ᐅ Height of cooktop/oven + length of countertops

2) If I have calculated this correctly without coffee, the cut would be too close to the cooktop. On one hand, there might be a risk of breaking due to the thin strip, but mainly having a joint/cut edge so close to cooktops/sinks is not ideal because of liquids.

1) The backhoe oven has a front height of only 594mm (23.4 inches), while the rest of the casing above the cooktop is "only" 579mm (22.8 inches) or 572mm (22.5 inches). This should fit then,

Regarding point 1): As Schmidti82 already mentioned, the front panel is higher than the built-in part of the oven. Many manufacturers assume that the cooktop is installed above an oven from the same manufacturer and do not specify minimum clearances. For ventilation, you should definitely create a cutout in the rear panel of the cabinet with the required dimensions.

Regarding point 2): IKEA specifies a minimum distance of 10 cm (4 inches) between the cooktop and the edge of the countertop for the Karlby (you can view the instructions online).

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KARLBY is just particleboard with a 3.5 mm (0.14 inch) thin veneer. The surface is not very durable and requires maintenance. A laminate countertop is cheaper, more robust, and easier to care for. Consider whether a continuous laminate countertop, which you can later replace with a solid wood countertop, might be the better choice for now.

Thank you for the responses.

IKEA expert, we were already considering whether a wooden surface – whether veneer or solid wood – is really the right choice for us. Now I’m not so sure. But let’s suppose we initially install two removable laminate panels and maybe later replace them with a Personlig panel. As far as I can see, among the removable panels only the SÄLJAN has a thickness of 3.8cm (1.5 inches), which would be necessary for installing the oven and the cooktop. Unfortunately, it is not available in the desired appearance, but we could probably live with black for now. The question remains whether everything will fit at all. Even taking into account Schmidti’s helpful tip (thanks!), I calculated 579mm (22.8 inches) for the oven plus 55mm (2.2 inches) for the cooktop minus 38mm (1.5 inches) for the countertop, which equals 596mm (23.5 inches), so it should fit, but leaves only 4mm (0.16 inches) for the ventilation gap. Sadly, the installation manual does not specify exactly how large the ventilation gap between the cooktop and oven should be. Does anyone have experience with this and can say whether this is usually sufficient?

The alternative would of course be to choose different appliances, but I would prefer to avoid that if possible – I already selected them carefully (although apparently not carefully enough regarding the size)!

Why not just go for a PERSONLIG right away?