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Originally Posted by Jimmydoodlebug
Great replies, thanks. 
It's apparent that my Lantana, 2005 model, was either built wrong or built to different specs. I'm the second owner so I don't expect the Warranty to cover the issue. My wife thinks that the opening is 36" and if we can reroute the plumbing and pull out the baseboards we can squeeze a full size refrigerator in there.
If you haven't looked for a new refrigerator lately it's amazing what a couple of more inches in width can get you. The original refrigerator is a side by side and the freezer side is only about 10" wide inside so lots of things won't fit and we want to get rid of it.
We've only been here a couple of weeks and remodeling the kitchen wasn't on our to-do list, but it's working its way to the top now!
I think my next post will be a request for a handyman recommendation. |
Hi again, Jimmydoodlebug,
Your house was built during the time when TV could not build houses fast enough. It sure sounds like something slipped through the cracks.
If I were you, I would call Warranty anyway. Not to screech at them -- I never screech at anybody -- but to get some information.
Warranty can tell you a lot about your house, like who did what. Warranty will know if this problem has shown up in other homes built at the time, and they might surprise you with some solutions.
(Yes. I know I sound ridiculously optimistic. But actually, I am just one of those "leave no stone unturned" people when it comes to trying to solve a problem......sometimes. -- But I also know when I need to stop turning over stones because I already know what's under them. -- I am not quite there yet with this one.)
Will Warranty take ownership of what is so clearly the builder's mistake? I don't know. But it can't hurt to ask some questions, if you want to.
And again, thank you for sharing the information. Who ever would have thought to check the size of appliance openings that should be standard. What happened should not have happened.
Oh dear......I am posting way too much these last couple of days, and for some reason, this appliance-opening mess-up by the builder is bringing out the advocate in me......Thank goodness we are invited out tonight so I can talk to people I can actually see.
Be back soon,
Boomer Rae
PS: I saw Redwitch's post above this one, after I hit 'submit.' Red really knows the territory and gives good advice and does not digress like I am wont to do.
