Kitchen Fitting

How much space needed at sides of freestanding fridge freezer?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.38 PM

Tall freestanding fridge freezer will stand in the corner at the end of a row of 600mm deep base units. It has to stand away from the wall at the back so the view from the side won't look nice. It would look better if I build a housing round the f/f out of furniture board but how much space should I leave between the sides of the f/f and the housing? The f/f vents from the bottom at the back - there are no vents in the sides. I wouldn't put a floor in the housing - the f/f would stand on the kitchen floor and I'd put a large opening at the back of the housing top to let the hot air escape. I've seen pictures of American fridge freezers with housings built round them so I'm pretty sure it's possible but I don't want to get the dimensions wrong and cause problems with the fridge freezer.