Kitchen Appliance Installation in Franklin, TN

Appliances decide more of a kitchen than most people expect. A built in refrigerator sets the depth of a whole cabinet wall. A 48 inch range changes the hood, the duct, and the gas line. A panel ready dishwasher disappears only if the cabinet maker has the exact model in hand. In many Franklin and Brentwood kitchens, the original appliances were freestanding units slid into openings sized for whatever the builder ordered, with a recirculating microwave over the range standing in for a real hood.

New appliances rarely fit those old openings. Natural gas is available in many neighborhoods here, so gas and dual fuel ranges are common, and a growing number of homeowners are moving to induction, which needs a 240 volt circuit of the right size. Either way, the utilities and the cabinetry have to be planned around the specific models. That is why we install appliances as part of a kitchen project or a cabinet modification. We are not an appliance repair company, and we do not service or diagnose existing appliances.

What Appliance Installation Includes

• Appliance planning during design, with cabinets drawn to the manufacturer specification sheets for your exact models
• Built in and panel ready refrigeration, including custom panels, trim, and the water line for ice and water
• Ranges and cooktops in gas, dual fuel, and induction, with the gas or electrical connection each one needs
• Range hoods and ventilation inserts, ducted to the outside with the correct duct size and a makeup air plan where one is called for
• Wall ovens, speed ovens, and warming drawers fitted into tall cabinets
• Dishwashers, including panel ready models aligned with the surrounding doors and drawers
• Beverage centers, wine storage, and undercounter refrigeration in an island, bar, or butler pantry
• Coordination of the plumbing, gas, and electrical work, along with the permits the job requires

How We Plan and Install Your Appliances

1. Start with how you cook. At the in-home consultation we talk through what you use now, what you want to change, and what gas, electrical, and venting the house already has.
2. Design around the exact models. You choose appliances at the showroom or retailer you prefer. We draw them into your scaled layout and 3D renderings, and you approve the design before anything is ordered.
3. Fix the price in writing. Installation, cabinet work, and utility changes are in your fixed written price before demolition. Changes only happen when you ask for them, and they are priced in writing first.
4. Have everything on site before demo. Cabinets and appliances arrive and are inspected for damage and correct model numbers before we take your kitchen apart.
5. Rough in, then install in sequence. Gas, water, electrical, and duct runs go in while the walls are open. Appliances are set after cabinets, countertops, and flooring, by the schedule your project lead shares with you.
6. Test and walk through. We run every appliance, check the hood, fit the panels, and go through each one with you at the final walkthrough.

When Appliance Work Belongs in a Kitchen Project

• You are replacing a freestanding refrigerator with a built in or panel ready model and the opening has to change
• A new range is wider than the old one, or you are moving from a slide in range to a cooktop and wall ovens
• You are converting from gas to induction and need a new circuit
• The microwave over the range is your only ventilation and you want a real hood ducted outside
• You want a beverage center or second dishwasher added to an island or pantry

If the appliances are changing along with the layout, the planning starts on our kitchen design page.

Appliance Choices and the Details Behind Them

Refrigeration. A true built in refrigerator sits flush with the cabinets and vents through the front, so it needs a precise opening and a solid anchor. A panel ready model takes a cabinet door front so it reads as part of the wall. The panels have to be made to the manufacturer weight and thickness limits, with the right hinge clearance to the next cabinet. All of this is drawn with the cabinets, not after them.

Ranges, hoods, and ducting. The hood is sized to the range. The duct matters as much as the hood: the right diameter, smooth metal pipe, a short run with few turns, and a proper cap outside. A powerful hood in a tight house also needs makeup air, which codes typically call for above a set airflow, and we confirm that for your address. In the downtown Franklin historic district, a new vent visible from outside can come before the Historic Zoning Commission, so we plan where the duct exits.

Wall ovens and dishwashers. Wall ovens need a tall cabinet built to the cutout dimensions, a dedicated circuit, and a height that suits whoever lifts the roasting pan. Dishwashers look simple, but finished floor height, countertop height, and panel alignment all have to agree, or the door catches the floor or the panel sits proud of the cabinets.

Gas to induction conversions. The conversion means a new 240 volt circuit sized to the range, a check of the electrical panel for capacity, and a properly capped gas line.

Beverage centers. Undercounter units need front venting if they are built in, an outlet in the right place, and a location out of the main work path, often at the end of an island.

What Drives the Cost of Appliance Installation

• The number and type of appliances, with built in and panel ready models taking more fitting than freestanding ones
• Cabinet modifications or new cabinetry to create the correct openings
• Custom panels for refrigerators, dishwashers, and undercounter units
• New gas lines, water lines, or electrical circuits, and any electrical panel work
• The hood duct route, especially through an interior ceiling or to a distant exterior wall
• Makeup air, when the hood and the codes office call for it

Every project gets a fixed written price after the design is approved, before demolition begins. The only changes are ones you ask for, priced in writing first.

Plan Your Appliances With Kings

Appliances work best when the kitchen is designed around them from the start. Bring us your wish list or your model numbers, and we will show you what the cabinets, utilities, and ventilation need to look like. Book a kitchen consultation or call (615) 555-0100.

Do you install appliances if I am not remodeling my kitchen?

We install appliances as part of a kitchen project or a cabinet modification, for example reworking an opening so a new built in refrigerator, wall oven, or range hood fits. We do not offer standalone delivery hookups, and we are not an appliance repair company. If an appliance you already own stops working, the manufacturer or a local appliance service company is the right call. If the new one will not fit your cabinets, call us.

What does it take to switch from a gas range to induction?

An induction range needs a 240 volt circuit sized for that model, which most gas ranges never had. We check the electrical panel for capacity, plan the route for the new circuit, and have the gas line capped properly. Electrical and gas changes typically require a permit, and we confirm that for your address. You will also want to test your cookware with a magnet, since induction only heats pans that a magnet sticks to.

Does a range hood need makeup air?

It can. A powerful hood pulls a lot of air out of a tightly built house, and that air has to be replaced or the hood underperforms and can pull exhaust back down a fireplace or water heater flue. Codes typically call for makeup air once a hood moves more than about 400 cubic feet per minute. We size the hood to the range and confirm the requirement with the codes office for your address.

Should I pick my appliances before the cabinets are designed?

Yes, at least down to the model numbers. Cabinets are built around the manufacturer specification sheets, and a built in refrigerator, a panel ready dishwasher, or a wall oven each needs an exact opening, clearance, and utility location. You do not need to take delivery early. We collect the specifications during design, draw the cabinets to them, and make sure the appliances have arrived and been inspected before we take your old kitchen apart.