bmellis
Well-Known Member
Lately, I've been dreaming up a keezer for my 350 sqft NYC studio apartment. As space is obviously a commodity, the goal is to make it as narrow as possible (basically the width of a chest freezer that can hold three corny kegs and a CO2 tank, with a collar if necessary), with less concern for the height or depth of the keezer. I'm designing it in the style of a vertical liquor cabinet, with the freezer at the bottom, a bar on top of that with three taps on the back wall, and then some sort of liquor shelf and hanging glass space above that, and possibly a little horizontal wine bottle storage if I have space. The entire thing will be covered in a nice stained veneer with trim, be very attractive, etc.
Because there will be a "back wall" to the cabinet that won't move, I have to build the bar top/top of the freezer so that it can hinge up without having to move the cabinet, the faucets, etc. This shouldn't be too much of a problem because like I said, the faucets will be attached to a vertical back wall and not to the lid of the freezer/bar top.
If I leave the hinges as is--attached to the bottom of the freezer lid--then when you lift the freezer lid, the top-back edge of the freezer lid will extend backwards and dig into the back wall, basically not allowing the lid to open. One way around this would be to leave a space equal to the thickness of the lid behind the lid on the horizontal plane. But this wouldn't be too attractive, unless you put a removable strip of wood or something.
What I want to do is re-hinge the lid so that the hinges are on top of the freezer lid/bar top and would, I guess, attach it to the back wall of the cabinet. With this setup the bottom-back edge of the lid will extend into the interior of the freezer, which is fine and would allow the lid to open.
Has anyone here done something like this before? If so, how were you able to ensure a tight seal? Are there any other considerations?
Because there will be a "back wall" to the cabinet that won't move, I have to build the bar top/top of the freezer so that it can hinge up without having to move the cabinet, the faucets, etc. This shouldn't be too much of a problem because like I said, the faucets will be attached to a vertical back wall and not to the lid of the freezer/bar top.
If I leave the hinges as is--attached to the bottom of the freezer lid--then when you lift the freezer lid, the top-back edge of the freezer lid will extend backwards and dig into the back wall, basically not allowing the lid to open. One way around this would be to leave a space equal to the thickness of the lid behind the lid on the horizontal plane. But this wouldn't be too attractive, unless you put a removable strip of wood or something.
What I want to do is re-hinge the lid so that the hinges are on top of the freezer lid/bar top and would, I guess, attach it to the back wall of the cabinet. With this setup the bottom-back edge of the lid will extend into the interior of the freezer, which is fine and would allow the lid to open.
Has anyone here done something like this before? If so, how were you able to ensure a tight seal? Are there any other considerations?