Not enough height for build-in oven under hob, what to do?

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I have a Miele K2354 hob installed on 38mm wood worktop and was planning to get a 60x60cm build-in oven under it. But just found out that most of the ovens is 577-579mm in height but I only have about 570mm under the hob. The oven also requires 5mm gap if fitted under a gas hob so I'm 10-12mm short for the oven to fit under.

I looked at the oven housing (MDF closet under the hob) and can't seem to remove the lower board which should be supporting the oven without damaging it. I thought the hob and built-in ovens are pretty much standard sized for this kind of installations? Do I have to break off the lower supporting board and make another one myself to support the oven? I have a drawer under the oven housing installed too, would love to keep it if possible. Whats my options? Any advise would be much appreciated.

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It's not a shelf it's a drawer.
The choice is to get rid of the drawer use the drawer/ shelf top cut down and screwed to the end panels to make bearers for the oven.
Or move the drawer down but it might impact on the plinth ......its not much of a problem really ......

What I will say it's very odd for the hob to protrude beneath the worktop like that .....its normally contained within the thickness of the worktop, unfortunately to say I have fitted hundreds !
 
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It's not a shelf it's a drawer.
The choice is to get rid of the drawer use the drawer/ shelf top cut down and screwed to the end panels to make bearers for the oven.
Or move the drawer down but it might impact on the plinth ......its not much of a problem really ......

What I will say it's very odd for the hob to protrude beneath the worktop like that .....its normally contained within the thickness of the worktop, unfortunately to say I have fitted hundreds !

I did not think it would be a problem when I bought the hob, but I just checked Miele's gas hob range and it seems the smaller hobs are all 35mm thick but the larger models are all 75mm!

Can you move the oven down and put the drawer above the oven?
I first thought this could work but the drawer is designed to sit under the oven and to utilise the space where the housing's feet are, so the drawer's front panel is 14cm but the drawer is 20cm+.

You could take that shelf out and but some metal angle hangers and lower it that way or simply lower the shelf

After some measures I think this could be the perfect solution! The shelf board is 20mm thick so if I took it off and replace by some metal angle brackets I should have the space I needed without needing to lower the drawer - means the drawers front panel would still line up with the doors next to it. I'll probably put 6-8 L shape brackets to support the oven just to be on the save side - now I'm off to search for some brackets ... Thanks!
 
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