Do I cut back board when installing integrated oven ?

[mrbg07546]

I am fitting a kitchen and wanted some information about installing a oven in a larder unit.

We have a howdens kitchen and the oven is 550mm deep.

Should I cut the back board? I presume I only cut it where the oven is going, and not below or above it where there will be storage space? What's the best way to cut it out? We haven't got oven yet and will be getting it later, so before fixing in unit I want to get this prepared.

Is there anything else I o other then setting shelf above and below the unit and cut back board and then feed wire through?

Attach is dimension of oven I propose to buy.

 

[Newboy]

Are you sure that you have a larder unit? - they normally have a fixed shelf at half height (to stop the carcass twisting/bowing). There are specific oven housing units in the carcass range which will allow door/drawer lines to be maintained.

The appliance housing units also have fixed shelves to take the weight of the oven - not usually possible with a larder unit unless you either batten or fit your own camlocks.

 

[mrbg07546]

It's called an appliance tower

 

[Newboy]

So not a larder unit then!

There are a number of different appliance towers - check that the one you have purchased is the right one for the oven unit you plan to buy.

 

[mrbg07546]

It's indenticle to the fridge freezer 1. This should be ok as they speccced it for me?

 

[Newboy]

Worth double checking before hacking the back panel about though.

If it's the correct one then remove the appropriate section of back panel. Either mark, remove, cut and refit the panel or cut in situ - a multicutter works well. When refitting secure the cut edges where they meet the shelves by either a thin batten across the (rear) of the panel screwed through into the shelf edge or decen sized pan-head screws through the panel into the shelf edge. In either case, pilot the screw holes to avoid splitting the shelf.