Oven replacement

I replaced the old buzzing oven with this Kenmore electric self-cleaning model. Nothing really nasty, but removing the old unit was kind of hit-n-miss on which screws to remove. I must have unfastened twenty screws before finding the two hidden under metal caps along the side rim.

Then the bottom cabinet piece (5/8" particle board) was bowed, so I replaced it with a stiffer 3/4" birch plywood and biscuit-joined it to a poplar lintel beam. Glad to have a wood shop. The correct size of opening becomes critical for a built-in oven because the flange can hide only so much above and below it, and the new unit also fastens with face screws on the side flanges.

Cost of oven was $800 plus tax. Sears Outlet had a black one at discount, but it just didn't look right, so I got this at retail. Home delivery was oddly quicker than customer pick-up at their warehouse, and they're offering a full rebate on the $65 delivery charge.