Our past two days:
We drove a new oven that H retrieved from a job site up to Boston to install in our rental condo. The existing oven is REALLY old.
We never thought to measure the kitchen doorway. We figured that there was already a full-size oven in the space, so we could take it out and replace it.
Nope. The old oven won’t fit through the door, so the new oven won’t come in. It’s a really old building, and while we COULD remove the doorway moldings, you’re talking about many thick layers of paint, and problems with the ceramic tile on the kitchen walls.We weren’t planning on remodeling the entire kitchen, at least not today. We still can’t figure out how this oven got in the room in the first place.
So basically we took an oven for a trip to Boston. And back.
Agree with removing doors. To get our fridge into our kitchen, fridge door and kitchen door had to be completely removed. Good luck. Also agree that many appliances have trim kits so they can fit and fill existing spaces.
Yes, we did remove the oven door when trying to remove it. There is no actual door to the kitchen, just a doorway, so we’d have to remove the molding around the entry, and as I said, that would mean extensive work. It wouldn’t be like taking off the molding in a modern home. W
The oven in the kitchen is 30 inches wide, but 28 inches deep (without the door). The opening is 25 inches, so I guess we’re looking at a 24 inch oven. We are replacing a free-standing gas oven, so no need for trim. It still works, but it’s very old, so we’ll keep on the lookout for a smaller replacement.
Freestanding? And it is gas? Ouch. Does it have a cooktop on it? Is it a range? Trying to get as much information to find a solution for you. Replacing old appliances is a pita.
Yes, it’s an oven with a cooktop and it’s gas. The existing one is super old, and it has a standing pilot light, which is just one reason we want to get rid of it. You’re right about the PITA part.
@lookingforward - it sounds like it is both. Taking the old one out is easy because they don’t need to keep it intact. The new one has to have one dimension (depth or width) of 24 inches to fit through the doorway that is 25 inches wide.
That’s the story. We can take the old one out, after we take it apart, but the replacement that we planned is the same size as the old one, and it can’t go in, unless we do some serious widening of the doorway.
Use wwwajmadison.com to research your options by entering your size requirements. They pretty much carry every brand so you should get a list of those that would work. Hopefully you can call around and find a physical store that carries your selection.
^Did you examine the new one to see if the side panels could be removed and then put back on? Unless the old one was put there before the door moldings, that’s probably how it was brought in (unless there was some other opening available?)
We did check the side panels,but we can’t remove them. Our new tenants move in today, so we’ll have to work this out in the future. We feel dumb for not checking the clearance, of course.