It's an accessibility issue. You need to get at it if there's ever a problem and short of removing the counter and the cabinet, I see no other way. I've done several of these in the past and cleanly done are not unappealing. One suggestion is to install a slide out tray on the bottom of the cabinet. Covers the cut-out and makes those items readily available. Another is to make the whole bottom removable. Depending on the cabinet style, overlay or style and rail, a good carpenter can do this with ease. It may take the average DIY'er a little more time, but not much more than a cleat on the perimeter and a few screws with finish washers to make it look good. I've attacked this problem several different ways depending on the client and they're wants (and of course budget). Hope this helps!

Yes, the doors are staying where they are but the trim will be narrower. I had intended on keeping the doors and trim white; the cabinets are quarter sawn white oak so whatever scribe I do will match the cabinets but not the door trim. The freezer is built in (Thermador tower) so what we're really dealing with is two tall cabinets. As I said before, the kitchen's been demo'd to the studs so the space can be made to accomodate the cabinets exactly but I'm sure you'd still have a slight gap (1/8-3/16") that needs to be dealt with. The KD seemed to think that my GC could make them fit just right. I don't know if she was thinking about feathering with spackle or what. I'll call her tomorrow and see. But the more I think about it the more it seems to me that some kind of trim will be necessary. My GC is pretty creative, so I'll also see what he says tomorrow. Wish I'd talked to Casey in October.

We hung our wall cabinets first, then the base. It was easier to hang the wall cabinets without the bases in the way. In hindsight, I wish we had installed the hood while we were doing the top cabinets just because it would have made it easier. It was a tight fit. I actually ended up removing the cabinet next to it to make installation easier, then rehung the cabinet. I would NOT install the range though. It seems like if you install the cabinet-range-cabinet that there exists a possibility that it may be difficult to get the range back out at a later date. I'd leave the space as recommended by the range mfg and install the range later.

You'll be fine, as long as the head of the screw is bigger than the drilled hole. Even then, you could add a small washer on the inside to make up for the oversized hole.