by This glass top, Frigidaire convection stove is in! That was a week long journey into hell! 😉
Originally I had this old drop in oven! I kept having to buy new ones every 10 years or so! Why? Dunno! Yet after this last failure I was not looking forward to spending $2000 base model for a new range!
So I bit the bullet and opted for a slide in range! Now getting the old one pulled and out of here was the easy part!
Destroying the built in mounts was the difficult part!
So with a bit of luck. An unsteady hand a 3 dremel tools. I got started! I found that the dremel rotary cutting tool worked real well!
It allowed me to drop into the counter, Formica, wood and all without chipping or damaging the counter tops! I also found if you remove the guard. It works real well at cutting through a nailed in board….. with great attention to not taking out the Sheetrock with the wood cut!
Now not only did I have ( laughing as this is not a low dollar build house! ) particle board In the cabinetry. I also had solid oak to get theough!
That wood bit did it all up until the last cut! Overheated and finally snapped! 🙂 luckily the kit comes with 2 almost identical bits! So the second one got me finished!
Doing this all by hand caused some raunchy cuts! Luckily a quick sand with a block and wammo edges are straight and looks decent!
So with that all finished I had to wait for the electrician to come out and move the receptacle down the wall!
Leaving intact the old one in case a new stove happens again!
As the whole in the counter is 30” and ofcourse the stove is 29.5” I have a gap on both edges! To fill that I used a stainless steel edging and to keep it leak proof. I added a silicone edging piece to really fill in the gap and make it more “ waterproof” for spills!
I tested out 2 different versions! One that’s more of a T style ( right side ) and one that’s more of a corner style! ( left side )
Any questions ask! Otherwise this project is done except for finding a silicone piece to put in the back against the tile to finish it off!
P.s. make sure to set your stove at counter top level! FYI…..