Pantry installation question March 14, 2010, 08:17:12 am Yahoo Message Number: 111022Hi all, We are thinking of building a pantry for our 2009 MB. I used an electronic stud finder and could not find any studs in the wall behind the shower (where the clock in mounted) to attach the pantry. Could anyone suggest what I need to attach it to? Does the pantry interfere with the accordion door? What width seems best? Does the pantry interfere with removing the drawers under the closet? Thanks. Ken and Joyce
Re: Pantry installation question Reply #1 – March 14, 2010, 12:52:36 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111028"Could anyone suggest what I need to attach it to?" In my 2003 midbath, I attached the pantry cupboard to the angled wall aft of the bathroom, using four 1" x 1" angle brackets inside the cupboard, and four 1/2" wood screws. As I recall, the two screws on the rear (left) side of the cupboard go into a stud at the corner of that wall, but the screws on the front (right) side just go into the paneling. That may not sound like much of an anchor for an 18" wide x 72" high cupboard full of food, but it has proved entirely adequate. The weight of the cupboard rests on the floor, so there's no stress on those screws except when cornering, and not much even then. By the way, rather than centering the pantry on the angled wall, I mounted it offset as far as possible to the rear of that wall. Doing it that way maximized the space between it and the curbside couch, so you don't feel as if you're threading your way through a tight passageway. The cupboard itself is only four inches deep including its 3/8" thick plywood door. It has no back--it's just a frame of oak 1x4 lumber fastened to the wall, with the door hinged to the frame on the rear (left) side. Again, this mimimizes its intrusion into living space--people don't even notice it until I point it out to them--and it's the perfect depth for common food items such as canned goods, packages of pasta, and so on."Does the pantry interfere with the accordion door?" In my case, yes. You could build a pantry cupboard that didn't interfere with the accordion door if you made the cupboard very narrow (less than a foot wide)... but I figured I already had the ability to close off the rear area by opening the bathroom door, so I didn't need yet another partition. I threw away my accordion door, and made the pantry cupboard 18" wide. "Does the pantry interfere with removing the drawers under the closet?" Not at all. Even when open, the edge of its door is more than two feet away from the drawers. In fact, you can walk past the door even when it's fully open.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Pantry installation question Reply #2 – March 14, 2010, 02:03:00 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111029I've added photos, plans and a bill of materials to the Photos area of this group's website, under the name "Pantry cupboard in midbath". Hope this will be helpful in visualizing what I described in my last post.Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Pantry installation question Reply #3 – March 14, 2010, 08:46:21 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111039Thanks for the info, Andy. That answers all my questions. The photos were especially useful. I was, indeed, having trouble visualizing the installation. Ken and Joyce
Re: Pantry installation question Reply #4 – March 14, 2010, 08:48:03 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111040Ken and Joyce: You may want to consider purchasing Andy Baird's excellent CD, 'Eureka 2'; it's chockful of projects and ideas for making your rig more liveable. Believe me, you won't be disappointed! Just PM Andy for details. suzan
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