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BlueTomales t1_iy0om13 wrote

Hey! So i live in an older house, and I wanted to replace my fridge. most of the ones I like don't quite fit in the space (they're a bit too tall) so I want to removed the shelves above the current fridge, but I can't for the life of me figure how how they're attached.

[https://imgur.com/a/pGNCC4S] https://imgur.com/a/pGNCC4S

The back of the shelf is screwed in. There's a couple more screws at the very top as well (you can see one back top right of picture 2). Is it all just glued tongue and groove? Is there any way to take this out without just smashing it all with a hammer?

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SwingNinja t1_iy0wto3 wrote

Almost certain that they're too cheap to be tongued and grooved. If they're installed like mine were, you just need to remove the screws. The ones on the back could be quite long (2-3 inches), screwed to the studs.

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BlueTomales t1_iy1dchr wrote

The problem is that there are basically no screws! Like I only need to remove the one centre piece diesn't have a single screw in it. So either its attached behind the trim, or its glued?

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1998f1504x4 t1_iy0zgyy wrote

fixed link: https://imgur.com/a/pGNCC4S

In my opinion you will have to smash. I'd really like to see a better pic of the pieces the cupboard door hinges are attached to though. Another response said that your cupboards were "too cheap" to be t&g but I disagree - these are decently build cabinets.

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BlueTomales t1_iy1dsbn wrote

Thanks for the fixed link! Yeah the shelves and walls of the cupboards are all some sort of melamine, but the doors and facing trim is all solid wood. That's what the hinges are attached to - the solid wood trim. There seem to be a couple staples and such attaching some of the trim, but not enough to hold them as firmly as they are.

I think they were maybe-built by a previous occupant - a lot of the stuff in the house is high end, very competent, home handyman stuff.

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