Make sure that someone keeps holding the microwave in place for now.
How do you mount a microwave on the wall.
To install an under cabinet microwave first find your wall studs by tapping with a hammer on the wall until you hear a solid thud rather than a hollow sound.
If you re planning to set up a microwave in a family room or bonus room that doesn t have upper cabinets consider mounting it on a wall.
Moving a counter top microwave oven to a mount in your kitchen frees counter space giving you more room for kitchen work.
Rather than attempting to remove the tiles and patch the wall drill through the tiles with a special drill bit.
Push it up and bring it up to the bottom of the cabinet.
Below the counter don t have much counter or upper cabinet space to spare.
So now we wanted to get our microwave off the co.
We needed more space in our kitchen so first we built out into our garage a box to fit our refrigerator in.
Consider replacing a lower drawer with a microwave cabinet.
Next position the mounting plate so it s level with the bottom of the cabinet and drill holes over the studs and a hole for the power cord.
Plus if you have curious small children this could be a dangerous.
When shopping for a new microwave oven you have the option of a mountable or a counter top model but it is possible to turn a counter top model into a mountable model by using a microwave oven mounting kit.
It will help to have another person to help you hold up the microwave.
Because many hoods are higher than the bottom of the microwave it s common to install the brackets for the unit to sit on through an existing kitchen backsplash.
Mounting a microwave oven without a cabinet above.
If the microwave is too low moving dishes in and out of it can be a nuisance.