No, freestanding dishwashers are not designed to be integrated or built-in.

A freestanding dishwasher comes with a fitted, moulded front door in a white, black or stainless steel finish and offers features like anti-flood protection for added peace of mind.

The built-in dishwasher has a full-sized kitchen cabinet door attached to the front of the appliance which completely hides the machine and gives a seamless look to the kitchen. This compact dishwasher doesn’t usually have a top panel as it is not designed to be freestanding, and is manufactured to fit under the kitchen bench with adjustable racks and a child-lock feature for added safety in homes with young children.

Although the double-drawer dishwasher provides more flexibility, the choice totally depends on the household set-up and how people like to do the washing up.

A single door standard dishwasher will probably have a bit more space inside, so if there are 4 or more people in the household frequently entertaining, or baking with lots of bowls and dishes, this type of dishwasher may be more useful.

A couple or small family is better suited to the double drawer dishwasher as they might only fill and use one of the dishwasher drawers daily which is ideal for busy households. There is no rush to unload as another drawer is still available to stack. In a small kitchen where space is limited, this type of dishwasher provides options as you can choose to install a single drawer dishwasher only.