We needed more space in our kitchen so first we built out into our garage a box to fit our refrigerator in.
How do you mount a microwave on the wall.
Push it up and bring it up to the bottom of the cabinet.
Plus if you have curious small children this could be a dangerous.
Because many hoods are higher than the bottom of the microwave it s common to install the brackets for the unit to sit on through an existing kitchen backsplash.
Rather than attempting to remove the tiles and patch the wall drill through the tiles with a special drill bit.
If the microwave is too low moving dishes in and out of it can be a nuisance.
Moving a counter top microwave oven to a mount in your kitchen frees counter space giving you more room for kitchen work.
Make sure that someone keeps holding the microwave in place for now.
If you re planning to set up a microwave in a family room or bonus room that doesn t have upper cabinets consider mounting it on a wall.
Below the counter don t have much counter or upper cabinet space to spare.
When shopping for a new microwave oven you have the option of a mountable or a counter top model but it is possible to turn a counter top model into a mountable model by using a microwave oven mounting kit.
Mounting a microwave oven without a cabinet above.
To install an under cabinet microwave first find your wall studs by tapping with a hammer on the wall until you hear a solid thud rather than a hollow sound.
If your model has a wall plate fit it into the bracket that will help hold it in place.
Consider replacing a lower drawer with a microwave cabinet.
It will help to have another person to help you hold up the microwave.
So now we wanted to get our microwave off the co.