[legarrec]

I am trying to plan my kitchen (ugh!) And like many people I have the built-in microwave question.
I have a Wolf convection microwave that came with a trim kit, so I really would like to utilize its built-in feature.
The problem is, I have no idea which cabinet to buy. I am open to a high cabinet or a base cabinet.
I am still unsure whether or not I am buying a range or a single wall oven/cooktop
I have a few questions...Could I build this into the 30" wall oven cabinet? (So it would be on top of or below the wall oven?)
If I decide to do a cooktop, Could I build this in below the cooktop? I think I read on this site that although Ikea does have a wall oven below counter level (underneath a cooktop) this indeed is not possible, or at least not recommeded (right?)
Anyway...here are the specs on my microwave.
If anyone has ANY ideas, I would welcome it!
I gutted my kitchen and ripped down all the walls. I am down to studs, so really the possibilites are endless.
Wolf Convection Micro specs:
Overall Width- 29 and 7/8
Overall Height- 19 and 7/8
Overall depth- 20 and 1/8
Weight- 125 lbs
Minimum cabinet width is 30", although Wolf says they recommend 33" (which is not possible, I know)
Opening Width- 27.5
Opening Height- 18 and 11/16
Opening Depth- 20 and 1/8

THANK YOU SO MUCH for any ideas. I will try and post my floor plan, but I'm on a Mac, and can't use the software (which is half my problem!!! LOL )

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[torrus]

The key dimension is the cut-out width (27.5") which means the oven will fit into a 30" pantry or base cabinet - I would recommend the pantry.

[legarrec]

thank you torrus
I just realised that the pantry and oven cabinet is actually the same (HD 3080)
Does this mean I just buy the doors or drawers and fit them in myself around the microwave?
Do you know if a wall oven would fit in with the microwave on the pantry cabinet?
(I am unsure if I am going 80" or 88")
thank you..sorry if these are dumb questions, but i've never renovated anything before!

[zeuss]

If you are going to use an 88", check out the article that helps you pick out all the doors and drawers. The second page deals with microwaves.

88" Pantry Configuration Diagrams

[torrus]

Wall ovens are typically 30" high - together with the microwave you need approx. 50" of vertical space...the lower part of both the 80 & 88" cabinet is 64" - which leaves enough space for one deep drawer (12.5") - the rest being filler.
The top doors will be 15" (80" cab.) or 24" (88" cab.).

[legarrec]

thank you zeuss, that link is fantastic. I am a visual person, I need to see it, so that really helped.
Thank you again torrus, for clarifying!
I hope to become more involved here as my kitchen ends the round of demo...(which is never ending since my house was built in 1890 in Boston! I am finding all sorts of weird stuff in my walls!!!!)

[vibeke mccurdy]

I am buillding in a microwave...it will be in the 30' pantry..I will have drawers on the bottom to counter height..that will line up with the rest of the loser cabinet. Above that I will have a space with doors(2 since it is a 30" wide cabinet). i want to use that for the bread and chips that always sit on my counter and that wwill discourage theft from Dan and Casper..my 2 border colllies. I will the have the built in microwave which will fit according to the trim kit 30" by 19". I will then again have 2 doors and shelves above the microwave. Hope this makes sense. Vivi

[Gloria]

So then from the bottom, you'd have:
12.5" drawer
11.25" drawer
6.25" drawer
?" doors
19" for built in microwave
?" doors
Are you planning to use the 80" H or the 88"H cabinet?
Gloria

	H definition H can be a stand-in for Height or when followed by *** can have an entirely different meaning.

[vibeke mccurdy]

I am using the 80" cabinet with a smaller cabinet above. I have 10' ceiling height. You understood me correctly..that is exactly how it will be. Vivi

[legarrec]

The more I dig around at the galleries , the more I think I prefer this:
http://www.ikeafans.com/images/jecca...itchenwall.jpg
I would be ok with not using the trim kit that came with the Wolf. Does anyone know what cabinet this person used?

My space is very odd, so with a built-in fridge I am planning on, and the tall pantry next to it, I don't think I want another high cabinet in the room...I really wish I could access the planner on a Mac, to be sure. I downloaded the Google one, but I don't love it.