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Just want opinion on this since I'm not sure if it would work. I hate my pantry, it's a closet that someone tossed some rubbermaid shelving in. To deep to be useful, but it would have its uses as a cleaning supplies closet - do that though and I have no home for food...so what I was thinking was this
I do have enough room to put two pull out units side by side. If it were properly mounted to the wall on one side down the length, would this work?
Also I was thinking about finishing the outside of the cabinets to match my kitchen.
Is this just my imagination or would this be possible?
I might worry a bit about the second one; is it possible to bracket it to the ceiling? In my bedroom, Ihave one attached at the wall and a second one that stands next to a low base cabinet, but it is firmly attached to a 4x4 post that we installed.
I say go for it. I have two 15" pull-out pantrys next to each other as part of a series of wall cabinets (including fridge and oven) of my galley kitchen and they look great next to each other.
You can secure the cabinets to each other easily with the hardware provided, and share legs to they will be perfectly aligned, and structurally will act pretty much as one unit.
As for attaching, are you saying they will only be attached to the wall on one side, sort of free-standing, with no wall directly behind to attach too? If so, I think that would work fine, so long as you use 2/3 inch deck screws to attach the one next to the wall to some studs.
Net, structurally and stability-wise, I think you'll be fine, but I admit I'm having a hard time imagining the room layout if, in fact, they are free-standing without their backs against a wall.
my bad - you are right they would be sitting in a a corner of the room, so in fact the back side and one length would be attached. Some structural integrity could also be added i guess since I'm planning on putting a billy bookshelf against the exposed length for my cookbook collection.
In that case, I don't recommend attaching to the wall on the side at all. Just follow the directions for attaching to the rear wall. Also, I highly recommend not using rear legs, but instead using a 2x4 "rail" securely screwed (using 3 inch deck screws) into the wall studs. This makes the cabinets MUCH easier to install and level, and they are more stable. You just level the rail, and everything you sit on it is automatically level (side-to-side). You can also screw the back bottom of your cabinets onto the rail as well.
The reason I don't recommend attaching anything to a wall is because walls are NEVER straight or level, unless your house/apt/condo was just built within the last few years by a really anal-retentive carpenter. If you properly level your cabinets front-to-back and side-to-side, odds are you will have some type of gap at some point between the cabinet and any adjacent wall. This is preferable to unlevel cabinets that hug an unlevel wall, as doors/drawers will not operate or attach as well.
Enjoy your pantry. I know what you mean about using a deep closet for a pantry. I can't tell you how many cans of kidney beans I used to buy for chili cause I can never see them and think I'm out I'm really looking forward to my new pull-out pantries!
trillium, I can't see your pics, so apologize if this isn't relevant. I'm not sure if you want to add something to the inside of your closet or replace the closet altogether. Anyway, I found these at Lee Valley. You would need to add a sturdily installed upper shelf for attaching the larder units.
They come in 3 sizes, from 9.8" to 17.7" wide, priced from $179 to $189. Other vendors have these or similar units.
my one peice of advice to anyone mounting a cabinet (especially any of the high cabs) in a way where they don't back up against the wall is to attach a runner or something along the back so that the back panel won't pull away. i have to pull my stand alone 30in pantry down to reattach the back and secure it as well since something got pushed back there and the hardboard popped.
just my 2 cents, i'm sure many people haven't had this problem (i think ultimately mine stems from my nail gun), but it's worth mentioning
~Dulci
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I'm really looking forward to my new pull-out pantries!
