We just got a new over-the-range microwave and I'm curious if the wall-mount is really necessary.
I hesitate to do it mainly because it means I have to drill into our tile backsplash...which is obviously a bit more risky than drywall.
The microwave will be bolted at the top to our cabinets and, from what I understand, those bolts are what actually holds all the weight and the wall-mount at the bottom is just to keep the microwave from tilting/shifting when you open/close the door.
What I'm debating on doing is using something like a thin piece of condensed foam (think some like foam core board) with an extremely sticky layer on it and basically just "stick" the bottom/back of the microwave to the tile.
Sounds pretty rigged, but I'm just really hesitant to drill in our new tile.
Any ideas/suggestions?
I hesitate to do it mainly because it means I have to drill into our tile backsplash...which is obviously a bit more risky than drywall.
The microwave will be bolted at the top to our cabinets and, from what I understand, those bolts are what actually holds all the weight and the wall-mount at the bottom is just to keep the microwave from tilting/shifting when you open/close the door.
What I'm debating on doing is using something like a thin piece of condensed foam (think some like foam core board) with an extremely sticky layer on it and basically just "stick" the bottom/back of the microwave to the tile.
Sounds pretty rigged, but I'm just really hesitant to drill in our new tile.
Any ideas/suggestions?