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How to fill in gaps at top and sides of new wall oven?

Hi looking for some advice on fixing gaps in Wall oven cabinet. New wall oven slightly smaller. Have just had old gas oven/grill removed (it was 38y old) with a Westinghouse electric oven with separate grill. Unfortunately cabinet cavity bigger leaving a gap at top of oven of w- 61cm h- 14.5cm side gaps are 2.3cm

problem is cabinet is timber look with I think is mahogany hard to match. Bench top is cream though so could go in this direction. Or metal? I am 70 now on my own having lost husband and son. Not completely useless though they taught me a few thing. Just need some direction. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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EricL

Hello @SunshineBeau

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's marvellous to have you join us, and thank you for sharing your question about your new wall oven.

Would it be possible for you to post an overall picture of the wall oven in its current housing? This will give our members a chance to assess its current condition. We can then make recommendations on possible methods to cover up the gaps. Can you also please include the overall measurements of the current opening and the model of your new oven? Any other information you can share would be very much appreciated.

Eric

SunshineBeau

this is new oven in its current position, the electrician has secured it on the base and one side leaving a gap of 4.5cm on the right side.

as shown above. The original cabinet opening is width 61cm X height 103cm

the above drawing is an installation guide that came with the new oven.

Thank you for any advice

Regards

SunshineBeau

MitchellMc

Thanks for those additional images @SunshineBeau.

Do your installation instructions make any reference to providing a gap for ventilation? If so, you should consider that when designing the filler panel. If not, it sounds like you could cut a board to fit the full opening and then cut out the 600 x 893mm opening to suit the oven. It would be best to centre the oven and have this filler panel in all one piece. If you can't move the oven you'll need to take exact measurements of the gap surrounding it and cut out a filler panel to suit that shape. I've included a rendering below to illustrate.

If you cannot cut the panel at home, you might like to chat with our helpful team in-store. If you were to have two separate panels, one for the top and one for the side, the team would hopefully be able to cut those for you. Our saws won't allow us to do those detailed cuts on a single piece of board. 16mm particle board should be suitable for constructing the filler panel, and it can be fixed in place using small mending brackets internally. Remember your PPE when cutting timber, including a face mask and safety glasses and follow manufacturer guidelines when using power tools.

To disguise the panel, I'd suggest having our team mix some paint up to a similar colour to the cabinet or going with your idea of a similar cream to the benchtop. You can pick a number of colour sample cards up in-store and then match the closest one at home.

I thought I would just mention that you might like to have a couple of quotes done to see how much this would cost for someone to do the work for you. It's always nice to do the work yourself and save some money, but you might find someone who could complete the work quickly and at a reasonable cost. You can look towards services like Hipages and Air-tasker to link up with tradespeople searching for this type of work.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell

EricL

Hi @SunshineBeau

It's great that you've received excellent advice from @MitchellMc. Just to add to the suggestions made, I recommend bringing one of the small door panels or a drawer front to the store so that the paint team member can see the colour they are trying to match. I believe the suggestion made is the easiest way to cover the current gap that you have in your oven cabinet.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric

SunshineBeau

Hi MitchellMc

Thank you so much for all your help I will look into all your suggestions. Will let you know how it turns out

Regards

SunshineBeau

EdNotHandy

Hi Eric,

I have a similar problem. Just wondering if now (almost three years later) that Bunnings will still cut a piece of particle board to the right size.

I've heard that they are not as willing to cut things as they used to be.

Thanks,
Ed

JacobZ

Hi @EdNotHandy,

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community it is wonderful to have you with us.

Unfortunately, our current cut shop policy doesn't allow for precision cuts and only allows for cuts to the nearest 100mm. So, unless your gap is in even increments of 100mm, it is unlikely we would be able to cut this piece for you; you would have to make the precision cuts yourself.

You can use the technique in How To Cut Laminate Benchtop that utilises clamps and a straight edge as a guide to get accurate cuts at home using a circular saw.

If you'd like further guidance, I'd be happy to assist further.

Jacob

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