Just my 2 cents on that foundation. It would have cost a lot less to fill in and compact one foot of dirt and pour a slab over it. The water line would have to go under the slab and I don’t know if that works in frost zones. If not, I would have just pulled water line through ceiling down into attached garage. I always prefer to have water, gas, electrical pulled through ceilings and attic because they are easier to repair down the road.
The water line has been buried there for almost 50 years without a problem that I am aware of, it’s probably deep enough already to be below the frost line.
I think I’ll ping the architect and ask him why he went with a crawlspace instead of a slab. We may have needed to trench all the way around the space to put it footers to support the slab (that dang frost line again) and at that point you’ve already dug out a substantial chunk of it.
@BunsenBurner, yep, $3500+ is what I am seeing for 72" fridges, vs. $1800-2400 or so for regular height.
What’s wrong with Samsung or LG appliances?
Let’s just say our local appliance store does not carry them… shiny plastic junk. We paid $2,000 or so for our fridge a year ago. Shop around, you will find that what that the $$ listed on the websites are not what one would pay. Especially if you are buying a package of several appliances. I highly recommend KitchenAid.
I just bought the fridge mentioned in 1218. I think we paid $2645. I’m not sure if I am looking at the final price. We went back and forth a few times. It won’t be installed until sometime in June.
IMO, appliances is one area where I would not go cheap. If I needed to save some $$ upfront, I would rather buy cheaper light fixtures and then replace them one by one (which is what we did in the previous house).
@Mom22039 Local store or on-line?
$2600-ish I could deal with.
Very interesting… thanks!
Our appliances were from Albert Lee - our appliance boutique. It pays to shop around, especially at local stores for this stuff.
You can shop around for that Kitchenaid. Just note that the filtered water dispenser is inside the door. So you have to open the door and hold it open for awhile to fill a large cup.
I also have that fridge in my house, covered with cabinet panels. I love the storage. I found mine at the Sears Outlet scratch and dent place for about $1700
That is the downside. The upside is clean line, sleek doors without the ugly water dispenser. My next fridge will have no ice maker or water line… we never use them.
I have never bought a fridge with the outside ice maker and water dispenser. Just one more thing to go wrong, IMO.
But I do have the water line to the ice maker inside the freezer. Who wants to fill ice cube trays??
@notrichenough Local Store. DC area.
I hate water/ice dispensers on outside. I specifically chose one with it on the inside. I use it all the time.
I never had a fridge with an outside ice dispenser until I got the Cape house, and the 40 year old fridge it came with has one.
I kind of like having it! It’s very convenient,and we drink a lot of iced beverages. DW is not so keen on the outside dispensers.
Inside ice maker is a must. I don’t want to deal with trays ever.
We mostly drink hot tea and sparkling water. Neither requires ice, so no trays here either. 
I don’t even know if the water dispenser in our “inherited” Subzero works… but I shut off the ice maker.
Add me to the list of not wanting any water line. That is usually the first part to have problems, and I hate any type of water problem! Plus they take up too much of the valuable freezer space for an icemaker. But we only have 2 in our household, so ice trays work fine.
I have that same Kitchen Aid fridge in BB’s link. We have an ice maker in the freezer but no water line.
One weird quirk is that the 4 adjustable shelves do not go all the way to the back. There’s a 2" gap and things fall down. There’s also no butter dish and no egg dish. I’m fine with that, but not with having my butter fall down that crack like a toboggan!
That “crack” is what apparently allows good air circulation within providing even cooling. I put taller items in the back so it is easier to see shorter stuff. Fridge Tetris of sorts. B-)
Butter dish and egg dish? People use those things? Interesting how we all differ. Those two pieces of plastic that came with our previous fridge went into garbage. Butter is stored in a crystal serving dish (the rest of Costco butter is in its native packaging is in the freezer), and eggs are eaten 4 a day, and a Costco pack would not fit that measly egg dish.