Full height doors or 70/30 split in tall units?
I am planning a bank of tall units along one wall that will include full height fridge/freezers and larder units either side of the ovens.
My dilemma is whether to go with 70/30 split doors (Option 1 in the picture) or full height doors (Option 2 in the picture).
I'd like to go with separate full height fridge and full height freezer rather than 2 x 70/30 fridge/freezers, but the full height ones seem more expensive than the split appliances. A 70/30 split appliance with a full height door sounds odd as you would have to open both the fridge and freezer at the same time even when you only needed one of them.
But I think the opposite is true with the larder units where having a full height door makes more sense. Symmetry is important to me so I don't want to mix the options.
What would you do?
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3 years agoHi Ellie,
Yes it's a side wall on the left as you enter the space and the island will run parallel. The main view when you enter the room is the bi-fold/sliding doors out into the garden. Full plan shown below, but nothing is set in stone yet as the builders haven't even started on the extension part.
I know the freezer is shown very close to the wall in the plan, but I want to get one that copes with a 90 degree opening or I can shrink the open shelving down by a few inches to allow the door to open fully if needed.
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3 years agoModern appliances are well insulated meaning there is no problem planning an oven next to the fridge.
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