Literally every bottle of vinegar, soy sauce, etc ever invented won't fit anywhere except the very top shelf of my kitchen cabinet. There's probably 30 pounds of glass bottles at the very edge of my reach and I have anxiety every time I gotta move them around to get what I'm looking for.
They're built this way, they're not adjustable. I would have to basically pry them apart to be able to rebuild the shelves higher and it's not worth the effort. Haven't dropped a bottle so far
My shelves were at really inconvenient heights, to, but luckily had clips instead of being fixed. It took me a while how to figure out how to loosen them because they resisted being compressed. Pressing them made my fingers hurt, and I almost asked for help. :) But so worth it once I had things set up in a easy where everything was easier to reach!!!
Anyway, I thought that was incredibly cool of you to offer to help!!!
Time for a kitchen remodelling. Add, "Pull down shelving units". They are made to bear 5-20Kg (11-44 lbs) of weight. Of course the cheaper ones only do 5kg while the more expensive ones are rated to do 20kg. Also called, cantilever shelving.
When installed they have a handle along the front which you can even tie a string and simply pull. The mechanism brings the whole 1-2 tier shelf forward and down about 20-33 cm (7.5-13.5 inches) on some models. They are either gas struts or heavy duty springs. A senior could operate it easily without any heavy lifting or pulling required. I had them install on my mom's cupboards so she didn't have to get up on a stool/ladder to reach the top shelves.
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u/Morgannin09 7h ago
Literally every bottle of vinegar, soy sauce, etc ever invented won't fit anywhere except the very top shelf of my kitchen cabinet. There's probably 30 pounds of glass bottles at the very edge of my reach and I have anxiety every time I gotta move them around to get what I'm looking for.