How To Build A Wall Oven Base Cabinet

The sample base and wall cabinets shown belowhave these features to make building them as simple as possible.

How to build a wall oven base cabinet.

The 3 4 plywood case eliminates panel jointing planing and glue ups. Apply glue to the front edges of the oven cabinet. The top of the cabinet has no stretchers which allow for the addition of a cook top over the oven. Lift the cabinet into place so the halves of the french cleat interlock.

Stand one of the cabinet sides up so the cutout is facing up. Step by step instructions that show you how to cut your existing oven pantry cabinet. I have never placed a wall oven in a base cabinet but i have a client who wants to place a 30 wall oven below a 36 gas cooktop. Set all the nail heads and fill the holes and the frame joints with wood putty.

Drive a pair of 3 inch screws through the bottom nailer from the inside of the cabinet and into the wall studs to secure the bottom of the cabinet. Repeat this with the three remaining 28 1 2 by 23 1 2 by 3 4 inch pieces between the lines drawn and at the top of the cabinet. There should be a 1 4 inch gap between the sides of the oven and. I just looked up the specs on the cooktop and it is calling for 8 depth which sounded like quite a bit to me.

Place the hardwood boards on the front edges of the oven cabinet on both sides. The wall oven specs call for 27 1 4 cutout for height so with a 34 1 2 base cabinet it s not possible. The short narrow face of the cleat should be flush to the wall with the beveled edge facing up. Face frames cover plywood edges.

Please ensure that you review your product specs thoroughly before placing your order. After it dries sand the cabinet with 100 grit sandpaper. Create an opening that will accept your double oven appliance. Apply glue to front edges of the wall oven cabinet and place the face frame on it.

Overlaps on the sides let you fine tune the cabinet width during installation.