merdena, yes! I say this from my own experience. In other words, 'if I could do it, anyone can.' I had two advantages. I worked in a hardware store and I did 18 hours of "irrigation school". The most important thing I learned in school was to identify and name correctly the many and various fittings. My first investment was in a can each of cleaner and glue, some pipe and fittings and a hacksaw. My first successful project was extending the water supply to our washing machine. It had to be removable to leave the original fixture intact when we left the apartment. PVC is a particular joy to work with because if you make a mistake, you can use the hacksaw to get back to the drawing board. I practised aligning fittings (without glue) to make piping go where I wanted. Then I would glue the project, test it and cover it up. Two habits I formed were to always use colored glue so that I could spot a joint that was not glued and to always use teflon tape on threaded fittings. Hardware stores have these free booklets which will walk you through the project from beginning to end. You yurself will not be able to resist getting into the act; there are so many spinoffs! Like making PVC furniture, plant supports, lightweight shelving and (clothing) racks etc. etc.

Ha.. I had my nieces and their dog in one. They are going to LOVE it! I swear, I havent laughed so much in.. well, a lonnnng time. It was just what I needed to prepare for a morning in the (insane) grocery store.

What did you end up using ? I am sick offgassing, outgassing and plastic, silicone, etc. The cheap filler kits look awful, IMO and are the big box stores' are expensive (probably because they often come with 5 pieces in a kit when all I want is 2). I' could see using a good wood strip, tailored to fit. With an induction stove it would be very difficult to get wood to burn. I will check etsy but curious where you landed.

@User Thanks Paul. I edited the link and *think it's working now. If not, the second article is very similar, albeit without photos.