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A. Yes!
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RobinG reused her existing cooktop in a 36" base cabinet, and
was able to use the top drawers. Here's how she did it:
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Rangetop installed in 36" base
cabinet with drawers |
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Care was taken to ensure the electrical was
situated behind the cabinet and an access hole was cut. The
drawer divider for the 30"/36" base cabinet was cut down on the
top by about an inch to accommodate the depth of the cooktop, and
the rest of the unit was assembled as per instructions.
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Electrical behind base cabinet unit
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This view shows L brackets installed on the cabinet
side that support the cooktop cord so that it does not get caught
in the drawers and drawer glides as they are moved in and out.
The top drawers will be used for shallow items so that there is no
concern about items impacting the bottom of the cooktop.
Note: In a 30" cabinet, a 30" shallow
drawer front and drawer box (from HDO3080) can be substituted for
the 2 narrower drawers, eliminating the need to cut down the
middle divider.
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L brackets installed to support the cord
out of the way of the drawers |
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Fairegold installed a new Viking rangetop along with a
downdraft ventilation system. Here are her words:
"The Viking works great because the
depth of the rangetop was perfect. We cut down the 36"
cabinet by 6" (size of a top drawer) and installed a
heavy piece of plywood butt up inside the two sides.
IOW, the cabinet is 36" wide, side to side. Inside is
1-1/2" inch less. Jim drilled holes for heavy duty
screws into the sides to support the shelf. You may wish
to add a cleat under it, if you want, but I don't
think it is necessary. We measured for the gas line,
too.
Underneath, because we have a
downdraft vent, we have one shelf halfway, that's cut
with a big 10" deep swoop around the vent. The Ikea 24"
tall doors fit just fine under the rangetop. Some brands
of rangetop are deeper, and therefore you could not have
the doors. I toyed with the idea, if I had not done the
downdraft) of having the space under the rangetop open
with the big beefy stainless steel shelves for pots and
pans.
We love the Viking rangetop---it's my
favorite thing in the kitchen!"
Thanks Fairegold!
Here's a link to a discussion on the Fansite Forums
regarding modifications for other rangetop installations
in IKEA cabinetry. |
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