We are doing a job now that has a few features I thought were worth mentioning.
For wall cab runs under which there are light fixtures, the doors are brought down so their bottoms are 1-1/4″ below carcase floor bottom, and a 1-1/8″ light rail strip is fixed to the carcase floors, that closed doors cover. We’ve done them with light rails, but this is a sleeker look.
Plugmold strips are fixed to a lineal of beveled 5/4 stock, back where the wallcab carcase bottoms meet wall. The beveled face of the mounting strip angles the plugmold down 30 degrees for easy plug in. We like plugmold under wallcabs in kitchens, rather than receptacles on walls. Cleaner look, and cleaner backsplash detailing, especially if it is tiled.
The wallcabs that flank the range, with the vent hood in between, have doors that are hinged away from the range, and doormounted spiceracks. The cook can open both doors, and have a large array of spices visible and within easy reach.
Only one (and it was an oversight we regret) of the base cabs is outfitted with fixed shelves, rather than pullout trays. Base cabs 24-deep with fixed shelves make for lousy storage, but they are almost worth a gym membership, with the kneeldowns and kneebends required for retrieving stuff from the backs of shelves. All 24-deep basecabs should have pullouts, IMHO.
Corner susan cabs are fitted with “bifold pie” hinges that link the cab-hinged door to the linked door. The cab-hinged doors have 170 degree hinges. We prefer this to two doors independently hinged, or an ell door config.
The island is plain, without a cooktop or sink, but has some cool features. On the business side, fulldepth drawers are atop halfdepth cabs below, each below cab having a pullout waste bin. The space saved by making the wastebin cabs half depth is used for open shelving on the back side, in under the kneespace for island seating.
The power receptacles in the island are on the kneespace side of the end panels, more hidden from view than otherwise.
Every door and drawer is soft-closing. We’ll never do another cab job without this feature.
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"Corner susan cabs are fitted with "bifold pie" hinges that link the cab-hinged door to the linked door. The cab-hinged doors have 170 degree hinges. We prefer this to two doors independently hinged, or an ell door config."
Why the 90 type of corner cabinet rather than the 45? I have the 45 and it gives you a single door? I like the looks better than the 90. Never used the 90, but it also seem better functionally to me.
One the uppers it sounds like you have frameless cabinets. Otherwise I can't figure out how you would that with the doors. Sounds like a neat idea.
How about some pics.
The wallcabs that flank the range, with the vent hood in between, have doors that are hinged away from the range, and doormounted spiceracks. The cook can open both doors, and have a large array of spices visible and within easy reach.
Everything is cool. Spice doesn't like heat and humidity so I would put it on a shallow pull-out on the base next to the cooktop.
Do you use the Blum soft-close? Wondering if there is naything cheaper and just as good or better.
pictures ...
we demand pictures!
Jeff
Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa