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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 10, 2016 19:32:52 GMT
Hello,
Would anyone with a Kenilworth who opted to keep a gap in their kitchen units for a fridge please help us by confirming the clear width you were provided?
The kitchen plan received from the sales office shows we should have a gap of 650mm, which should easily accommodate a standard 600mm width fridge freezer.
We have just measured the gap and it is approx 595mm clear width. This will not accommodate anything larger than a skinny fridge suitable for a couple at most, but not a standard size fridge commensurate with five bed house and a family of five.
We have checked thoroughly and this appears to be a combination of the kitchen being built slightly too short and the units set out incorrectly. The errors are a few cm in both cases but the net result is 55mm shaved off our fridge space and us stuck with skinny fridge (which is on its last legs hence why we were keen to upgrade to tall standard width model).
Thank you.
Chris.
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 10, 2016 19:34:06 GMT
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 10, 2016 19:36:05 GMT
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Post by p99ull on Nov 10, 2016 19:54:34 GMT
Sorry, can't help. Ours is built in. By the looks of it, I'm glad we went for that option! :-(
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 10, 2016 19:57:47 GMT
Sorry, can't help. Ours is built in. By the looks of it, I'm glad we went for that option! :-( I can't see how they could have accommodated an additional carcass and standard integral fridge in the gap we have - surely would have been 620mm or so? Total cock up from what I can see. |
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Post by p99ull on Nov 10, 2016 20:04:08 GMT
Well... that's so 'unlike' Harron! ;-)
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Post by p99ull on Nov 10, 2016 20:05:49 GMT
I suppose this difference is, we paid for an integral fridge so they would 'have' to sort it out. With yours they probably thought.... oh well, we don't need to put a fridge in, that's his problem now.
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 10, 2016 20:16:38 GMT
I suppose this difference is, we paid for an integral fridge so they would 'have' to sort it out. With yours they probably thought.... oh well, we don't need to put a fridge in, that's his problem now. That thought had crossed my mind. |
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Post by waverley107 on Nov 10, 2016 22:17:20 GMT
Harron wouldn't think like this, they care about there customers NOT
Yet another c**k up well done Harron Homes
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Post by Rich on Nov 11, 2016 11:31:59 GMT
If you've been supplied the drawings from Harron and can prove that then you should claim under warranty. It doesn't seem like an easy fix with all the other appliances you have on that wall, but it shouldn't be your problem to sort or put up with.
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Post by Matt on Nov 11, 2016 12:41:39 GMT
I'd check with them but I remember being told that the drawings were accurate, but to allow for a discrepancy of 30mm either way. I was Taylor Wimpey though so it might be different for Harron.
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 11, 2016 12:47:21 GMT
A tolerance of 3cm eitherside of 65cm would have left us just enough room, i.e. 1cm either side of a standard 60cm fridge, but this is too far off. I can understand not bothering to be careful with some arbitrary alcove but this was designed as a gap for a freestanding fridge. I don't think a builder/joiner needs to look in the Metric Handbook to understand the implications of getting this wrong.
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Post by winterfell on Nov 13, 2016 7:23:28 GMT
We have just replaced our kitchen, partly because the fitting of the dishwasher pulled the other doors off!
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Post by Luke on Nov 13, 2016 9:44:48 GMT
Its a difficult situation you have. We had the houseceithout the kitchen installed and did otvourselves from scratch so we could have exactly what we wanted. Of course this doesn't help you but it might give other purchasers an idea of what to do themselves to avoid similar problems
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Post by cmpaterson on Nov 13, 2016 22:30:38 GMT
Wish I'd thought to check it during the home demo. Our snagger didn't spot it either.
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