Retrofit a pull out cupboard to a fridge freezer

Racky_Roo

you'd be best to try and match what you have as it's going to look really weird if they don't. Sometimes the hinges on the doors say the company name

jennifernil

ft23 said:

Thanks all - I think we're going to need to get advice from a handyman/kitchen fitter as I'm not sure how to remove the back panel of the unit - and keep the rest of the counter etc standing.  I think the louvre plinth will be the same.

I'm happy to replace the doors, but not sure what height the fridge and freezer sections would come to - so think I would need to fit it first, then look for doors. Any recommendations of where to source the doors? Thanks

I would just remove the unwanted unit and get a freestanding appliance.
Much less expensive, and no need to search out matching doors

The adjacent wall unit will be fixed to the back wall, if the wall unit is also connected to the tall unit, remove the screws that connect them.

If you have no use for the unit, dismantle it and use one of the sides to make a support for the end of the worktop, otherwise fit a couple of legs to support it.

ft23

Hi, have had a handyman round now who says that go to down the integrated route we need to buy the fridge freezer and doors from the same company, e.g. howdens. I was hoping I could just buy an integrated FF from e.g. AO.com and then buy some standard ikea doors and have them fit together. Anyone know if this latter option is possible, or if the handyman is correct? Thanks

Slinky

It might be possible but why on earth would you want non-matching cupboard doors if you're going down the integrated route? You'd end up with what we inherited when buying this house. The previous owner never turned down the opportunity to put in a cupboard or a radiator that didn't match anything else in the house. The utility room was an archive of old kitchens past.

jennifernil

ft23 said:

Hi, have had a handyman round now who says that go to down the integrated route we need to buy the fridge freezer and doors from the same company, e.g. howdens. I was hoping I could just buy an integrated FF from e.g. AO.com and then buy some standard ikea doors and have them fit together. Anyone know if this latter option is possible, or if the handyman is correct? Thanks

Your handyman is talking nonsense!    These appliances come in several standard "splits" and all manufacturers of kitchens will have suitable doors.

However, I agree with Slinky, if you cannot get the exact same doors, it will look odd.  Unless you can establish the manufacturer of the kitchen, and check that the same doors are still available, you would be better to get a freestanding appliance and do as I suggested previously.

As an alternative, if the kitchen is still good otherwise, you could buy new doors for all the units, but that would be a fair outlay.

Another option would be to fit a contrasting door that picks up some other colour in the kitchen.

We needed to replace the light oak door below our built in oven as we wanted to swap from  single to a double oven, so chose a black and stainless steel oven and fitted 3 drawers below it, using stainless steel drawer fronts and handles.   You would never know it had not always been like that.