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

[William Futch]

I install dishwashers  and here  are a few tips that might work.  First make sure that the legs are screwed all the way up. If they are already then pull the dishwasher to the edge of the tile and see it the top will tilt just enough to clear counter top. Usually if you can get the top to tilt you will find that you can then pick the bottom of the legs out from behind the tile and work the rest of it out, carefully.  If that is not an option,  go look at a new dishwasher and measure the  height with legs all the way up  to get minimum height  to see if ti will fit into the spot. If it will take a hacksaw or a pair of pliers and bend of cut the legs to remove and replace whit the new one.  Hope this helps. It is a pain when this happens and most people never think about it until they have to replace it..