What's a trim kit?

[315]

Our contractor asked us if we bought a trim kit with our refrigerator. I didn't know what one is until I Googled. Um, what is it for? Why do we need one? The sales lady at the appliance warehouse never mentioned this to us. I have never seen one before and now I am wondering if we made a mistake not getting one.

[TBM]

I have never seen anyone use them irl, but they make your fridge look like a high end fridge, and cost $400 dollars or so.

[niknik]

It just makes it look like it's built-in. Your contractor should be able to do that without a kit though. We could have bought one with our microwave but my contractor is just going to trim it to match the cabinetry. It just fills in the extra space for the most part.