 1883, with an addition, which we continue to call the new wing, dating to 1907. It is now our kitchen/great room. It has a beautiful, very large country-style cupboard. When we tried to get the cupboard out so we could redo the flooring, we discovered it was too big for the door. Best guess: it had been built in situ. We finally had to remove a door frame to squeeze it through.
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Post by Hobson on Aug 20, 2018 16:29:55 GMT -5
When we moved into our house in 2005, we brought our refrigerator that I think we bought in 1997. We had measured and thought it would fit. It would have if the wall were not crooked. We had to remove the above-fridge cabinet.
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Post by dradtke on Aug 20, 2018 21:52:56 GMT -5
It would have if the wall were not crooked. Another of the joys of older houses. Ours was built in 1895, and there isn't a plumb or level line in the place. This is where all my theatre experience, where things are designed at an angle on purpose, comes in handy. |
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Post by millring on Aug 21, 2018 6:53:34 GMT -5
I got a new refrigerator last year. I was able to buy one the same size as the one it replaced. You gotta know people.
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Post by millring on Aug 21, 2018 6:54:55 GMT -5
btw, my house was built in 1870 and it has myriad problems, but being un-square isn't one of them. The walls are barely 1/4" off square from floor to ceiling in any room.
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Post by dradtke on Aug 21, 2018 8:01:28 GMT -5
btw, my house was built in 1870 and it has myriad problems, but being un-square isn't one of them. The walls are barely 1/4" off square from floor to ceiling in any room. That's because they built houses really crooked back then, so as it settled it squared up. |
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Post by RickW on Aug 21, 2018 9:52:16 GMT -5
Our place is only 10 years old, but we had a different problem. Fridges have different depths, one of which is counter depth, which means it will be flush with the counter. My wife didn't like these, as they are not very deep. So we bought one like Marshall did. Unfortunately, the island is right across from it. To get it in to place, we had to move the fridge sideways to line it up, then straight back, without being able to push from the front. My wife of course didn't care, as she didn't have to do this. She did get furious when this activity scared the hardwood floor badly. I'm not looking forward to replacing it.
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Post by brucemacneill on Aug 21, 2018 17:25:30 GMT -5
Our place is only 10 years old, but we had a different problem. Fridges have different depths, one of which is counter depth, which means it will be flush with the counter. My wife didn't like these, as they are not very deep. So we bought one like Marshall did. Unfortunately, the island is right across from it. To get it in to place, we had to move the fridge sideways to line it up, then straight back, without being able to push from the front. My wife of course didn't care, as she didn't have to do this. She did get furious when this activity scared the hardwood floor badly. I'm not looking forward to replacing it. Been there, done that but the scratches are the next owner's problem, IMHO. |
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Post by theevan on Aug 21, 2018 17:37:02 GMT -5
Our house (1954) originally had two funky Thermador ovens in the wall, one on top o' the other. By the time we bought it, the bottom one had already been tossed. Took forever to find an oven (well, two) to fit the space.
The cooktop was likewise odd...45" wide and about 14" deep. 4 burners in a row. It went kaput as well.
Problems.
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