Range not flush with wall. Large gap!

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Any ideas how to either make this fit or work around it so it looks nicer? I'm thinking stainless steel shelf, something that can withstand heat. We left a wood cutting board leaning on it once and it started to burn.

Range model is Samsung NX58H5600SS 5.8 cu. ft. Gas Range w/ 5-Burner Cooktop - Stainless Steel

What you would you do to solve this gap without getting rid of this range? It's less than a year old.

Please excuse the photos. We plan to redo this kitchen very soon but the range must stay.

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jwvideo

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Some questions.

When you do the remodel, you will be relocating the gas line to come out down near the floor, too?

You are looking for a temporary cosmetic fix until you re-do the kitchen?

When you leaned the cutting board, was it overhanging the cooking area when it got burned/singed or was the burning singing from the heat between the stove and the wall?

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Anglophilia
9 years ago
Will the stove be staying where it is when you re-do kitchen? If so, have the gas line moved to the floor now. It will fit better and one less expense when you do the kitchen.
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9 years ago
It is not that expensive to move the gas line to where the specs say it should go. I think I paid my plumber $100 to come back and move it.
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9 years ago
jwvideo, I'm totally new at this so I'm not even sure if that is an option nor why it would be done. We are looking for a longterm solution. Not sure about the expenses involved. We got used to the issue with our old range but now that we want to fix up the kitchen, we are wondering about this issue. The cutting board was overhanging the cooking area so I think it's irrelevant to my question. It was just foolish placement on my part.

Anglophilia, yes the stove will be staying where it is. How would that help? I ask because the back of the range looks flat like it couldn't accommodate the gas line no matter where it was. Even the bottom.
lisadlu16
9 years ago
I would see if your plumber can recess the pipe into the wall so the stove can go closer to the wall.
jwvideo
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Your range has a 2" to 3" deep space down towards the lower part of the rear of the oven where the gas line needs to be moved and it will go closer to the wall. When you do the remodel, follow lisadlu's's suggestion and have the connection recessed into the wall.

In the meantime, there are a couple of things you could do. You could have a metal shop fabricate a kind of three sided box to sit over the top and sides of the range backsplash. Personally, I would skip that unless the remodel time frame was several years in the future.

Instead, I suggest that you just frame up something with some plywood. Heck, I just used a piece of 3/8" MDF over the top of my dual-fuel stove's backsplash for 12 years until I got to a serious remodel of my old house kitchen. It was basically a shelf that ran back from the front edge of the stove's backsplash to the wall. Stored some utensils, salt cellars, pepper grinders and etc. on top. To mask the ~ 2" gap, just use "L" brackets and some glue to hang a couple of short pieces of wood to fill the gap between the back of the backsplash and the wall. (I'm looking for some pre-reno photos of my old stove set-up that might show this, but can't seem to find any at the moment. Still, I think you get the idea.)