Installing A Microwave In A Cabinet

I mounted my microwave in a cabinet above the stove.

Installing a microwave in a cabinet.

This is especially wise if your cabinet. A microwave oven designed exclusively for a kitchen countertop has vents that are built into the back of microwave. Plus if you have curious small children this could be a dangerous. Over the range microwaves hang from a cabinet.

Check every surface of your microwave for vents. Installing a countertop microwave on a cabinet or shelf 1. Install as a drawer. The design of each differs in terms of vent placement as countertop microwaves do not have a wooden frame that surrounds the unit like built in microwave designs.

Cut through the drywall with a drywall saw to access the vent. Drive screws through the face flange when it s flush with the cabinet front and you re done. Microwave manufacturers produce different microwave designs for built in cabinet holes and for countertop or open concept settings. Remove the turntable and any other loose objects from inside the microwave.

7 ways to integrate a microwave build around cabinetry. A counter microwave works on an open space. The microwave can vent. Make sure the cabinet you intend to put the microwave is wide enough.

How to do it install vent. Creating a shelf or opening within cabinetry allows you to move the microwave off the work. With the cutout finished and the outlet and anti tip block in place plug the microwave s power cord in and slide the unit into the opening. Consider replacing a lower drawer with a microwave cabinet.

And while many bloggers will advise you to install a microwave in your kitchen cabinets we strongly advise against it. Below the counter don t have much counter or upper cabinet space to spare. Install an outlet for the microwave inside the cabinet. Leaves the counter clear and the sightline open especially when paired with airy upper shelving.

If the microwave is too low moving dishes in and out of it can be a nuisance. If installed into a cabinet these vents will be blocked and unable to release steam from the microwave. Things you can do to make sure the cabinet is safer for the microwave. It gets it off the table and securely mounted so it will not move while driving.

Install the vent and cover it with drywall. Similar to building cabinetry around your microwave this solution is finished with a trim kit that. Countertop models usually have vents on the sides and top of. The ventilations are fitted either.

Add a trim kit.