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Gaps underneath kitchen counter

2 years ago

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Looking for some suggestions for what to do about these gaps underneath our kitchen counter between the oven and the cupboard. Is it possible to cut the counter tops and get a bigger oven to fill the gap? The counter is in fairly good condition so we don't want to replace it.

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2 years ago
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hedgehog99
2 years ago
What's the measurement between the cupboards? What's the width of your current oven? What's the worktop made of?
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Lifestyle Kitchens
2 years ago
You need a couple of base decor panels to be fitted to the 150 pull outs, that will be 18mm extra, then for the rest i'd get rid of the corner post and make my own corner solution so the 150 units can be moved closer to the oven. Unfortunately its poor design and your fitter has followed the design and as the designer has supplied fixed size corner posts you get left with gaps.
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