Hello dear reader! If you are now thinking about the design of the cabinet under the oven, then read the article to the end and you will find out almost all the possible options. I'll tell you in detail about the pros and cons of each version.

The result of reading the article will be your conscious choice of a particular module. You will know exactly why you need such a cabinet and you will get maximum pleasure from your choice in the future.

Oven cabinet designs

There are two main types of oven modules. Moreover, each of them has its own additional variation. The most common type is an oven under the hob. And the second, in my opinion more convenient, is the oven in the pencil case.

The design of the cabinet under the hob has two options - with a drawer at the bottom of the oven and with a drawer at the top of the oven. I will talk about the pros and cons of each design in the following paragraphs.

The design of the cabinet in a pencil case, at eye level, has a version with a work surface above the cabinet and in a pencil case at eye level without a tabletop. I will tell you about the pros and cons of each design in the following paragraphs.

Benefits and disadvantages under the hob

Placing the cabinet under the hob creates a common cooking area. The design is especially relevant to save space in the kitchen. A definite plus is that such a curbstone is suitable for a hostess of any height.

The downside, with this arrangement, is the work in a bent state. You will have to constantly bow while cooking and cleaning the oven. If your woman has a sore back, you will be left without baked meals.

Cooling ventilation is located at the bottom of the hob. If the drawer is placed on top, under the hob, there is a risk of blocking this system. If a sheet of paper falls into this box, it is simply sucked in and the air flow is blocked.

Advantages and disadvantages of the design in the pencil case

The location of the oven at chest level is a convenient operation of the oven. The hostess is happy to prepare a lot of delicious food. She doesn't have to bend down to look into the closet. And cleaning doesn't take much effort.

Perhaps the only drawback, when the oven is located in a pencil case, is the difficulty of using it for women of small stature. Again, this problem is easily eliminated by design.

You should focus on the reinforcement on which the oven stands. To do this, you need to screw two strips to the sides of the pencil case, under the supporting horizon. The stove has a decent weight and without reinforcement there is a risk of collapse of the structure.

Dimensions and assembly diagram of the oven cabinet

The dimensions of the built-in oven remain unchanged. Therefore, you can never make a mistake when designing a curbstone. About 2 years ago, the hinges on the cabinet door were replaced. Now it does not protrude from the bottom when opening.

Here is a standard assembly diagram for an oven cabinet. Pay attention to the inner sidewalls, they are mandatory in the design - they strengthen the horizon. The bottom and the horizon are 20 mm shorter than the sides, for ventilation of the cabinet. The diagram does not show the box.

Detailing

600 × 530 - 1 Bottom

568 × 530 - 1 Bearing horizon

704 × 550 - 2 Sides

88 × 550 - 2 Supports for the horizon

477 × 50 - 2 Front and rear drawer strips

116 × 596 - 1 Facade

505 × 495 - 1 DVPO Drawer bottom

Within walking distance from you, placed according to the calculation of cabinet furniture.

Here is a standard assembly diagram for a pencil case with an oven. The design also contains strips that reinforce the bearing horizon. The horizons above the oven are 20 mm shorter in depth. For free air circulation.

Detailing

600 × 550 - 1 Bottom

568 × 550 - 1 Bearing horizon

2024 × 550 - 2 Sides

60 × 550 - 2 Supports under the horizon

568 × 530 - 2 Horizons above the cabinet

716 × 596 - 2 Facade

715 × 595 - 1 DVPO Back wall, bottom

709 × 578 - 1 DVPO Rear wall top in the groove

The assembly scheme for the curbstone without sidewalls has a number of advantages over other options. There is no need for reinforcing strips, therefore the drawer is wider. A gap is added on the sides of the oven walls and, of course, less material consumption.

Detailing

600 × 550 - 2 Bottom and cover

88 × 550 - 2 Sides

60 × 600 - 2 Cabinet fixing strips

509 × 50 - 2 Front and rear drawer strips

500 × 50 - 2 Drawer side strips

116 × 596 - 1 Facade

115 × 595 - 1 DVPO Back wall

537 × 495 - 1 DVPO Drawer bottom

Required ventilation

Especially meticulous customers express dissatisfaction with the front gap between the worktop and the oven of 5-6 mm. This gap is necessary for the hob and oven to function properly.

Not everyone knows that there is a cooling system in the hobs, it is located at the bottom of the structure. The required flow circulates through this gap. Air enters through the distance between the base and the bottom of the cabinet, goes around the back of the cabinet and exits from above.

I covered the topic of sockets for the oven in detail in. In which he told where and how to install the sockets for the oven. Pointed out a common mistake. If you are planning to install a cabinet, you should definitely read it.

Conclusion

The oven in the kitchen is one of the important elements and its location should be well thought out. In order not to grieve over the decision in the future. I hope my article will help you cope with this task.

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Dmitry Rekun.

The built-in oven is a very convenient model. Not everyone is satisfied with the option when the oven is located under the hob: especially when both units need to be turned on at the same time. The independent model can be placed anywhere and at any height.

Product dimensions

The production of ovens was started by foreign companies. This noticeably affected the dimensions of the product.

The standard width of models is considered to be 90–120 cm. This corresponds to the European concept of comfort.

• However, the standards of Russian kitchen sets are completely different. Here, the cabinet for the oven and the hob has a width of 60 cm. In this case, the manufacturers of the devices gave way and began to produce models with the corresponding width. For example, the well-known manufacturer of household goods Ikea.

In order to ensure ease of installation, the width of the oven should be reduced by 1–2 cm.

• Today you can find very miniature built-in models - with a width of 45 cm and a height of 60 cm. However, these are rather test samples. As a rule, even with a width of 45 cm, the height remains the standard - 85 cm.
• The depth in most products is 50–55 cm.

The cabinet under the built-in oven is usually equipped with a drawer for storing baking trays, dishes and other things.

Materials and tools

A do-it-yourself oven cabinet is a very real task. There are no particular difficulties here. To make it you will need the following:

• plywood or laminated chipboard 16–18 mm thick;
• a worktop with a thickness of 28 mm or more;
• legs;
• furniture confirmations, dowels and screws;
• guides;
• electric drill;
• joiner's glue.

Kitchen cabinet calculations

As a rule, the instructions for the oven contain data not only on the dimensions of the model itself, but also on the requirements for the installation niche. This should be used in the calculations.

The cabinet for the oven has dimensions equal to the parameters of the installation niche plus the thickness of the material used. In fact, it is a box with a double bottom - horizons 1 and 2 and a horizontal bar at the top - a body bar. The latter is required for the normal fastening of the hob to the worktop. In addition, this part maintains the distance between the sidewalls, which is also important.

First, you need to make calculations, then the following parts are cut out of the chipboard or MDF sheets:

• sidewalls - the sum of the height of the niche, the thickness of the table top and the height of the legs - 2 pcs;
• horizon - that is, the bottom, the dimensions are exactly equal to the parameters of the installation niche - depth and width - 2 pcs;
• body strip - its length is equal to the width of the niche, and its own width does not exceed 100 mm.

The back wall of the drawer, as a rule, is not included in the detailing: it is made from fiberboard scraps. Usually its height does not exceed 100 mm.

Drawer parts are calculated using the residual method. This is easy to do:

• the height of the facade is equal to the difference in the height of the kitchen cabinet, the height of the legs and the thickness of the first horizon. The facade does not cover it due to the peculiarities of the installation of the oven. Width corresponds to 60 cm minus 3 mm. As a rule, there is no handle here: to make it more convenient to use, a notch is made on the second horizon;
• the side parts are equal in length to the depth of the cabinet minus the gaps, and in height - to the distance between the two horizons minus the gaps;
• the length of the back wall takes into account the thickness of both sides and the thickness of the rails.

Chipboard or MDF can be cut to size in the workshop: using professional equipment, the pattern will take much less time, and accuracy is guaranteed. In addition, in most cases, parts are trimmed here - they close the ends with a melamine strip. Otherwise, the operation will have to be done by hand.

Assembling the product

The kitchen cabinet for the oven and the hob is assembled for confirmation or dowels. The fastening of the latter is duplicated with glue. Holes for them are drilled in advance.

Mounting on self-tapping screws is allowed.

1. First you need to assemble the box itself - the sidewalls and horizontals.
2. Then fix the housing strip by lowering it 10 mm from the edge of the sidewall.
3. The legs must be attached to the bottom of the product with self-tapping screws.
4. If it is decided to make a drawer, then, before installing the first horizon, guides are attached to the walls - hinged or telescopic.
5. Install the back wall.
6. Assemble the product and install it on the guides.

Do-it-yourself cabinet for the oven is ready. In the photo you can see a product that is in no way inferior even to well-known brands like Ikea.

If you, like the vast majority of people, store pans and other kitchen utensils in a drawer under the oven, know that you have been using it incorrectly all this time.

Many people put pans in the drawer, but this is not what it is intended for.

Although it does an excellent job with this function and it is worth noting that it is quite convenient.

We've used it wrong all our lives!

In some manuals for kitchen stoves, it is called a "warming drawer" and this is not at all coincidental.

This drawer is actually used to heat food. It is for heating, not cooking.

If you do not have a microwave or you are saving on electricity, then this can serve you as a worthy alternative. However, it is much more convenient to use the box when preparing for feasts, when there is one oven, and there are many dishes. Therefore, so that the pre-prepared dishes do not cool down, it is advisable to place them in this box, and continue to cook the rest of the dishes in the oven.

Example using a drawer from one of the kitchen stove manuals

Unfortunately, we were not able to find confirmation of this theory in the manuals for kitchen stoves in Russian. In each of them, it is simply labeled as a "drawer", and each of the manuals is silent about what it is for at all.

Be that as it may, we hasten to warn you that this manual may not be relevant for some types of stoves.