can I recess a range 4.5 inches?
We’re starting demo on our kitchen in two days, and I have a dilemma. I’ve already purchased a monogram dual fuel range, which is 28 1/2 inches in depth. I want the range to be flush with the cabinets in front, which I confirmed is possible before purchasing the range. Originally, I was planning to pull my cabinets forward 4 inches, and have the countertop be 29 1/2 inches to cover the gap in the back. This week, I was talking to a cabinet maker, who is making one custom cabinet for us, and he told me he thinks the 29 inch deep countertop is a really bad idea. So, now I am wondering if it would be possible to fur out the wall behind the cabinets and not behind the range in order to have a small recess for the range. If I were to do that, I would use the quartzite that I’m getting for the countertop on the back and sides of the recessed area as I am assuming I would need a fireproof material on the back and sides around the range. I’ve been searching on online, and it seems like this might be done more commonly in the UK. I’m thinking of something like this image from fifimcgee.co.uk. Does anyone know if it is acceptable to do this in the U.S.?
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last yearThanks to all of you who chimed in about the counter depth. I think I will stick with the original plan. For those who asked, I want the range flush because the wall that the range is on is not ver wide, and I think it’s going to make accessing the corner cabinets awkward. I already have that situation with my teeny tiny current kitchen, and I hate it. This range is designed to be pushed right up against the back wall. It has recessed gas and electrical connections so it doesn’t have to be pushed away from the wall to connect it. It also says that the back wall has to be covered with a non combustible material, hence my idea to line the whole recessed nook with stone including the sides.
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