Thank you! And don’t forget just for registering you have a chance to win an appliance set so good luck!
Standard washer is usually 27″ wide and dryers are either 27″ or 29″ for the most part. I said mostly as if you are talking front loaders some can be 29″. So you have 53″ and that is tight, I don’t want to say go for a 24″ wide machine as the capacity is too small, so here is where I can help look at the Speed Queen washer TR5003WN as it is narrow at 25 5/8 then pair it with their matching dryer at 26 5/8 butter up the sides and your good. It is my go-to in tight spaces because the washer being an inch under 27 is a life saver! Besides, what fantastic machines they are!
Thank you for coming to the site to ask the question, as long as you guys ask, I will answer even as I’m in my home office and my wife has yelled dinner is ready an hour ago and I said but honey people need answers!
So to your question, appliances do not last that long anymore. Anything over 10 years in my opinion is at its life expectancy. At 18 years of age, I am afraid you will be chasing gremlins in a broken product. However, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it as they say. Nothing is made like it was and that is just the world we live in. Technology is great in some circumstances, but what always makes me laugh is I grew up and my parents would have a washer for 25 years… Now 7-10 and you feel blessed!
I get it some guys like the knobs! It’s ok there are a few so if you want a budget-friendly unit I would look at the Frigidaire Pro FPIC3077RF. If you want higher quality checkout the BlueStar BSP36INDCKT one of the best with the knobs. Something really unique to help both of you is the Samsung nz36k7880ug that has a magnetic knob controller that is removable so if he wants a knob you can hand it to him and say here go to town 🙂
Great question and I appreciate you asking as so many stores take this knowledge for granted. You will need to look for specific appliances that say “panel ready” or “integrated” not all appliances are as a matter of fact many are not. They need to come ready to accept a cabinet front (supplied by others) from the factory as the door is built differently. A dishwasher for instance, would have a bare metal unfinished front and would ship with the hardware needed to attach the wood panel to it. One thing to keep in mind is when your paneling an appliance 99% of them will not ship with hardware such as handles. This is because the concept is to “integrate” them into surrounding cabinetry to look like it’s built in. This way when ordering kitchen hardware you can get handles to match. Many stores can direct you as to what appliance is panel ready. I would suggest a smaller local independent store as they will have the most knowledge on these types of appliances vs big box!
The issue here is the icemaker. Undercounter fridges with icemakers will be well over the $1000 threshold. So if you can give up the ice and want to keep the budget at $1000 I would look at a basic dorm type fridge, not a true built-in but something you can put some breathing room around and then maybe spend around $499 for a