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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had a custom kitchen built for us from the studs. When we rolled the french door refrigerator in, it looked great. However, the contractor mis-measured and the doors hit the granite countertop when opened all the way. He "fixed" it by nailing in a 2x4 in the back of the refrigerator well so while the fridge opens completely, it sticks out quite a bit. So you can see a 4-inch piece of the black back part of the fridge from the sides.

It really bothers me, and this is our 2nd year in this kitchen. I knew that the only way to fix it was to re-do all the cabinets and granite and so I just grinned and bear it, but now I want it fixed. What can I do? Is there a way to fiddle with the refrigerator door so it doesn't open all the way? We will not be able to re-do the cabinets because it's expensive and seems like a waste.

Has this happened to anyone before? I imagine the contractor measured the space for the refrigerator but didn't realize how far the doors open. (It's counter-depth, not regular, so I'm really annoyed that he didn't think to check this first.)

Thanks for any advice[/quote]

How deep is the opening for the fridge?  My wood around he counter depth is 24.25.  We couldn't extend the wood because we have high ceilings and soffits alreay existed.  There can be pipes and ducts in those soffits.  The way for a conractor to fix it is taking out the upper above the fridge -new wood sides and new uppers reusing the old doors.  They are attached to wall so the box wouldn't be deep enough.

Most fridges that are counter depth are designed for 36 or 42 in openings.  Just be glad you got the profile-install specs require 1/8 in SIDE clearance for GE [fan in back plus water hookup.   Samsung is 3/8 on side -not functional as a replacement product for 36 in openings.  [/quote]

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