need some real help with original measurements!

Have you considered refacing the cabinets with a thin layer of quality wood working birch? (1/2 inch) If you can match the original Shellac you would be able to really improve them.
Why don't you post some photos of how it looks now. There are lots of creativity on this site and I've noticed that if people can see it, you will get lots of feedback.

I am not absolutely sure how different the '58 is from the '64, but I have my oven removed from the counter cabinet and can get you photos of it removed. If the sink and counter are all close to your original I'll be glad to help with photos and measures....

Thanks! I am looking through your images on flickr now- I think I'd like to know how high off the counter the side splash is against the wall and the measurement in height where it begins at the edge of the counter... its like a rounded triangle and I want to make the piece as close as I can. I could eye it, but it would be nice to start out with accurate measurements.

Also-how wide is it? the wood, stainless and veneer? is it 3/4 or wider? will the 3/4 molding for counter tops work, or will I need that funny size (13/16ths?) that VTS sells?

did anyone get their oven (propane system) tested when they re installed the oven? I am really worried that something is wrong with the oven since the base shelf was burned out. It could have just been a rats nest that ignited...but who knows!?

what kind of counter do I get? ugh! I looked up formica but there are so many kinds with boards and stuff already on them.
This project is getting huge!

oh- is there supposed to be a working fan above the oven where the vent in the cabinets is? I don't have anything in the hole and I would really like to know if there is something that will improve ventilation available. didn't see anything on VTS.

pictures to come- kid was sick and then really needy when recuperating-then house got really messy...too much going on!!! need a clone army!

 Wow! your counters are in such nice shape! Wish my trailer wasn't so...different.

ok...so nobody get jealous over my spiffy modified oven bay and ugly counter and hack job modifications-no drooling---ready?









so- clearly this is much better than original! I am going to work on it sunday and fix it up right, then I'll order the trim later. Will use shellacked birch over 1/2 inch plywood as the base-because its what I already have on hand.

how does the oven bolt in by the way? also- is it a NO NO to have flex propane line hooked up to the oven? if it gets too hot-is it a problem?

you know- I haven't checked out the stove yet-yours is a very good observation. I think I'll add some automotive heat sheild under the stove and keep my cook times short! No hour long roasts or baked potatoes. I'm big into biscuits, muffins and quiches and baked bacon in the AM on camping outings (not all in one morning) so I will make sure I don't preheat for too long as the first two may require high cook temps (400).

One more thing to buy!!!

maybe thats why everyone seems to have burning/charring under the stove---not just a case of vermin.

Ok- I'm working on it tomorrow- measurements anyone?

I will elevate it with some aluminum pieces I have from a window we removed a while back for the needed circulation-good idea- it may look a little odd- but ventilation is always a good thing. How does this oven get sucured- anyone know? bolts anywhere? I don't see any holes in the pictures for bolts or straps.

I'm requesting advice on an appropriate heat shield. My Westerner originally came with a 3 burner cooktop. At sometime, a PO removed the cooktop and replaced with a Princess stove/oven, currently not hooked up. As such, no heat shield is present. I plan to add stainless on top of the lower support shelf, as well as across the back wall of the oven. Finally, I plan to add a piece on the end side wall of the oven, extending up to form a side splash for the stove top. Will stainless work for all areas in this rebuild of the stove/oven cabinet area?