Do you build walk-in pantries in Campbell and the South Bay?

Yes. Our office is at 2272 Camden Avenue in Campbell, and we build walk-in pantries in Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, Cupertino and across the Bay Area as part of our design-build kitchen remodeling. We hold California CSLB License #975092 and have been licensed since 2012.

How big does a walk-in pantry need to be?

About 5 by 5 feet is the practical minimum for shelves on three sides with room to stand. Below that, a 4-foot-wide reach-in with a single wall of shelves and a wide door is often more useful than a cramped walk-in.

Can we take space from the garage for a pantry?

Often, yes. A few feet along the shared wall can be reframed into the house, as long as the garage still fits what it needs to and the house-to-garage fire separation is rebuilt on the new wall. We handle the permit process with your city's building department.

Can I put a refrigerator or freezer in the pantry?

Yes. It needs a dedicated circuit and space for air to circulate around it, and the door has to clear the shelves. We plan the outlet and the clearance before the shelving is built.

Does a pantry need a permit?

If walls are framed or moved or wiring is added, which is nearly every walk-in pantry, yes. We handle the permit process with your city's building department as part of the project.

Kitchen Remodeling Walk-In Pantries

A real pantry, not a deep cabinet.

Name: Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co.
Address: 2272 Camden Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, US
Telephone: (408) 903-3390
Price range: $$$

Silicon Valley Kitchen & Bath Co. designs and builds walk-in pantries from our office in Campbell, serving the South Bay and the Bay Area. Most houses were not built with one, so the job starts with finding the space, usually a hall closet, a slice of the garage or an underused corner of the kitchen, then framing it, wiring it and fitting shelving sized to what you actually store. One design-build team handles the layout, the permit and the build.

CSLB License #975092 · Licensed since 2012 · 2272 Camden Avenue, Campbell

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What's included

—Finding the space: closets, garage wall, kitchen corner
—Framing, drywall and a door that suits the kitchen
—Shelf depths matched to cans, small appliances and bulk goods
—Counter-height landing shelf for appliances
—Outlets inside for a coffee maker, microwave or freezer
—Lighting on a door switch or motion sensor
—Fire separation and insulation where it borders the garage
—Permit and inspections

Where the space comes from

A walk-in pantry needs about 5 by 5 feet to turn around in with shelves on three sides, and a reach-in on a 24-inch-deep footprint can be surprisingly useful if that is all the room allows. The space usually comes from a hall or coat closet next to the kitchen, the back of a laundry room, or the wall shared with the garage, where a few feet can be borrowed and the garage side reframed. In an open-plan remodel, a short run of upper cabinets is sometimes traded for a pantry alcove, which stores more than the cabinets did.

Shelf depth decides whether it works

Deep shelves hide things. Cans and jars belong on 10 to 12 inch shelves so nothing sits behind anything else; cereal, bulk goods and small appliances need 16 to 18 inches; a counter-height landing shelf at 24 inches gives you a place to set a coffee maker or stand mixer and plug it in. We mix depths on purpose, shallow above eye level and deep at the counter, and leave the bottom open for crates and a stool. Adjustable standards let you change it later, but the first layout should be built around what you own now.

Power, light and the door

A pantry that holds appliances needs outlets, and a second freezer or refrigerator inside needs a dedicated circuit. Lighting goes on a door-jamb switch or a motion sensor so it is never left on. If the pantry borrows space from the garage, the new wall has to keep the fire separation the code requires between house and garage, with insulation and drywall on the garage side, which is one reason the work is permitted. The door matters more than people expect: a pocket or outswing door keeps the shelves clear, and a glass or frosted door makes a small pantry read as part of the kitchen.

Questions we get

Do you build walk-in pantries in Campbell and the South Bay?: Yes. Our office is at 2272 Camden Avenue in Campbell, and we build walk-in pantries in Campbell, Los Gatos, Saratoga, San Jose, Cupertino and across the Bay Area as part of our design-build kitchen remodeling. We hold California CSLB License #975092 and have been licensed since 2012.
How big does a walk-in pantry need to be?: About 5 by 5 feet is the practical minimum for shelves on three sides with room to stand. Below that, a 4-foot-wide reach-in with a single wall of shelves and a wide door is often more useful than a cramped walk-in.
Can we take space from the garage for a pantry?: Often, yes. A few feet along the shared wall can be reframed into the house, as long as the garage still fits what it needs to and the house-to-garage fire separation is rebuilt on the new wall. We handle the permit process with your city's building department.
Can I put a refrigerator or freezer in the pantry?: Yes. It needs a dedicated circuit and space for air to circulate around it, and the door has to clear the shelves. We plan the outlet and the clearance before the shelving is built.
Does a pantry need a permit?: If walls are framed or moved or wiring is added, which is nearly every walk-in pantry, yes. We handle the permit process with your city's building department as part of the project.

Where we build

Based in Campbell and working from Napa to Carmel. These are the cities closest to our office.

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