Extra long leveling legs for a stove?

[JK]

We recently remodeled our kitchen, and purchased a slide in Fridigaire
stove/oven. The problem is, we had our cabinets custom made and for some
reason made the base cabinet too tall. Long story short, our countertop is
now 38 inches high, and the leveling legs don't crank up that high. I looked
online for extra log legs to no avail. Anybody know if they make these, and
if not, any suggestions. To me the obvious is to build it up with wood or
something? Anybody see any issue with this?

[Edwin Pawlowski]

To me the obvious is to build it up with wood or something? Anybody see
any issue with this?

That's what I'd do. All you need is two strips so the sides are properly
supported and it can slide.

[Goedjn]

Post by Edwin Pawlowski

To me the obvious is to build it up with wood or something? Anybody see
any issue with this?

That's what I'd do. All you need is two strips so the sides are properly
supported and it can slide.

That's all you NEED, yes, but what you really want is to build a whole
platform, with a secret door from the cabinet on the side, so's you
can hide your egg-money there.

[Appliance Repair Aid]

Post by JK
We recently remodeled our kitchen, and purchased a slide in

Fridigaire

Post by JK
stove/oven. The problem is, we had our cabinets custom made and for some
reason made the base cabinet too tall. Long story short, our

countertop is

Post by JK
now 38 inches high, and the leveling legs don't crank up that high. I looked
online for extra log legs to no avail. Anybody know if they make these, and
if not, any suggestions. To me the obvious is to build it up with wood or
something? Anybody see any issue with this?

Hi,

Post by JK
I looked
online for extra log legs to no avail. Anybody know if they make

these

The manufactures for the -most part- do not make any.

Are the legs metal or plastic? If plastic, you will probably have to
use some wood shims to raise up the range. If metal, I usually take one
of the legs to local hardwars store and match up the thread count and
bolt size and purchase 4 longer carriage style bolts and make my own
longer legs. A small piece of felt glued to the carriage bolt head will
protect the floor when moving the range.

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/

[edwardkelly]

replying to Appliance Repair Aid, edwardkelly wrote:
should there be anything else on the head of the bolt? seems like it might be
a little shaky without the base

[George E. Cawthon]

Post by JK
We recently remodeled our kitchen, and purchased a slide in Fridigaire
stove/oven. The problem is, we had our cabinets custom made and for some
reason made the base cabinet too tall. Long story short, our countertop is
now 38 inches high, and the leveling legs don't crank up that high. I looked
online for extra log legs to no avail. Anybody know if they make these, and
if not, any suggestions. To me the obvious is to build it up with wood or
something? Anybody see any issue with this?

No problem. just get a couple of 1x4's long
enough to hit the back wall and short enough that
they don't extend past the front of the stove. If
the 1x4 (3/4" high) isn't enough then add another
piece of wood, plywood 1/4" or 1/2. If you need
1-1/2 height rise, then use 2x4's. Lay one on
each side of the opening, and slide the stove in.
Might want to put a piece of wood or other trim
in front to hide the gap.

38" high? Hope you folks are tall.

[t***@gmail.com]

"38" high? Hope you folks are tall."

I just ran a tape-measure up past my belly. Not excessively
higher than standard height! And in a couple more decades,
with the avg. American male exactly 6', and women avging
5' 7".

[Terry Coombs]

Post by t***@gmail.com
"38" high? Hope you folks are tall."
I just ran a tape-measure up past my belly. Not excessively
higher than standard height! And in a couple more decades,
with the avg. American male exactly 6', and women avging
5' 7".

 38" is tall for a standard kitchen counter top . The industry standard
is 36" and has been for many years . Except for "specials" virtually all
the kitchen cabinets I built  were 34 1/2" tall to allow for a 1 1/2
inch thick counter top . And I built quite a few in nearly 20 years
working in cabinet shops ...

[t***@gmail.com]

Terry Coombs wrote: " 38" is tall for a standard kitchen counter top . The industry standard"

Like I said, only a two inch difference. It's not
like it's up to my chest, lol! And from what I have
seen of the class of '24, it 38" might become the
standard soon. I'm only 5' 7.5", and 38" is
actually quite ergonomic to me - I'm all torso. :o

[John Gilmer]

You might consider putting "shoes" on the existing leveling screws to extend
them.

The "shoes" can be PVC tubing with a cap (or just the cap.) Place washers,
nuts, whatever in the cap/tube to give you the extension you need. If the
extension "wiggles" pour in some drywall compound. If you want to remove
it, you add water!

[The Finish Carpenter - Custom Cabinets]

I am a custom cabinet maker the standard base height is 36 to 36.5 inches. I have built kitchen cabinets 38in. to top of counter but only when asked to, I made a platform 1.5 tall to put under there stove made from the same hard wood the cabinets were made from, it worked great. It was a tall family