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Hi looking for some advice on fixing gaps in Wall oven cabinet. New wall oven slightly smaller. Have just had old gas oven/grill removed (it was 38y old) with a Westinghouse electric oven with separate grill. Unfortunately cabinet cavity bigger leaving a gap at top of oven of w- 61cm h- 14.5cm side gaps are 2.3cm
problem is cabinet is timber look with I think is mahogany hard to match. Bench top is cream though so could go in this direction. Or metal? I am 70 now on my own having lost husband and son. Not completely useless though they taught me a few thing. Just need some direction. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Hello @SunshineBeau
Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's marvellous to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your question about your new wall oven.
Would it be possible for you to post an overall picture of the wall oven in its current housing? This will give our members a chance to assess its current condition. We can then make recommendations on possible methods to cover up the gaps. Can you also please include the overall measurements of the current opening and the model of your new oven? Any other information you can share would be very much appreciated.
Eric
this is new oven in its current position, the electrician has secured it on the base and one side leaving a gap of 4.5cm on the right side.
as shown above. The original cabinet opening is width 61cm X height 103cm
the above drawing is an installation guide that came with the new oven.
Thank you for any advice
Regards
SunshineBeau
Thanks for those additional images @SunshineBeau.
Do your installation instructions make any reference to providing a gap for ventilation? If so, you should consider that when designing the filler panel. If not, it sounds like you could cut a board to fit the full opening and then cut out the 600 x 893mm opening to suit the oven. It would be best to centre the oven and have this filler panel in all one piece. If you can't move the oven you'll need to take exact measurements of the gap surrounding it and cut out a filler panel to suit that shape. I've included a rendering below to illustrate.
If you cannot cut the panel at home, you might like to chat with our helpful team in-store. If you were to have two separate panels, one for the top and one for the side, the team would hopefully be able to cut those for you. Our saws won't allow us to do those detailed cuts on a single piece of board. 16mm particle board should be suitable for constructing the filler panel, and it can be fixed in place using small mending brackets internally. Remember your PPE when cutting timber, including a face mask and safety glasses and follow manufacturer guidelines when using power tools.
To disguise the panel, I'd suggest having our team mix some paint up to a similar colour to the cabinet or going with your idea of a similar cream to the benchtop. You can pick a number of colour sample cards up in-store and then match the closest one at home.
I thought I would just mention that you might like to have a couple of quotes done to see how much this would cost for someone to do the work for you. It's always nice to do the work yourself and save some money, but you might find someone who could complete the work quickly and at a reasonable cost. You can look towards services like Hipages and Air-tasker to link up with tradespeople searching for this type of work.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mitchell
It's great that you've received excellent advice from @MitchellMc. Just to add to the suggestions made, I recommend bringing one of the small door panels or a drawer front to the store so that the paint team member can see the colour they are trying to match. I believe the suggestion made is the easiest way to cover the current gap that you have in your oven cabinet.
If you need further assistance, please let us know.
Eric
