Integrate refrigerator into wall

There is nothing wrong with the refrigerator niche itself, quite the opposite. But I would make it universal ... so about 210 cm high and 61 cm wide, if necessary sealed off at the back in the utility room. Then any stand-alone fridge will fit in there. And yes, the front will not be flush with the wall.

@ Steffi

Why don't you put it directly in the pantry then?


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I would also technically plan a second door in the shell construction and then create the final niche in the drywall construction, so that the refrigerator along with the niche belongs to the kitchen again. So no connection to the pantry is created.

However, this assumes that the clearance dimensions of the refrigerator are known. In most cases, you are not allowed to brick them in.

Why don't you just put it directly in the pantry?

I’ve had that thought too.. it’s just a bit of a hassle to always have to open 2 doors first when you "quickly" need something from the fridge. It would indeed be the easiest solution. I’ll think about it more...

Best regards, Steffi

It's just nice sometimes to have something special, right.

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We have installed a complete kitchen unit flush with the wall, including the refrigerator. However, I would not fit a "stand-alone refrigerator" flush with the wall; what if it breaks and you can't get a replacement of the same size to fit the gap? We can replace the built-in refrigerator since only the cabinet frame is enclosed.
Anyway, if you want to do it, the simplest and very flush solution is to make the opening in the masonry larger, put the refrigerator in, and then close the gap with drywall. By the way, letting the refrigerator stick out about two-thirds at the front, as shown in the picture, looks bad in my opinion. For us, only the front panel sticks out so that the cabinets can still be opened, but the drywall is almost flush (1-2mm).
The dark line in the picture is just a shadow; the drywall is really almost flush. I slipped a very thin piece of cardboard between the gypsum fiberboard and the cabinet and then screwed the panels in place.