How to build a refrigerator into a kitchen set: is it possible to do it yourself, instructions, photo and video tutorials

If you still don't know how to save kitchen space, we will help you. Have you ever heard of built-in home appliances?

So, this article will introduce you to such a wonderful innovation as a built-in kitchen refrigerator, which can be compactly placed in your kitchen.

Built-in refrigerators without freezer

A kitchen with a built-in refrigerator is another step towards comfort! For a small room in a Khrushchev, such models are just perfect.

The compact unit has a capacity of about 90-170 liters, and some models of this type category are equipped with a built-in freezer compartment.

It easily fits under the countertop of a kitchen unit and has a pleasant functionality for any housewife (vibration damping and noise suppression function).

Two-compartment built-in refrigerators

A large family requires a large refrigerator, so a two-chamber refrigerator built into the kitchen will come in handy.

A distinctive feature of such units is a separate refrigerating and freezing chamber (each has its own door and a separate refrigeration mode is set in each).

As for the freezer, it can be located both above and below. In general, two-compartment refrigerators are one of the most common models of home refrigeration units.

Almost all well-known brands produce such units, equipping them with all kinds of functions and additional features.

Each manufacturer pays special attention to its "brainchild" - the "insides" are covered with a special antimicrobial coating, and some models even have special zones of freshness.

Wine coolers

Kitchens with a built-in refrigerator have long taken root in the West, but in our country this is a fairly exclusive acquisition. If you want to surprise your friends, then a special wine refrigerator built into the kitchen set will be a real godsend!

It is specially designed for storing wines and creates a favorable environment for storing them inside.

How to build a refrigerator

If you are a jack of all trades, then it will not be difficult for you to integrate the refrigerator into the headset.

First, let's decide on the material that will be needed in the work:

• Furniture awnings;
• Furniture handles;
• Chipboard;
• Tools.

Have you got everything ready? Then you can safely get to work.

This instruction will help you quickly and easily save your kitchen space and just make some nice changes to the design of the room:

1. First, let's get acquainted with such a term as kitchen space optimization. If you are wondering - is it possible to build an ordinary refrigerator into the kitchen? We will answer - you can, but you will not be able to save space. Take into account the previous dimensions of the refrigerator and add to it the additional dimensions of the wooden case - the area occupied by your refrigerator will only increase. In addition to problems with the occupied space, there may be troubles with opening the doors - there will be two of them, and in order to get into the refrigerator, you must first open the cabinet door and only then the door itself refrigerator. It is better to use the special built-in refrigerator models mentioned above.
2. Built-in kitchen appliances - a refrigerator, in particular, does not have its own decorative case - this will allow you to make a unique case yourself, adapting it to match the color and size of the kitchen on an individual basis (the pantograph system allows you to connect the doors of the cabinet and refrigerator, and therefore, the problem of double doors).
3. Making a box from chipboard with your own hands is quite simple and even a beginner in joinery can do it. To comply with the design and color balance of the kitchen space, you should purchase chipboard of the same color and pattern as your kitchen set. If your headset has complex decorative elements or cornices, then do not spare money on them. After removing the dimensions from the refrigerator, you can start marking and sawing parts for the future cabinet-body. Experts, for cutting chipboard, recommend using a jigsaw (the cuts will be smooth and neat). The cut parts must be fastened together with furniture screws.
4. When making a cabinet for a built-in refrigerator, it is important to remember about the lower ventilation hole in the bottom. The cabinet itself should be equipped with a small podium and the back wall should not be attached to it. When installing the cabinet in place, use the water level - it is necessary that the cabinet and the refrigerator built into it stand relatively level.

Attention!!! Do not forget about the power cord of the refrigerator, for which special holes should be drilled in the side wall (for large holes, a feather drill is used).

1. A built-in refrigerator is mounted in a ready-made and already installed box in its place. The cabinet door is designed according to the pantograph system and is regulated at the discretion of the home master. Correct adjustment is silently opening doors. Open slices of chipboard must be masked with a paper (pre-purchased) edge.

Read also the article "Kitchen set design: what to give preference to".

DIY Notes

As in any business, the arrangement of the kitchen has its own nuances that you need not only know, but also take into account:

1. Almost every built-in refrigerator in the kitchen has a personal door canopy system. Often there are units that are built into a cabinet without using a hinge system.
2. There are also refrigerators for built-in kitchens, the doors of which are equipped with hinges - such an alternative system is called "hinged on skids". In work, such doors open, as if sliding, relative to each other. When installing this system, take into account the weight of the doors, which must be evenly distributed between the hinges of the kitchen cabinet and the built-in refrigerator.
3. How to integrate a refrigerator into the kitchen? It's very simple - choose the right chipboard for the kitchen design and mount a special cabinet for at least a two-meter unit.

Note!!! A built-in refrigerator doesn't have to look like a cabinet. For example, manufacturers of home appliances Ariston approached this issue creatively and presented a built-in refrigerator model with transparent walls.

Features of embedded models

In general, kitchens with a built-in refrigerator have exactly the same functions as kitchens with conventional units.

But in addition to the standard functionality, embedded models have a number of certain advantages:

• Capacity - you will be pleasantly pleased by the fact that built-in refrigerators take up much less space, but at the same time, they have a large capacity compared to conventional refrigerators;

• Zero camera - another innovation that is found in almost all built-in models. The zero chamber allows you to store food much longer than in a simple refrigerator - a special microclimate atmosphere in the chamber has the optimal temperature and humidity, which has a positive effect on the safety of meat, vegetables and fruit;
• Profitability - increased thermal insulation of the walls and energy-saving mode will allow owners of built-in models to save a little on electricity consumption;
• Low background noise performance - decorative panels of built-in refrigerators create an additional barrier preventing the penetration of noise into the kitchen;

Built-in refrigerator models are suitable not only for home conditions - they look great in offices and under display cases. Modern manufacturers offer the consumer a huge number of models adapted to any kitchen, whether it be tiny rooms in a Khrushchev or spacious kitchens in a pent-house.

The price for built-in refrigerators is about the same as for conventional units, so the vast majority of citizens will not have any problems buying them.

Built-in kitchen furniture - see here.

Finally

A kitchen with a built-in refrigerator is the first step towards saving and efficient use of work space. We hope that you have received all the necessary information in full and the question - how to build a refrigerator in a headset will not become a stumbling block for you.

If you have any other questions on this topic, then you are presented with photo and video materials that will clearly answer them.

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