Mine is a 36" drawer base, but I'm pretty sure that we ordered it customized when our company didn't offer a rangetop base. Is Bertch a semi-custom or a stock cabinet company? If they're semi-custom, they can modify a 3-drawer base for you. If they're not, then you (or your carpenter) would be charged with doing the modification based on what's available from the cabinet company and your rangetop specs.

I don't see what you are looking for, but I have a 36" rangetop in a 36" cabinet with 2 deep drawers below. My cabinets are Brookhaven, and I think this was a pretty standard choice. Having an open cabinet under the cooktop -- much less one with a center stile, would have been a deal breaker for us. I might have even gotten DH to look at assembling IKEA cabinets to avoid that. Might be worth looking at some other options, but I would say do find a way to meet those critial need areas in the remodel. It's too much work, mess and expense to not get good function out of the new space. Good luck.

Have you picked out the range top yet? If so, what does the spec sheet say about cabinet size? If not, then your KD may be want you to order the next size up so that it can accommodate any 36in rangetop.

You can add shelves or rollouts to the sink base cabinet. They may need to be modified to accommodate the gas lines.

I told the kitchen designer we were going with Bluestar. Why can everyone else have drawers and I cant? Doesnt make sense to me. They arent a custom line, but Im sure a carpenter could modify the 3 drawer base to make it work, couldnt they?

I'm using a 36" base with a 36" cooktop with drawers. (I checked the specs to make sure it would fit.) The gas and electrical connections fit behind the drawers. (There is almost 2" behind my drawers.)

The plumber had no issue with this - said he'd done it this way many times before. I've seen pictures here showing it, too.

I'd go ahead and get the drawers, as long as your specs work.

I have a 36" rangetop with a 36" base w/2 deep drawers. There was no customization, either.

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mom2reese - Did you order just a regular 36" 3 drawer base? Or did they already have a 2 drawer for a rangetop?

I had a two-door cabinet like you described under the cooktop in my pre-remodel kitchen. It was HORRIBLE, and I think you should insist on not having anything like it. Mine had a half shelf (the back 12" or so). It was so incredibly difficult to get anything out of or into it, I just hated it. I literally had to sit on the kitchen floor to be able to reach in there. Surely there's a way to modify one of their drawer bases to make this work! That would be a deal breaker for me.

The 36" rangetop base w/2 drawers is a standard piece from my cabinet manufacturer (Merit).

I lied just a little bit - in double checking with the cabinet rep, they did customize the standard unit slightly because I wanted the drawers to line up exactly with adjacent drawers, but she said it's definitly a standard unit.

The Wolf 36" rangetops in my neighborhood (tract) sit in a 36" cabinet with 2 drawers underneath. I'm having mine modified (currently have a cooktop) to fit it. There shouldn't be a reason why yours can't be done.

This isn't a difficult modification for an experienced cabinet installer. If your KD is balking, it may be because either she doesn't have the experience or the installer doesn't have the experience. Either way, it's always a bad sign to have to drag someone out of their comfort zone. A better response would be, "I haven't done a job like that before. Let's call the installer and get his input on how we can do this." There is no shame in lacking the expertise to do something. There is PLENTY of shame in not possessing the curiosity and drive to work towards an unfamiliar goal.

Print out the specs of the Bluestar for the KD and installer to have first hand and order the 36" drawer base. You may end up having to find another installer, but that doesn't sound so bad right now.

Well I think Im just going to order the 36" 3 drawer base and pray pray pray that someone can install it correctly and make it look beautiful!

I have a 36" cooktop with a 36" 3 drawer base. The bottom 2 drawers are larger than the top & at first the carpenter told me the top one wouldn't be usable. After I asked really nicely, he cut down the sides of the drawers for me & now it is usable & I store all my everyday placemats there. I use the other 2 drawers for all my pots & pans & it is super convenient. I say go for the drawers & find a good carpenter.

I am putting a Bertazzoni 36" drop in cook top into a 39" drawer base. After looking at the schematic for the cook top and emailing the manufacturer my KD increased the drawer base to a 39". It will have 3 drawers - the top drawer will be scooped (I think that's the term) to accommodate the gas line and enable me to use to the top drawer.

I don't see any reason you can't have a 39" drawer base. My cabinets are Kitchen Craft and they were able to do this for me (granted there was an up-charge but I will at least get what will work best for me). I am looking forward to the increased drawer size - and the fact I will be able to use the top drawer.

I would consult the installation manual for your appliance. I have included the link to the Blue Start installation manuals below. You could also call the store you are ordering the appliance from and ask them the size of the cabinet necessary.

Here is a link that might be useful: BlueStar Manuals

kitchenredo2 - now that you said "scooped" drawer, I remember seeing that on our first quote and wondering what that was. Originally we told them we were going to have a cooktop, but now we really want a rangetop. So the scooped drawer must have been if we were having a cooktop. I dont see it on there anymore. I think I will call the appliance company and ask them what they think.