So, I ordered a new oven and bought a new cooktop yesterday.
I'll post on them soon after they have both been installed, but am hoping on getting more into cooking and bakeing again this winter.
Now, the new coooktop is really the show-off thing IMO, but I need some help with the handy man part.
My current cooktop had a cutout that is 560mm wide, 490mm deep and >55mm from the back of the worktop.
The new one requires 600mm width, 500mm depth and >50mm from the back.
The new one is also a considerable bit wider and deeper.
The current cutout I had made when I ordered the worktop, so the cooktop isn't perfectly centered.
The cabinets underneath are really cheap, so I don't worry about them too much.
My main anxiety is that the cabinet for the oven is 600mm wide.
So I'll have to make a cutout exactly the width of the cabinet.
I'll have to remove the DW anyway to put in the new appliances since IIRC I switched the position of the oven one cabinet to the right to make space for a DW and thus the connection box for the oven is behind the DW.
The height profile of my new cooktop means that 33mm each side are slim enough to be complety within the thickness of my worktop.
So my idea is to basicly take the cutout and stretch it 5mm towards front and back no matter what as long as the distance from the back is what it's supposed to be.
The width is what I am somewhat concerned about.
The current cooktop is off center by about 5mm and I don't notice that, really.
And I now have the choice to either center the cooktop or go the easy route.
Centering though means I have to pull out the oven cabinet or otherwise risk ruining it.
If I go the easy route I'd place the new cutout as far to the right as possible without infringing on the right sidewall of the cabinet.
Then I'd overshoot into the DW side by the thickness of the sidewall of the cabinet, which is about 4mm.
So it would be just as off center as it is now.
That would mean I'd have to cut 2 slits into the left cabinet wall though. Since it isn*t fixed to anything that might get tricky with a jigsaw.
The second option would mean I'd have to remove the DW, then unscrew the oven cabinet from the one to the right.
Then I could center the cutout over the oven by just measuring 600mm from the right cabinet to the left.
That would mean though I'd loose 2cm or so from the right hand side sliver of worktop where the toaster and kettle stand.
Not much, but noticeable.
But it would be centered.
I don't think I could pull off the cut on the right hand side without removing the cabinet if I would go with the centered solution.
Though I am almost leaning towards it - if I'm at it, do it right attitude.
Otherwise I'll go the beginners route of doing the cuts. I'm good with electronics and such, but not the most handy person in the DIY department...
Drill corners to get the saw in.
Measure thrice, drill and cut once, use a straight edge to draw my lines, line the lines with tape so I don't scratch the surface and have an easy guide on where to cut.
Any comments or insights from someone more gifted in that regard?
Any help appreciated!
I'll post on them soon after they have both been installed, but am hoping on getting more into cooking and bakeing again this winter.
Now, the new coooktop is really the show-off thing IMO, but I need some help with the handy man part.
My current cooktop had a cutout that is 560mm wide, 490mm deep and >55mm from the back of the worktop.
The new one requires 600mm width, 500mm depth and >50mm from the back.
The new one is also a considerable bit wider and deeper.
The current cutout I had made when I ordered the worktop, so the cooktop isn't perfectly centered.
The cabinets underneath are really cheap, so I don't worry about them too much.
My main anxiety is that the cabinet for the oven is 600mm wide.
So I'll have to make a cutout exactly the width of the cabinet.
I'll have to remove the DW anyway to put in the new appliances since IIRC I switched the position of the oven one cabinet to the right to make space for a DW and thus the connection box for the oven is behind the DW.
The height profile of my new cooktop means that 33mm each side are slim enough to be complety within the thickness of my worktop.
So my idea is to basicly take the cutout and stretch it 5mm towards front and back no matter what as long as the distance from the back is what it's supposed to be.
The width is what I am somewhat concerned about.
The current cooktop is off center by about 5mm and I don't notice that, really.
And I now have the choice to either center the cooktop or go the easy route.
Centering though means I have to pull out the oven cabinet or otherwise risk ruining it.
If I go the easy route I'd place the new cutout as far to the right as possible without infringing on the right sidewall of the cabinet.
Then I'd overshoot into the DW side by the thickness of the sidewall of the cabinet, which is about 4mm.
So it would be just as off center as it is now.
That would mean I'd have to cut 2 slits into the left cabinet wall though. Since it isn*t fixed to anything that might get tricky with a jigsaw.
The second option would mean I'd have to remove the DW, then unscrew the oven cabinet from the one to the right.
Then I could center the cutout over the oven by just measuring 600mm from the right cabinet to the left.
That would mean though I'd loose 2cm or so from the right hand side sliver of worktop where the toaster and kettle stand.
Not much, but noticeable.
But it would be centered.
I don't think I could pull off the cut on the right hand side without removing the cabinet if I would go with the centered solution.
Though I am almost leaning towards it - if I'm at it, do it right attitude.
Otherwise I'll go the beginners route of doing the cuts. I'm good with electronics and such, but not the most handy person in the DIY department...
Drill corners to get the saw in.
Measure thrice, drill and cut once, use a straight edge to draw my lines, line the lines with tape so I don't scratch the surface and have an easy guide on where to cut.
Any comments or insights from someone more gifted in that regard?
Any help appreciated!
