Range sticking out beyond cabinets

18 years ago

All, My cabinet maker was a little concerned that my Wolf range would stick out too much due to the cabinets being at 24" deep and the range w/ knobs being more than that. Has anyone increased the depth due to this. Should I be worried that the Wolf range will stick out too far w/ standard depth cabinets? Please help.

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mindimoo

18 years ago

Hi bbs_homeshop!

This is an issue that you will need to consider, both in the cabinet and the countertop next to it. We resolved it in a simple way that a lot of people do when they have professional style ranges, by bumping out matching size cabinets out next to the range 1-1/2" - 2". The simplest way to do it is just to screw a piece of 2" x 4" behind the cabinets and then attach your cabinets to it. Then, it is nice to have the self edge of your counter near the leading edge of the top of the range that sticks out further, so it isn't a hip bumper. You'll notice that the self edge cuts back at a 45 degree angle at the next cabinet.

I recently posted a picture of that run of cabinets on another thread, here is a link to the picture - scroll down towards the bottom of the page:

Here is a link that might be useful: wolf range detail

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edlakin
18 years ago
the range is supposed to stick out some. read the manual. if it sits flush with the surrounding cabinetry, the residual heat from the door area can damage your cabinets.
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natal
18 years ago
Edlakin is right. Read the Wolf specs.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wolf specifications
igloochic
18 years ago
My lacanche has a 3" spacer on the back side to keep it from being up against the wall (A combustible surface) which then makes the range stick out quite a bit. To offset this, we had deeper cabinets made (26" with a 3/4" overhang on the stove countertop run...inset cabs) but we also followed specs carefully so that the oven door is outside of the door area for the heat issues.

If you want a pro style range...you pay the price somewhere. This isn't much of a price to pay for a great stove :) I'm suprised your cabinet maker didn't ask for the specs right off...how's he/she going to make the cabs fit perfectly without them?????
mindimoo
18 years ago
Where do you see the specs that say you need a reveal at the cabinets? Wolf specs as I read them say:

0" (0) clearance for adjacent combustible
materials below the countertop, both sides
and rear. The maximum depth of adjacent
overhead side cabinets is 13" (330).

Of course, you don't want to bury the door behind the face of your cabinets. I would never recommend that, some reveal will be necessary. But, spacing out the adjacent cabinets make sense since it is hard to get them (especially in a remodel) to sit tight against the back wall, tile backsplash etc - at least in my experience. Which then makes the range sit out further than the 24-1/2" as shown on the specifications.

Just curious...
alku05
18 years ago
We didn't bump out our cabinets, but we did bump out our counters to make the protruding bullnose of our rangetop a feature. The columns under our counter bumps are actually spice pullouts. Even if you don't want or don't have room for columns, you can still do the counter bumps.
igloochic
18 years ago
The wolf install guide is actually very badly written (i've just been reading it) and it does not include an important figure...which would be cabinet debth (included in Molteni, Lacanche and LaCorneau guides because I read all of them). It appears that at 27" your cabinets are e going to be outside the range debth (beyond the door seal).

I personally would call wolf before I installed cabinets out beyond the backside of the oven door. You could end up with a fire hazard.