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Need help, installing microwave over range - cupboard resize
Hello,
Here is a picture of my situation. I want to take the hood out and install a over the range microwave. But given the current situation, I don't think there enough room once a microwave is installed. So I was wondering if it's possible to shorten the cabinet that would be above the microwave. I was thinking of cutting about six inches off near the bottom of the cabinet doors (above the hood), and then routing a new joint. Here is a picture that I think will help explain. I want to basically take out the area where the blue line is. http://usera.imagecave.com/ronnald/cabinet.jpg Any thoughts? |
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Need help, installing microwave over range - cupboard resize
I am sure it can be done, it seems you have no other choice. Those
Fan/microwave combos are nice, but a pain LOL |
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Need help, installing microwave over range - cupboard resize
Howard, thanks for the reply, but I'd like to keep the same height for
all the cabinets...I think it wouldn't look right with only this one raised. It would be pretty noticeable. Thanks though. |
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Need help, installing microwave over range - cupboard resize
On 20 May 2006 22:00:50 -0700, wrote:
Hello, Here is a picture of my situation. I want to take the hood out and install a over the range microwave. But given the current situation, I don't think there enough room once a microwave is installed. So I was wondering if it's possible to shorten the cabinet that would be above the microwave. I was thinking of cutting about six inches off near the bottom of the cabinet doors (above the hood), and then routing a new joint. Here is a picture that I think will help explain. I want to basically take out the area where the blue line is. http://usera.imagecave.com/ronnald/cabinet.jpg Any thoughts? The cabinet itself shouldn't be too bad. The doors are going to be tricky. I would cut the bottom joints close to but around the joint itself. Then carefully try to remove the remains of the vertical pieces without damaging the bottom rail. If you screw up that rail then you need a panel routing set that perfectly matches the existing profile to make a new bottom rail. At that point it's probably easier to make new frames from scratch. If you can save the original then all you have to rout is the outside bottoms of the verticals, which you can sand to match if need be. You should have a plan B ready in case it gets screwed up. Make new doors from scratch? Replace the cabinet with open shelves? -Leuf |
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Need help, installing microwave over range - cupboard resize
That's exactly what I did with mine. Just find a bit to match, and a little
dab of stain and it looked like they was built that way. Just be sure and measure again to make sure you cut enough off the first time, or don't cut too much off. It'll be fine. wrote in message oups.com... Hello, Here is a picture of my situation. I want to take the hood out and install a over the range microwave. But given the current situation, I don't think there enough room once a microwave is installed. So I was wondering if it's possible to shorten the cabinet that would be above the microwave. I was thinking of cutting about six inches off near the bottom of the cabinet doors (above the hood), and then routing a new joint. Here is a picture that I think will help explain. I want to basically take out the area where the blue line is. http://usera.imagecave.com/ronnald/cabinet.jpg Any thoughts? |
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