When we moved into this house in 2009, I had some requirements
like plenty of space and the dated kitchen bothered me not a
whit because I knew we could fix it. We painted the cabinets
white, had granite transformations put on for a hard surface
counter top and had the floor tiled. I put up with the old
appliances as long as I could. The burners on the cook top
click all the time they are on. The oven has no insulation
and turns the bricks above it brown. The broiler doesn't
work at all.

I finally got fed up and ordered a new cooktop and oven from
Sears. That sounds straight forward but it wasn't. When
I tried shopping for the cook top, I was told that the hole
it was supposed to fit in wasn't big enough. After my third
attempt at Sears, I found a young man who was diligent enough
to find one model and one model only that would fit. Cut a
bigger hole? Not if you have resurfaced with Granite Transformations. It will be delivered Feb. 26th but I am
still hoping against hope that it will fit nicely.

We have a wonderful handyman and he has agreed to install it. He is in great demand and has lots of tricks up his
sleeve. My only recourse on the cooktop if we can't make it
fit is to return it and pay a fifteen per cent restocking fee.

Why can't they make these big ticket items standard? The
salesman that finally helped me told me that the inside
dimensions were changed every year. Major Bummer!!

I realize that this is no tragedy but it is stressful. I
have just recovered from the technology stress of having the
blueray and a new home theater installed with Ted second
guessing the Geek Squad every step of the way. As a matter
of fact, he insisted on doing it all over after they finished. I can't see the difference but then I am not a
guy.