Trapped Dishwasher

[Dan Graney]

Recently bought a duplex and bought all new stainless appliances for the half I am going to rent out.

Went to pull out the old dishwasher and realized that they installed the tile floor after the dishwasher was in place. Now the tile floor (1inch thick) prevents me from pulling out the old dishwasher and of course from putting the new one in.

Even if I could find a way to pick up the dishwasher I cannot pick it up high enough because it will run into the counter top.

The existing DW is too nasty to leave in place, plus the new one matches the fridge and stove so I really want to put it in to make things more appealing to the tenants.

As I see it I have two options, remove and replace tile but then I would be trapping the DW again. Or removing the countertop which is all Formica with a matching Formica backsplash. And the counter top is huge, the DW is about in the middle of a roughly 18 foot span.

I thought about removing a section of the counter top and replacing it with perhaps a butcher block feature but I am not sure how that would look and it is right next to the sink.

Should would appreciate any solutions that the BP family might have to offer.

Thanks in advance, Dan