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Keep in mind that you also need circulation room around the fridge.
Yes, I was told 1/8 of an inch on sides and 1 inch on top, does that sound right? We have plenty of clearance on top, length wise the cabinet space has plenty of room.
Take the panel off the end and put the refrigerator there. When I was still working in kitchen sales, I was so happy when the manufacturer of the main brand we sold added 31, 34, and 37 inch wide cabinets for above refrigerators. There was no longer any need to add extended stiles or 1/2” fillers on each side of the cabinet to get room for easy fit and air circulation.
I manage residential property and some is high end... opening width can limit options but where there is a will there is a way.
My Sister In Law knew exactly what she wanted in a new refrigerator... they agonized for about a week because they were short 3/16th of an inch.
I took a look and told her to order it and I picked it up.
When it arrived my brother was not happy...
Put it in place and it looked tight... I gave it a shove and it slipped in a like a glove!!!
Made a lot of points with my sister in law that day!
One rental litterly did not have room for the refrigerator that should be...
I pulled off the 1/2" dry wall on one side and replaced it with 1/4' drywall... also fit like a glove.
A thrid option would be repairing what you have...
Mom's Amana Refrigerator is 1980... it went out and all her friends told her to get rid of of it... took me $22 for a new conderser fan kit and about 3 hours of my time... including picking up the part... that was 4 years ago and Mom couldn't be happier...
There is a “standard size” for fridges, they are typically 36” wide (or rather 35.75”) and 70 or 71” tall.
No, there isn't. At least, not a size that everybody sticks to... which means, it isn't standard at all.
Different brands and models have different sizes. I recently had an old Maytag fridge die. It had some room around it, in the opening where it had been for many years. Pulled it out, measured the space, and found that a Whirlpool would fit the space just fine. So ordered one, waited for delivery (10 days), went there to do the installation.
And found that, while the Whirlpool would fit the opening just fine, the route I had to take to get it into this small condo, went between a wall and a structural post... and the fridge wouldn't fit between them. Opening the fridge door didn't help. No way to widen the space between the post and the wall, both were structural.
Now I knew why the previous owner had put in a Maytag that had more room around it than it needed.
Sent the Whirlpool back, ordered a Maytag (they still made that size), and it fit right through between the post and the wall. And once it was in the fridge location in the kitchen, it went in just fine, and had some room around it. And we all lived happily ever after.
Check out lots of different makes and models before you conclude that all fridges come in "standard" sizes. Because they don't.
I like my enclosed fridge. I have an extended cabinet on top, so the front of it is about even with the front of the fridge, and I think it gives it a more finished look. Since I have the dreaded open floor plan, it's important to me that the kitchen coexists more with the living area than would be the case with a separate kitchen.
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