sfgate.com Businesses  How do I Replace a Narrow Built in Oven?
by Wade Shaddy     Make sure you have room for bigger
appliances.      Make sure you have room for bigger appliances.
If you have an older home or a tight studio apartment, it could
have an undersized oven. This type of oven is about 26 inches
wide. Standard contemporary oven openings are almost always 30
1/4 inches. Almost all cabinets have a 2-inch vertical stile on
each side of the opening. You can cut right along side of these
stiles without modifying shelves or doors to gain the 4 inches
needed for the new oven. If you had been planing to sell a home
with a smaller-than-average oven, consider replacing it with a
full-size one.      Remove the Trim      Turn off the power to
the oven. Use a screwdriver to remove any metal trim strips or
faux wood strips around the oven. If the trim is wood, insert
the tip of a putty knife under any trim pieces on the top,
bottom or sides. Pry and rock a chisel until the trim pieces
come loose and then p