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Need help on proper fit / install / trim for Bosch slide-in range

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

Hello all -

My contractor is halfway through installing my new Bosch slide-in range, model HDI8054UC. But something doesn't look right.

I am a bit confused about how it is supposed to look at the back of the counter. The range has a lip that hangs over each side so that it sits flush on the counter, which looks very nice. That is until you get to the rear. The trim on the sides terminates about an inch or two shy of the back of the unit. So even if I slid the unit all the way in so that it is touching the back wall, on each side there is still that inch or two at the back where there is an unseemly gap. Seems like crumbs etc. would just constantly fall in there. I'm surprised that it is designed to actually look that way. Am I missing something?

It almost looks like there is some kind of metal trim/vent kit or something on the back of the unit right now that should be taken off? I would prefer to take it off and just add a 1-2" strip of my quartz counter behind the unit (I still have the slab remnants, so it would be doable), and then the lip would sit flush on top of counter all the way around the sides and the back?

Sorry if I sound confused. (I am.)

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I just want to understand how this is *supposed* to be done.

-David

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blubird
8 years ago
If you're planning on a tile backsplash, that will take up some of the depth.
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lisadlu16
8 years ago
There is a thread on here about the same issue with the Bosch induction slide in. There is a kit you can get from customer service to fill in these gaps but I also thought I read where the more recent raNGOs came with the fix it piece. Search on Bosch induction slide in. I am getting the induction slide in and am interested in the fix for this. Also do you have a gap between back of range and the wall? The same thread says your counter needs to be 25" deep, if it is the usual 25.5 then you will have a gap (they do sell a piece that fills in the gap).
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lisadlu16
8 years ago
I just enlarged your photo and see you do not have gap at the back, just the sides. Call customer service for the fix kit for this. Can you tell me the depth of your counter top please? Thank you"
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dave999z
Original Author
8 years ago
Hi, thanks for your help. I actually started this thread on another board, that gets more traffic...

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/need-help-on-proper-fit-install-trim-for-bosch-slide-in-range-dsvw-vd~3972677

But to answer your question, my counter depth is at least 25.5".

Cabinets are 24", and counter overhang in front is 1.5". But the walls aren't exactly straight so the counter depth actually averages a tiny bit over 25.5". If you need to know the exact depth right at the range cut out, I can find out for you.
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Jakvis
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Your countertops are deeper and if the range is installed where the front is right you will have a larger than normal gap at the back. The normal gap is about 1/4" at the back.

When you put your back splash in you will probably take up at least a 1/2" to 3/4" of the space.

As mentioned previously Bosch does have a trim kit for the rear corners.
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