Ikea Skinande dishwasher in Metod kitchen

Hello everyone,

I recently assembled an Ikea kitchen myself and unfortunately still have the following unresolved problem:

I have not managed to integrate my Skinande dishwasher into the Metod kitchen. When I assembled the machine according to the instructions, there is always a gap between the top of the machine and the edge of the paneling. Therefore, I finally screwed the rail differently to the paneling manually so that the edge now fits exactly, but the paneling falls out of the rail when I open the door completely.

Since I no longer really know what to do, I wanted to ask if you know how this machine is correctly installed: Is it perhaps even correct that there is a gap between the top of the machine and the upper edge of the paneling (which would also mean that the countertop does not rest on the machine). If that is the case: Do I then put hard styrofoam or wood or something else between so that my countertop is supported? I bought a solid stone countertop separately, which is quite heavy and definitely needs to be supported on the surface of the dishwasher.

I would really appreciate your help,

Best regards, Jonas

Hello,
the dishwasher never supports the countertop. If the appliance is at the end of a row, a support panel must be installed next to the dishwasher.
Did you recently buy SKINANDE?
A picture is worth a thousand words.

I bought the machine about 3 weeks ago. Does that mean the gap between the ceiling of the machine and the end of the casing is intentional?

How large should this gap be and can I line it with hard Styrofoam so that the panel still rests? - Installing a support wall would be a lot of effort since I can only attach it to the wall behind (and not the floor) and I don't expect the wall to be able to support the entire weight of the panel - I will try to add pictures later.

A separate support side panel is required. Did you click the crossbar on top? Instructions p. 7, step 3: ikea.com/de/de/assembly_instructions/skinande-geschirrspuler-integr-__AA-1402800-1