would you have gas run to the kitchen....

stolt

ok here goes a pic...... bear with me.



the break down is that...

green is the new extension
pink is the old kitchen (blue in old kitchen is sink, hob and oven) and also show the hob in the new kitchen in the island and the sink in the return of worktop.
orange is the utility room

Doozergirl

Stolt, I think the only issue is that people don't really understand the value of an induction hob. Once you've had a decent demonstration and appreciate how much induction hobs cost to provide that convenience, there is no need for gas anymore. We have not run gas through the kitchen in our barn because we have put in an induction hob on a central island. I wasn't going through the hassle of measuring exactly where the gas pipe needed to be when there were barely any walls in the place when there was an equal alternative!

When you sell, I'd show them how the hob works with the old tea towel between hob and saucepan trick.

Previously I'd have been concerned about not having a gas hob but not enough to be put off the house; I'd have organised gas myself and factored it into the offer. Now it isn't even an issue. By the time you come to sell, induction will have hopefully come down in price perhaps. Everything seems to!

loracan1

I'm a big fan of gas for cooking, but I'd jump at the chance to use an induction hob.

never_enough

Doozergirl wrote: »

When you sell, I'd show them how the hob works with the old tea towel between hob and saucepan trick.

Previously I'd have been concerned about not having a gas hob but not enough to be put off the house; I'd have organised gas myself and factored it into the offer. Now it isn't even an issue. By the time you come to sell, induction will have hopefully come down in price perhaps. Everything seems to!

Hadn't thought of this as I don't have an induction hob, but of course Doozergirl is correct. The other thing to think about is that there's apparently only about 40 years left before the gas runs out. So gas appliances will become increasingly less popular & electric will become more the norm over the next few decades.

Basil1234

people prefer to have the choice tbh bear in mind once the kitchen is in you would have problems doing this later one e.g. could you get replacement tiles to match later on also bear in mind gas versus electric charges
e.g. electric
Tier 1
24.615p
per kWh
Tier 2
11.314p
per kWh
(inc.VAT)
against much cheaper gas

Tier 1 7.260p
per kWh
Tier 2 3.510p
per kWh
(inc.VAT)

sort of becomes a no brainer really. no matter what spin is put on the appliances but people do have there own prefrence.

i can give you an example my wife for instance wanted a dishwasher in the kitchen for some years now and the kitchen was very old to say the least and had its wear to be fair but i ended up redoing a whole kitchen(because it had been badly layied out inthe first place lot of wasted space) including the relaying concrete and re-tiling the floor and electrics (more sockets etc) for the sake of 1 slimline dishwasher, luckily i did this for about £2500 without appliances, being an ex plumber would have cost anyone else about £5000 but the point is 1 simple change meant the whole kitchen was redone at cost!
question is would some people we willing to do this for the sake of a gas main £500 now or cost of thousands later sometimes it is better to spend now and never have to worry about that again could be regarded as an investment to selling later on i know what i would be doing you never know you may get fed up with electric and want to change to cheaper gas remember this is the credit crunch!

david29dpo

£500 to angle grind a channel! Took me all of half an hour (and a lot of dust) to sink the gas pipe in the floor.

stolt

david29dpo wrote: »

£500 to angle grind a channel! Took me all of half an hour (and a lot of dust) to sink the gas pipe in the floor.

the dust is part of the problem that is putting us off, the guy basically said everything nees to come out of the room and the room sealed!!! the problem is its a working kitchen the other room which we are extending will be a kitchen but not for another 6 months. I suppose i could ask the builders of the extension to put off laying the underfloor heating. leaning more towards ot having gas. Got a electrican coming round this afternoon to price up wiring the new kitchen, bet that wont be cheap:eek:

stolt

Doozergirl wrote: »

Stolt, I think the only issue is that people don't really understand the value of an induction hob. Once you've had a decent demonstration and appreciate how much induction hobs cost to provide that convenience, there is no need for gas anymore. We have not run gas through the kitchen in our barn because we have put in an induction hob on a central island. I wasn't going through the hassle of measuring exactly where the gas pipe needed to be when there were barely any walls in the place when there was an equal alternative!

When you sell, I'd show them how the hob works with the old tea towel between hob and saucepan trick.

Previously I'd have been concerned about not having a gas hob but not enough to be put off the house; I'd have organised gas myself and factored it into the offer. Now it isn't even an issue. By the time you come to sell, induction will have hopefully come down in price perhaps. Everything seems to!

hi doozergirl, that was ur thinking behind it all. I know some people love gas for cooking and say its best overall but as things move on they get se to change. the hassle factor of getting the gas into the new room is pretty big. At the moment there are 5 builders on site digging fundations and taking out a bay window with all the mess that it brings!

ormus

i cant believe how many peeps have said they would not buy a house with no gas in the kitchen!
!!!!!!. it would take a few hundred quid to install it.
no wonder some peeps take years to decide which house to buy. there is no perfect house that ticks your every single box!
the only boxes worth ticking are the things you cannot change. no gas is a very minor problem.
get over it.

ic

I'm an induction convert (have one myself) and would agree that you needn't worry about running in the gas. Save the money and spend it on stuff you'll actually see and use in your new kitchen.