appliances
French-door refrigerator
Refrigerator with two narrow french doors over a freezer drawer. The dominant residential fridge config — provides wider shelving + smaller swing-out arc than side-by-side or single door.
Cost tier
MID
Cost / sqft
$0–$0
Install
DIY
Durability
high
Maintenance
low
Moisture
good
Cost notes
$1500-3500 mid-tier; $4000-10000 premium counter-depth + built-in. NKBA Kitchen Guideline 7 — landing area minimum 15" on the latch side.
Aesthetic
- Finish: stainless steel, panel-ready, matte black, white
- Color range: finish-dependent
- Visual weight: medium
Climate suitability
✓ Hot-humid
✓ Hot-dry
✓ Mixed-humid
✓ Mixed-dry
✓ Cold
✓ Arctic
Code notes
NKBA Kitchen Guideline 7 — minimum 15" landing on latch side of fridge.
Source
Architectural Graphic Standards — Architectural Graphic Standards (Ramsey/Sleeper) — Materials chapter
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