Installing Refrigerator Cabinet Side Panels

Learn how to close off cabinet gaps by installing filler strips and cover panels.

Installing refrigerator cabinet side panels. End panel front panel with cabinet front panel hybrid with fridge and custom handles. Installing refrigerator end panels the search for better methods. How to install a fridge overlay panel. Some refrigerator models have pre existing trim that allows you to simply slide the.

The next step for installing our kitchen cabinets was to create a cleat for the cabinet above the refrigerator. Precisely fit and install these strips for a neat seamless finish. Question one of the more tedious items i ve encountered over the years has been fastening outboard refrigerator end panels the ones that are not supported by base cabinets and in some cases not supported by upper cabinets either. The open side of the fridge cabinet has a wall end to keep the box together and once the cabinet is stood up the free finished end is put in place covering the.

Building the cabinet frame is simple. You can also use custom panels to. For the side panels use a 5 4 inch stock. One aesthetically we wanted the cabinet to be more flush with the front of the refrigerator and two the side cover panel wouldn t work if we didn t.

We needed wanted to bump out the fridge cabinet for two reasons. Watch the 3 ways to create refrigerator panels. While many of the manufacturers do offer detailed specs on clearances etc i have yet to see any that offer nuts and bolts installation help. Installing refrigerator end panels.

Then attach 1 4 inch plywood to the back of the upper cabinet. The fun part is putting the rest together. Installing a custom fridge overlay panel allows you to extend the decor of your kitchen to the front of your refrigerator.