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Critique my Kitchen & Utility plans

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Chasingsquirrels · 10/08/2019 17:09

Hopefully 2D plan and 3D renderings attached.

Kitchen sink (single, 1.5 bowl won't fit) isn't in the corner as shown on the 3D, but in the unit as you stand in front of it, with draining board to the right over the drawer pack.
Base units are 500 drawer pack, 1000 corner sink unit with 500 door then appliances at right angles to sink unit are integral fridge and integral dishwasher.
Wall units are 2 x 500, 1 x corner, then 2 x 600 over appliances.

Sink and plumbing has to stay in this corner, at present sink is on the other side of the same run with the draining board over the dishwasher but I want to fit the fridge into this corner as well and can't see how to fit it all in with a drawer pack any other way.

(This corner will be plates, glasses, breakfast foodstuffs etc in wall units and also have kettle & toaster - at present fridge is on the other side of the room and getting milk for coffees grates on me all the time)

Larder unit in corner is 600.

Long run is 2 x 600 base and wall, 900 range cooker with 900 top box above (currently have recycling extractor and I don't think it's worth the electricity as it doesn't extract, not possible to vent an extractor) then 2 x 600 base and wall.

Large opening is to open conservatory.

Utility room 3D rendering difficult to view as you end up sitting in the wall!

The boiler is fully under the worktop not with the top bit coming above as drawn.
Sink is in unit, with draining board over washing machine to right (other way would be above boiler which needs removable worktop for servicing), then tumble drier then fridge freezer.

The appliances will stand a few cm proud of the worktop due to piping running along the wall (may be rectified in future as appliances go wrong and are replaced if less deep ones available).
There is also piping along the short wall, hence the gap between the fridge freezer and the wall.

There is a vertical service casing on the wall immediately next to where the fridge freezer will be, so that wall cupboard will be cut round it (if I place the casing I can't fit the units on top of it).

Base and wall units will either be 800 or 900 depending on whether I can fit the 900 base as it's very tight with the boiler clearances.

Any thoughts, comments, ideas appreciated?

Critique my Kitchen & Utility plans
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Chasingsquirrels · 10/08/2019 21:54

Anyone?

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rosedream · 10/08/2019 22:09

It looks lovely.
The cupboards either side of the cooker have you thought about having large drawers instead. I think they are more practical and look nicer.

Id scrap fitted fridge. Put a nice free standing larder type one where the larder cupboard is and turn the fridge into a cupboard. The ones that are fitted are tiny.

Is the kitchen open to a dining area ? You could think about curved end cupboards if it is.

SunshineCake · 10/08/2019 22:13

Always drawers never cupboards under the unit would be my advice. I have six drawers and two single cupboards and two double cupboards under my unit. Next time it will be all drawers.

Chasingsquirrels · 10/08/2019 22:26

Thanks both.

Originally planned drawers, then when I've looked at and tried them in showrooms I just don't like them. At all. Hmm, can't really explain what I don't like about them.

Currently have fitted fridge (and will reuse), seems plenty big enough because also have fridge freezer in utility with the fridge part being mainly drinks, fruit and veg.

Larder unit can't be an appliance due to vertical surface casing in the corner, and also mains stopcock on the wall.

The opening is to a conservatory, but the end of the units are open to it, the wall comes in to a 173cm opening, so the units fit into the space rather than ending in an opening (as picture)

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