I had a bad leak under my dishwasher, and it looks like the parts will be a fairly substantial cost, and I'd like to upgrade to a quieter model. However a wood floor was installed after the dishwasher and has effectively locked it into place (see photos). The adjusting feet cannot be reached to retract them, and there is no room to push it back first.
What type of tools or techniques can be used to get the dishwasher out and a new one installed? I'm thinking a chisel is about all that could work, and add some quarter round afterwards as needed to cover it up. Power routers require some circumferential clearance to work.
Best Answer
You'll need to cut the flooring, and you should swear at your flooring installer the whole time you are doing that. If need be, yes, that means swear at yourself. This was part of doing a proper flooring job, and someone didn't.
Options include, but are not limited to, the chisel you thought of (a good sharp one and a mallet can do wonders) a hand saw, an oscillating saw. For the middle section even a small-diameter circular saw might work, but you need to get fussy to cut the ends, so don't go buy one if you don't have one, as the tools you'll do the ends with can do the whole thing with only moderate perseverance.
Cutting up the dishwasher might help get this one out, but does nothing for getting the next one in. Don't bother.