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Fridge Freezer Unit

last year

Just bought a new house & the unit that should contain a fridge freezer is empty ( we have an American style fridge freezer ) so what can we put in this unit ? We can’t afford to replace the kitchen at this point.

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Chris Morgan-Jones

last year

Wine fridge gets my vote.

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Isla Cherry
last year
I think the shelves are a good idea, quite budget friendly and you could use a contrasting material. I am assuming it is a fridge/freezer housing. Do you have a shallow cupboard above where the fridge/freezer would be. What colour and type of finish is it? It may also be possible to fit doors to the housing giving you a large full height storage cupboard.
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Queenelle
Original Author
last year
There’s doors on the front but the unit is completely empty, I was wondering if I could buy a shelving unit to fit in. DIY isn’t really our thing unfortunately.
Isla Cherry
last year
I'm sure you could buy a shelving unit. Look at the metal open chefs type as you can build it as high as you like. Ours are 800 wide and the shelves are about 400 deep. You can use them in the garage later. They come disassembled but it's really not hard to put them together.
Queenelle
Original Author
last year
Thanks ! Where did you purchase yours ?
Daisy England
last year
The carcase will be 600mm wide. That’s standard. Get a carpenter or joiner to add some shelves inside for you. It’s an easy job.
Chris Morgan-Jones
last year
If you can identify who manufactured the kitchen originally (try looking under the shelves and worktops) then you might be able to purchase some matching shelves for the unit. If the carcass has little holes then you might be able to push in shelf supports and put shelves in yourself.
Queenelle
Original Author
last year
Thank you I will look at that when I move in
Isla Cherry
last year
I think we got ours from Homebase but Amazon has some too. They are very flexible and can be used anywhere so that when you renovate your kitchen you can just move it elsewhere or dismantle it and keep it for when you need it. If you have bespoke shelving made it will cost you a lot more and if this is just a temporary fix why pay more now? Carpenters and joiners are so expensive we never use them.
Isla Cherry
last year
You could try this company. This is the type of shelving I'm suggesting.

https://www.thestoragebay.co.uk/shelving/chrome-wire-shelving/

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