Oven Install- Granite Countertop Interference

[spasm3]

I got my oven installed but ran into a small issue. The lower oven door is about 1/8 inch or so wider than my old one. It hits the granite.

There is no room to shift the oven in the cabinet. I need to trim the granite.

Is this something i can do myself , or do i call in a countertop guy to do it ?

I am not familiar with what cutting wheel I could use, and if this can be done with a grinder by hand?

 

[RhondaHonda]

I’d call a granite guy, probably won’t be much.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

Diamond cutting blade. Easy. Or call a granite guy

 

[samven]

Given the cost of a mistake vs cost of pro, I would call the granite guy. It would be tempting though because it looks easy but granite has a way of cracking when you least expect it.

 

[GSCJR]

This happened to us when installing our slide-in oven. My FIL attached a bit to his drill in order to grind/file of the excess, it worked flawlessly, this was 18 years ago. I still have the same oven, but I've had to replace the electronic controller twice. Good luck @spasm3 !

 

[bruckus]

The problem with cutting it yourself is you cannot polish it afterward without polishing pads. If your ok with a somewhat
Rough edge just use a diamond blade and cut it off, if you want a polished edge a granite guy can cut and polish it in a few minutes.

 

[spasm3]

I think I'm going to call the granite installer.
I also don't want dust all over the new oven and the kitchen.

 

[PimTac]

I think I'm going to call the granite installer.
I also don't want dust all over the new oven and the kitchen.

He should have a vacuum dust collection setup for that. Most people don’t want granite dust everywhere. It should be minimal with that size of cut.

Cover up surfaces beforehand.

 

[spasm3]

I realized I had a scrap of granite from when they installed it , so I decided to make a practice cut on it. It went well.
So success!! Was pretty easy with a steady hand.
I used an Avanti diamond blade on my Ryobi battery grinder.

I also bought a HEPA filter for my rigid vacuum and taped the hose under the granite. Covered the oven with plastic and tape.

Thanks everyone for the advice and blade suggestions!

 

[JeffKeryk]

You da man!

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

I realized I had a scrap of granite from when they installed it , so I decided to make a practice cut on it. It went well.
So success!! Was pretty easy with a steady hand.
I used an Avanti diamond blade on my Ryobi battery grinder.

I also bought a HEPA filter for my rigid vacuum and taped the hose under the granite. Covered the oven with plastic and tape.

Thanks everyone for the advice and blade suggestions!

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I would have done it myself too. Too tempting

 

[spasm3]

I would have done it myself too. Too tempting

When i realized i had a scrap to practice on, i felt better doing it.

 

[Cujet]

Oh yeah! Nice job!!!! Looks great too.

 

[tbm5690]

You just saved yourself $100+ I'm sure.

 

[spasm3]

You just saved yourself $100+ I'm sure.

Probably, but it was more about wifey wants it finished.

We bought this oven to replace a samsung upper end oven that is only 5-6 years old. Had a few problems, some repaired myself. Main board went out, had a samsung service company diagnose it. Waited a month, no parts. Don't know when they will arrive, might be 6 monts, none available anywhere. Screw it, bought a Kitchenaid.

I would avoid Samsung appliances, i have not had good service with the later ones.

 

[tbm5690]

Probably, but it was more about wifey wants it finished.

We bought this oven to replace a samsung upper end oven that is only 5-6 years old. Had a few problems, some repaired myself. Main board went out, had a samsung service company diagnose it. Waited a month, no parts. Don't know when they will arrive, might be 6 monts, none available anywhere. Screw it, bought a Kitchenaid.

I would avoid Samsung appliances, i have not had good service with the later ones.

Yep, parts/service for Samsung and LG tend to be hard to find.

 

[Donald]

You don't want to breath that dust either.

 

[spasm3]

You don't want to breath that dust either.

I bought a HEPA filter for my 12 gallon vac. I positioned the hose right under what I was trimming.

 

[Al]

Looks good