On Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:51:02 -0700 (PDT), "
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I don't see a gap. I do see an area of the stove being revealed due to the

contour of the front edge. That would not bother me but if it does you,

have the granite fabricator stop the ogee short of the side.


Yeah, I thought of that. I'll ask about that.

The other thing is that this type of stove works better when there is no counter over hang. With the overhang the stove sticks out into the room a little bit. That's why I am staring to think about a freestanding stove.

I did a bunch of searches comparing freestanding vs slide in and people seemed to complain about the controls being in the back on freestanding.

I hate to design the countertops around our stove. This would mean that if we replace the stove in the future, or next homeowner has to replace the stove they will be forced into getting another slide in and it might be hard to match exactly if we custom design the granite around this particular stove.


About 25 years ago we put in a new stove. I had to cut a small notch
in the Formica counter for the top to fit. Looked fine, no problem.
Fast forward 25 years and now we need a new stove. New stove does
not fit the same way and the notches look crappy and are exposed.

If you have not bought the stove, look for a free standing that needs
no special treatment.