Our kitchen is something of a troublemaker, which we bought from the previous residents. When we bought it, one of the four burners on the stove didnât work and the glass top had two cracked spots ... Then the oven had been burning everything at 240°C ð
At the end of last year, my partner found a great deal on Amazon that included recycling the old one and installing new one. We decided to replace both at once. On the scheduled day, friendly technicians came to do the installation. Everything seemed to be going smoothly... until it turned out that the hole in the countertop was about 5mm too small in both dimensions, and to make things worse, it wasnât cut straight. Thanks, previous residents! I wasnât even surprised, considering the shelf that collapsed, the dishwasher that broke, and water leak ......
Although the stove could technically be put in the space, it wasnât perfectly flush with the countertop. The technician explained that widening the hole wasnât included in their services, leaving me with options like âplacing something in betweenâ or âfilling the gaps with silicone.â
They left, and we ended up spending the New Yearâs holidays with a stove slightly floating above the counter. It seemed my family didn't care much about the gaps but I couldnât stop thinking about the gaps. And the idea of using silicone didnât sit well with me. I had to find a better solution.
Today, I finally had a few hours to myself with no one else at home. I decided to tackle the issue and see if I could enlarge the hole in the countertop with my limited tools.
First, I tried using an electric sander. While it produced a smooth finish, the fine dust from the particleboard didnât feel healthy, and progress was painfully slow. It wasnât going to work.
Next, I remembered a technique I learned last year during a woodworking workshop where I made Puppie (). The instructor used chisels and a mallet to carve out material. I didnât have the same tools, so I improvised with regular chisels.
Thankfully, particleboard is easy to work with, and I managed to widen the hole by about 5mm on both sides using this method. I drew guide lines, carved along them with the chisel, and carefully chipped away material bit by bit. After two hours of hammering and chiselingâŠ
Success! The stove now fits perfectly, with no gaps ð¥º
Thanks to the woodworking skills I learned last year, the stove looks great, and Puppie seems pleased too.
Living in the DIY country Germany, I feel like Iâve leveled up my skills for the day when I build my dream kitchen from scratch. For now, Iâll call this a win. Hereâs to another year of fixing, making, and enjoying DIY projects ð ïž
(There are two DIY community on Hive. This time, Iâm posting this in the DIYHub community on Hive Blog. Letâs see how it goes!)
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