Hey all, I was looking to see if anyone had any storage suggestion ideas for this Dead space. I have behind my refrigerator. I’m only able to reach in. Probably about 3 ft or so, but the space is about 4 ft wide by 7 ft long. The floor of this space is also the ceiling of my basement, so I can’t see it supporting very much weight without being reinforced. Looking for ideas if you have any, thanks!

    • Jayb151@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      3 天前

      Lol! Not a bad idea. I was thinking I might put a huge shelf in the area, because if I open that door on the left, I could probably slide it out and access every thing.

  • unphazed@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 天前

    I’d make a pull out pantry but also consider wiring in a battery power station inside to power the fridge during power outages.

  • spacemanspiffy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 天前

    Cut a hole in the floor in there to the basement.

    Run a hotwheels track (or similar) from your countertop, though the storage area, through the floor, and down to the basement.

    Or more practically, store big/lightweight items and use a reacher grabber thingy as others suggested.

  • justdaveisfine@piefed.socialEnglish
    12·
    3 天前

    You could build some shelving and use it as a baking tray holder, with the trays facing vertical. They would be easy to slide in/out.

  • Hikermick@lemmy.world
    4·
    3 天前

    So odd. The trim on the left has a notch cut in it to accommodate the light switch cover? Seems like it would have been easier to move the box on inch to the right or cut the plastic cover rather than the trim? Why not make better use of the space by accessing it from another wall? This looks like a novice handyman’s work. It would make me worry about what you can’t see.

    • Jayb151@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      3 天前

      Agreed. We moved out to “the country” a few months ago and there are a lot of little… “Why’d they do it that way,” kind of stuff.

      • Hikermick@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 天前

        I bought a house in the inner city like that. Some things off the top of my head: wiring from a wall switch to the ceiling light was wired with an extension cord. Not a heavy duty orange one, the brown twisty kind you would use for Christmas lights. Knob and tube wiring that was capped at a dead end (no junction box) protruding from a hole in a closet. At the panel everything was updated romex so it was tied in somewhere. Never figured out where. Wires were sliced together in the kitchen ceiling without being in a junction box, squirrels got in and would cause it to short out.

        An outlet tester costs $10 and will tell you if outlets are wired properly.

  • JakenVeina@midwest.social
    1·
    21 小时前

    Drug money.

    I mean, the trouble is you gotta move the fridge to get to it, yeah? So surely nothing you’d want to get at frequently.

    Christmas/Birthday presents?

    Really rare house supplies? Like, say, light bulbs?

    One of them portable fireproof safes with important documents?

  • branch@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 天前

    Make an elevator from the basement to the kitchen. Or just make a hole to the basement, but your laundry basket under and throw your dirty laundry in the hole.

  • itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works
    12·
    3 天前

    Homelab. Or a pantry with deep pull out shelves. Or open it up on the side of the room through that doorway and convert to a built-in bookshelf or cupboard and close it up on the kitchen side.

    • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
      1·
      2 天前

      I second this. Especially if you’ve the means to vent it appropriately. It will help isolate noise.

      And if youre feeling like some minor woodworking… They sell door framing for next to nothing at big box stores… A thinner one would vastly improve your light switch situation ;)

    • Jayb151@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      3 天前

      Thanks kind of where I’m leaning. Do you know of a track or something that would allow me to pull the storage out?

      • itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works
        4·
        3 天前

        I’d start with IKEA, for inspiration at the very least. A lot of their kitchen stuff is very modular, so they may have something that could fit in without too much fuss.

      • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 天前

        Rack tracks exist for this and if you are looking to not get smushed or see your equipment take a fall I’d strongly recommend it.

        For a smaller lighter rack many racks can be bolted down and pulled out / rotated.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    5·
    3 天前

    I’m sure that floor is the same as the rest of the house, as floor is built first, then walls atop the floor.

    So wouldn’t worry about the loads it can handle.