I say change your question to...Help me find a spot off the counter for my microwave? Not really a question but you get it. Compared to the other things you are doing I think the microwave move is minor. Post some photos and I'm sure the talented people here will help you find a spot.

If I knew for a fact that I was going to be selling the house I would be tempted to use an attractive microhood (if it will work in your space) and a double oven. Most people are not as savvy as GWers and would be really impressed with the look and think this is fine for ventilation.

If you don't want to live with a microhood this long I would choose the double oven and a small but good looking and unobtrusive microwave on the counter.

I think most buyers would be more impressed with a double oven than one oven and a built in microwave.

Here is a link that might be useful: Microhood.

Thanks Debrak. I wasn't sure if I was making a mountain out of a molehill or not. It's one decision I have been agonizing over. I nit pick when I house shop, and I would probably dislike seeing it on the counter myself, but not sure it would be a deciding factor on a purchase. I have swooned over nice double ovens in a house though. Not sure how important it is to the "average" buyer though. It's been YEARS since I've had to deal with a countertop model. Just seems so "behind the times"

Redlover... I actually posted about this very option in the appliance forum. I can't tell from your link if the Bosch was a 36" micro hood, but I did see 2 on the site, and at least one I can remember in the appliance store. I didn't care for the look of it at all. Most people that replied also felt it would be considered a downgrade to remove my vent hood to install a micro hood... I did consider it, and if I thought it was visually appealing and just a side grade from what I had, it might be a good solution. That is something a new owner could certainly decide to do though if they HATED the on on the countertop.

I think that having a microwave on the counter is completely normal for most folks and that the odds of it turning off a potential buyer are slim.

I know its not PC on here to admit it but I have a microhood with a 36 inch range top and it is great. I think it looks fine but that is just my opinion. I didn't want to put it on the counter and thought of mounting in an upper cab but we lost so much space that way. I did mourn the loss of a gorgeous range hood, plus the power of it as well but it was the best solution for our small galley kitchen.
I do LOVE my double ovens and would not would have wanted to lose it to micro or even a speed oven.

It is one of the few 36 inch models out there however and they tend to be expensive. I do vent it to the outside and so far it has been fine.
I do live in Southern Cali though so if it gets a bit smoky, i just open the side door which is a few feet away from my cooktop. Don't know if I would have done this option if I lived in say, Minnasota and couldn't open my door half the year!

Thanks for the reassurance Dseng.

CKGM- We had a 30" micro hood vent in our former house, it seemed to work fine, and the microwave positioning was convenient! But now that I have a vent hood, I prefer it. It's nothing fancy. Knowing how the former owners did things, I would imagine it was the cheapest one available. But, it does seem to vent better and I like the overall look. That said, I'm sure it would be fine...and I think it's a great argument to any potential buyer that it could be converted rather (relatively) inexpensively. Thanks for the thoughts!

A microhood would turn me off a kitchen more and faster than a microwave on the counter. On the counter it might depend on where it is... If in the midst of the main prep spot: bad-- but if in a thoughtfully planned, convenient place: perfectly acceptable.

But really, there are SO many important things to think about when choosing a home to buy, a countertop mw might slightly disappoint me, but it sure wouldn't be a deal breaker... I don't think it would register on the list of considerations at all. Of course, we are DIYers, so changing something like that to meet our own needs is usually possible, so I'm not necessarily 'every buyer.' But if you don't want it on the counter, you could sure show plans and pics and get some help here.

As part of our "facelift" we got rid of the micro-hood and put in a regular range hood. We don't use the micro all that much, so it's now on the counter in a back corner by the toaster oven. It's an under-cabinet model that hopefully will soon fulfill it's destiny and be mounted, however, if it stayed on the counter that would be OK too. We have a relatively (for the area) decent sized home in a nice neighborhood, although it is a "cookie-cutter" house built in 2003. Most of the homes in the neighborhood still have the builder kitchens. The upgrades/updates we put in will still have us ahead of the competition if/when we go to sell. If I were looking at yours, having the double ovens would be a big plus, and I really wouldn't care too much where the micro was, providing there was enough counterspace elsewhere.

I'm planning to place the microwave above the double ovens. The ovens will be mounted low in the cabinet, eliminating the drawer often used below them. That will get the MW down to a level about the same as an OTR MW.

My ovens measure 50 1/2" plus about 4'' kickspace so the MW will be at about 54-56'' from the floor.

Some of the newer ranges, those with two ovens, have the oven very close to the floor.

I'm supposing that the lower height of the oven will be a minor inconvenience only a few times a year. I can live with that.

I would put it on the counter, then if you list the house, take it off the counter and put it away for showings. Unless some tookie agent points out there is no MW, the counters will look better, and no one will miss it.

Kind of like taking the doors off in a model home!!

I was just coming to post the same thing as springoz. Just take it off the counter when you show the house. I don't think anyone would even notice.

Do you mind living with a MW on the counter? Then put it there. When you go to sell the house, pack the MW away in a box in the garage: voila! Clean countertops. I, for one, would not notice the lack of a MW when evaluating a home I loved in every other way. On the other hand, a microhood would be a negative for me. Of course, I haven't owned a MW for many years.

I am with Springroz and Mizinfo on this one.

I'm one of those who NEVER worries about what a future buyer might possibly find important. Hey, the POs of my house certainly didn't consider my tastes when they did all their cheapo updates... If you are worried about what someone might think of a microwave on the counter, just hide it somewhere else (basement, garage, patio...) during showings. Most viewers will only see the 36" gas cooktop and the double ovens. They won't notice what's not there.