When we bought Ziggy, I noticed that there was no oven, rather a quite bespoke looking microwave had been fitted.

On close examination, and putting my Elf ‘n’ Safty hat on – once I realised that it had been installed in July 2002, and had no turntable – I elected to get it changed over. So first thing to do was to take the old one out and inspect the inside of the cupboard.

I was pleased to see that the carcass was in good order with nothing of note.

As it was Black Friday, and knowing the dimensions of the aperture, I spent some time researching what was needed on Amazon, and then selected something that I knew would fit in aesthetically.

The old microwave had been secured with the two front “feet” anchored into a batten, and once I realised this I measured up “feet” and the hole and then extended it to secure the new microwave.

And to ensure that everything was level, I measured and added a batten inside the cupboard for the rear of the microwave – this was screwed down.