Dishwasher & Fridge Installation

Question

I am in possession of a small kitchen with two main issues; one; it has no dishwasher and two, the only space for the fridge blocks the route to the back door – a bit of a hazard. 

I believe that there might be room to install a slim-line dishwasher to the left of the sink, if part of the cabinetry was dismantled but I am unsure how well this would work in reality – with the cabinet in place, there’s only about 36 cm between the nearest pipe/drain connector beneath the plughole and the end of the cabinet. Without the cabinet in the way, the space between the pipe and next doorway widens to aprox 43cm.

With the fridge part of the problem is the gas hob design; it has two work-bench/surface wings on either side that stretch out past it’s own dimensions, which means you can’t fit in a fridge beside it easily and leave another space to access the door.

Am unsure if there’s a reasonable fix for these or what the first step to take should be for anything.

Adam · Answer

My suggestion would be get someone out to have a look, someone with kitchen knowledge who can show you how to make the width or Wren,Howdens etc.
Kitchen base units come in standard widths 600.500,400,300,200 wide and dish washer width are 450mm the smallest I believe.

Peter · Answer

You would be better off getting kitchen redesigned.  Slim line dishwashers are 45 cm wide

Pamela · Answer

The very first thing I would urge you to do if possible is send some images of the area as it is always easier to offer advice when you can see the area in question.

Pamilerin · Answer

It better to get a smaller fridge and place beside the sink and have some cabinet restructed so their will be space for the dish washer

Kurt · Answer

Hi
The slimmest dishwasher that I know of is 45cm so from the sounds of it there’s not enough room even if the cabinet is altered. There are small one that sit on top of worktops that may be an option.

As for the fridge you could look at removing a 60cm cabinet if thats an option

It’s very hard to know without seeing a plan of the kitchen. If you could upload one it would help

If you were to start again and redesign the kitchen there are some fantastic solutions for small spaces

Hope this helps

David · Answer

You need to get someone to take a look and there can tell you what can be done

Dishwasher & Fridge Installation

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