replacement for electric wall unit oven and keep gas surface cooktop

December 2, 2019

Hi everyone

we need to replace a broken electric oven. The surface cooktop is gas and is still working but is also old. The question is given our setup see photo, whether we should just get another electric oven and keep the surface gas burners or cut through the corian and put a one piece oven that includes the cooktop . How difficult would it be to cut the corian so it doesn't look horrible and then install the new oven/cooktop ?

Thank you.

Gary W

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mackdolan
Buy a toaster oven. That setup crammed tight into the corner would be one of the things that would drive a full remodel there. The age of the appliances says it’s time.
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wdccruise
1. How wide is the cavity between the cabinets in which the oven is installed?
2. It looks like you pulled out the oven -- hopefully with electricity off :-) What's the status of the sides of the cabinets on either side of the cavity?
3. What's the amperage of the circuit breaker for the oven circuit?
-- amateur diyer who built IKEA kitchen
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g weis
thanks to all . the width of the opening is 30 inches but the depth to the back wall is only 25 inches and this would seem to limit our options as alot of the ovens are deeper and if we got a deeper oven it would stick out alot. Also if it sticks out too much it would affect our ability to open the drawer to the left.

However , not sure if this is an option but the back wall abuts the bathroom but it seems there is extra space there for me to open up that space but then I don't think it would look very good to have part of the back of the oven under the wall. ??

I do think i will cut the corian lip in front so i can use a slide in option

thanks again for your advice

gary w
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replacement for electric wall unit oven and keep gas surface cooktop

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