Photos would help What kind of counters are you getting?

I am getting quartz countertop; thank you for replying.

The board they installed looks amateurish and the dishwasher sits too low as a result. The board should be removed, legs raised, and the dishwasher installed through the sides (its in the instructions) As to the insulation none is shown in the drawings so the black material is probably the insulation and the sound deadening. Re the steam I downloaded the instructions and can't see any indication of where the steam comes out. I had an earlier version of this dishwasher and the steam came out to top left corner and did damage my cabinets, I know its been changed but I can't tell if it comes out the bottom of the door or what. This wil never create enough heat to damage the counters but the steam could affect the cabinets depending on where it comes out.

Good grief, I had not noticed any of that - yes, it should be higher since it is to be a built-in. [sigh] And I see the side-install option. I guess I will figure out something to "seal" the cabinets as well. Thank you very much for the help!

Those don't look like standard cabinets to me. I doubt the dishwasher feet go that high.

I measured counter height and per install instructions the dw should be able to leg-raise that high. But the space between the cabinets and it is nearly 3" on each side so I don't see how I could side-attach. I also don't see how it could be detached at a later date (after countertop is installed) due to the added "trim" at the front of the cabinets. Presumably they added this so that it wouldn't show so much space on the sides. If I had understood all this and they had put the dw there when I asked them to, the cabinets could have been moved to correct the spacing (they sit on top of the floor). If my countertop was not already fabricated and waiting to be installed next week I would unscrew them and try to move it myself. So how can I attach on the side and still be able to pull the dw out for servicing? I will attach a couple more photos to hopefully show the spacing and that added trim piece.

Your pictures do not enlarge and it tough to tell much. But you would need fillers for the face and to side-mount I would think you block out from the cabinets, possibly even frame a small wall. It would also allow you to face attach the filler by doing this. I could be completely off base and there may be an easier way to skin the cat.

You just need blocking to fit behind the existing decorative filler that’s about the same depth. I’d rip it from a 2/4 and glue it in place and screw it in from the sides, plywood would work as well.

@millworkman and Hallett - thank you both so very much. My friend is coming over today to help me with this. I found a video showing how to side install so that helped me to understand what you are saying. Thanks again.