Hello,
we are about to take measurements for the windows.
Here is the current topic:
From the kitchen to the terrace (southwest side), we have planned a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) double door with a fixed mullion as the patio door.
During the kitchen planning, we reconsidered this. The doors will probably always be in the way later on.
Now the idea is to possibly upgrade to a lift-and-slide door.
The window installer advises against it, saying that at a total width of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), the passage would be too narrow. He estimates it would be around 80-85 cm (31-33.5 inches).
Do you have any experience with this? Do you have examples yourselves? What would you do?
we are about to take measurements for the windows.
Here is the current topic:
From the kitchen to the terrace (southwest side), we have planned a 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) double door with a fixed mullion as the patio door.
During the kitchen planning, we reconsidered this. The doors will probably always be in the way later on.
Now the idea is to possibly upgrade to a lift-and-slide door.
The window installer advises against it, saying that at a total width of 2 m (6 ft 7 in), the passage would be too narrow. He estimates it would be around 80-85 cm (31-33.5 inches).
Do you have any experience with this? Do you have examples yourselves? What would you do?
ypg schrieb:
That made me laugh. I had to pause for a moment to understand what you meant by the WC. You mean when you enter from outside?
I don’t think the focus should be on very occasional urgent needs, but rather on keeping things reasonable overall.
You can also store something in the cabinet there that you wouldn’t need to access ten times within an hour, especially if the patio door happens to be open. These situations don’t occur all year round. I wouldn’t actually place a refrigerator there.
I think a sliding door would make more sense here.
I would skip the 50cm (20 inches) wall and use the next wall as the load-bearing one.
I’d suggest a distance of about one to 1.10 meters (3.3 to 3.6 feet) between the kitchen countertop and the cabinets at this island length. All walls are already in place.
The distance between the cooking area and the cabinets is currently 1 meter (3.3 feet); a bit more certainly wouldn’t hurt.
markusla schrieb:
The walls are all up already. oh
markusla schrieb:
The distance between the kitchen countertop and the cabinets is now 1 m (3.3 ft), but a little more certainly wouldn’t hurt. A bit more could mean an extra step. But are those tall cabinets? That definitely makes things a bit more complicated.
ypg schrieb:
I would skip this 50 cm (20 inch) wall and instead use the next wall as the load-bearing one.
For this island length, I would recommend a clearance of about 1 to 1.10 meters (39 to 43 inches) from the kitchen unit. I fully agree... this 50 cm (20 inch) wall is really inconvenient and creates too much distance to the tall cabinet wall, making a proper passage difficult. As currently drawn, there is just about 50 cm (20 inch) clearance.
kbt09 schrieb:
Fully agree ... this 50cm (20 inches) wall is really annoying and requires a much larger gap to the tall cabinet wall to allow a proper passage. As currently drawn, there is only about 50cm (20 inches).But unfortunately, it’s already there (and I guess it will be load-bearing).The wall is non-load-bearing but will remain in place.
I think the doors in the kitchen will stay as planned, but we are changing them in the dining room.
By the way, we found out today that my brother has a 2m (6 ft 7 in) lift-and-slide door leading out from the dining room. The clear opening width is perfectly fine for us.
I think the doors in the kitchen will stay as planned, but we are changing them in the dining room.
By the way, we found out today that my brother has a 2m (6 ft 7 in) lift-and-slide door leading out from the dining room. The clear opening width is perfectly fine for us.
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