cabinets above FL

17 years ago

We are looking at adding more cabinets in our laundry. Right now we have two 30" tall cabinets the builder put in above the washer/dryer and a whole empty wall above the counter in the laundry.

We could really use a lot more storage and I wonder if any of you can think of any drawback to changing out the 30" x 12" deep cabinets above the w/d to 24" deep cabinets - we could buy just the regular stock above refrigerator cabinets for that and stack 2 since they are 24" tall. This would give us a lot more storage and make the lowest shelf at the same height as now, but out further so less reaching across the w/d for laundry supplies.

We do have front loading machines and right now the only draw back I could see is if we had a top loader.

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regus_patoff
17 years ago
> the only draw back I could see is if we had a top loader.

or pedestals ...
Ron Natalie
17 years ago
We have pedestals and cabinets above our LG TROMMS. Now my wife can't reach anything but the bottom shelf but they are there.
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regus_patoff
17 years ago
> We have pedestals and cabinets above our LG TROMMS. Now my wife can't reach anything but the bottom shelf

Could you convert the Drawers into "step-stools"...

You have to put something into the Drawer ..

AND install some type of "feet" on the outer, bottom lip of the Drawer ...
brutuses
17 years ago
lyfia, I think putting in the deeper cabinets is a smart move. I have FL on pedestals and can't reach anything so I have to just decorate the walls in that area. I can't climb on anything or I should say I refuse to. After falling 10" and fracturing the top of my foot, the only thing I climb is stairs. LOL
lyfia
Original Author
17 years ago
We don't have pedestals, but I was considering doing that. Sounds like if I want pedestals then the extra depth would be a good thing.

I have a hard time reaching some of the stuff in the current 12" depth cabinets now and only use the lower shelf for laundry stuff and the other I have a small step stool to get to the other shelves

Since most of the space with the 24" deep ones would be for storage of items not used on a regular basis, but still needing an a/c'd space I've yet to hear a draw back.