We are moving on April 1st. We wanted to get a new refrigerator for the new place so we went over and measured the space for the refrigerator. It turns out that the height in the current space is only 67" - there is a cupboard above the refrigerator. A standard refrigerator is 69 3/4", but refrigerators also come in 66 3/4" height as well. So we spent the weekend looking for refrigerators that meet the height of our new place when all of a sudden my DBF goes into a whole schpeel about how we just can’t do it. There aren’t enough refrigerators in the height that he likes and they just aren’t big enough. I, of course, tell him we have to compromise; however he has a better idea! What is his better idea? Modify the space where the refrigerator goes. I wonder how long we can go without a refrigerator while he “modifies” :teehee: It should be as simple as re doing a cupboard, but I have been through this too many times before to be fooled by the “Its simple” line. For now I am keeping an open mind and gritting my teeth as he gets out a saw, screwdrivers, a level, etc etc etc
:roflhard: Yep, that sounds about right. :teehee:
My mom went thought hell feeding a family of 4 out of a tiny fridge about that size, just because she knew that the modification would be a huge PITA. However, I would not have. I still gripe about their fridge and how “easy” I’d be to cut out the cabinet and put in a bigger one 
We have 4 people too and 2 of them are a man and a 17 year old boy. My BF told me yesterday, in his pitch to modify the refrigerator area, “I eat a lot. Food is very important to me” 
I would definitely MUCH rather have the larger fridge too, which is why I am gritting my teeth and bearing it. I just hope we don’t have to go an extended amount of time out of a cooler or eating take out :nails:
The landlord doesn’t care if you take out a cabinet?
hahahaha…I’m so sorry, but, it is kinda humorous too…lol…Only because I know if it were me in that situation I’d have to resign myself to never owning a fridge :teehee: But, we do have the same problem, with cupboards above the fridge…luckily our current fridge still works, but, it came with the house and we’ve been here 5 years now and I don’t know how old the fridge is…Keeping my fingers crossed! LOL!
Hopefully you guys can settle on something, or, the modifications are taken care of quickly!!
[COLOR=“DarkOrchid”]I think this is an age old problem - probably started just after Adam and Eve got chased out of the Garden… :teehee:
My hubby is an electrician - retired… He has no hobbies… enough said? LOL!
He’s a great guy but… everything has to be ‘perfect’… do wish he’d learn to knit…:roflhard:
Hang in there, Girl!
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Nope! I asked her today. I told her that we would pay for it and that we would keep the same color scheme.
Around our house, the words “this week” get us all snickering. My husband is always saying he’ll do something “this week.” Unfortunately, he never (and I do mean never) gets around to doing what he says. My daughter has been waiting about 3 years for him to put up one of those canopies over her bed. My bathroom has gone “undone” for about 4 years now. There is a pile of wood in our back yard that has been there about 4 years now. He’s going to take care of all that “this week.” Right.
I would do the same. Replacing a cabinet is a pretty easy job and shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours to complete.
In a pinch he can simply remove the offending cabinet and go ahead and put a new fridge in place, replacing the cabinet at a later time. Problem solved.
[color=#300090]Mason, you took all the fun out of it, but you’re right.
Once the cabinet is down, he can take his time to modify it to his exacting standards while Evona can paint the wall exposed by the absent cabinet.
There is a phrase in our house about “tossing your hat over a fence,” The “fence” can be any daunting task. Like a hat tossed over a fence, you have to find away to go get it. That means you immediately start the project.
So, as long as you can find a way to “toss his hat over the fence” you can keep him on the task of modifying the cabinet to your satisfaction.
My DW will occasionally ask a question that implies she may damage something by using the wrong tool. Nothing gets me moving faster than, “John, how big of a hammer do I need to tap on the loose pipe fitting under the sink?” :oo:
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I had to do that.
I finally got a big fridge again. Had to take the door off the house, then the doors off the fridge.
Then the fridge didn’t fit so I had to move my cabinets up. Which wasn’t so bad because I didn’t have a soffit.
I did have to cut out part of the wall and add in a header to get it to sit back far enough.
Then while telling my sister she said my brother was done with his old cabinets which were going to me.
So I took the old cabinets that I just moved down and put up the new ones. The whole kitchen’s worth.
Then he finally got me the countertop so I got the lowers. After that I found out that I had put the sink side of the cabinets up in the wrong order and now that I had a good base to measure from they weren’t level. Plus the height wasn’t convenient for the tiled wall I wanted. So one more time of taking cabinets down and putting them back up.
Anyway, no need to argue with a level. The distance from the top of the fridge is probably 1 1/2". Lay a 2x4 on top of the level fridge and screw the cabinet to the wall where it lands.
If he’s going to move all the cabinets to match just screw 2x4’s to the wall and level them at the height he wants.
I am an extremely lucky woman. When anything needs to be done DH just goes out to his workshop…comes back in with tools and starts right in. He is definitely a self starter!!! :teehee:
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Hmm, I may have to try that technique with my hubby…Of course, replacing your name with his :teehee: Then again, knowing my hubby he’d probably shrug his shoulders and say, “Iunno” hahaha…
I’ve learned to become quite handy around the house…I’ve fixed our toilet which involved draining the tank, unscrewing the tank from the base of the toilet, and replacing all the parts inside the toilet tank, screwing the tank back onto the base, and, I managed to get it done without there being any leaks! I was really proud of myself for that one! That was one project hubby said he’d do because the toilet was broken…Months later I said what the hell and just did it on my own…lol…Luckily we have 2 bathrooms…
Another time I had to completely replace our bathroom faucet…That was another hubby project…lol…There was a little leakage with that one but I just slapped some plumber’s putty around the pipe and that took care of the leak. :teehee:
Then there was the time I had to replace the faucet handle in the bathtub…And yes, that was another hubby job…hahaha…And, all those repairs were in the same damn bathroom! Stupid deteriorating house…lol
Buy the new fridge and put it in the middle of the kitchen where he has to go around it to get to anything … oh, I forgot, he is a man … he won’t even notice it. 
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:roflhard: :roflhard: at this one too!
BTW Demonica - I admire that you got that stuff done in lieu of your hubby . .lol I would love to be able to do more projects around the house. I just don’t have the time unfortunately.
We notice it. We don’t mind it.
If it ain’t broke …
Remember?
While you are extremely lucky, i have found that a few prods help in my case!
First time after marrying a plumber and living with a leaking bathroom faucet; I said: I can fix it. He said: you have to go into the crawl space and turn the water off. I said: I won’t need to shut it off, I’ll just do it really quick. (He did it almost immediately)
Second time I went for the jugular: I’ll just call (his biggest competitor) to do it. (he did it really fast…)
:roflhard: :roflhard: Some great incentives in this thread!!!