Fitting a built-in gas hob

avantra

We have a 60cm wide gas hob to fit in our new kitchen and would like to know if we have to fit it right above the base unit or can we put it spread over two units?

Due to space consideration we would like to fit it on the area where a 80cm and 60cm drawer units meet.
See my design below:

msfoxymax

It would be ok but you need at least 600mm between sink and hob and 200mm between hob and wall. If that is a window above the hob then it's not really acceptable to have a gas hob below a window.

msfoxymax

It also depends on where the gas pipes will fit behind drawers. Why do you not want it above your oven?

avantra

msfoxymax wrote: »

It also depends on where the gas pipes will fit behind drawers. Why do you not want it above your oven?

I am not sure what is accepted or not, this design is just a copy of the current kitchen layout (circa 1965) which we know and like, never really had a problem with the hob next to the window.

It is designed like this as we have three doors we can't block and a massive south facing window, and this design maximise light and space.

If we had the hob above the oven we will loose a wall unit and working space. So is it ok to put the hob above the units border? it will be over the recommended distance to the sink and wall in any case.

keystone

avantra wrote: »

So is it ok to put the hob above the units border? it will be over the recommended distance to the sink and wall in any case.

I don't think so as structurally you will weaken the base units. Visually it won't look that brilliant either. You don't have a gas hob near a window because if you leave the window open the wind can blow the flames out but you'll still get gas into the room.

Whats that unit above the oven? Looks like an extractor or a microwave to me so whethere your hob is below it or not its still not available to you as storage space.

What you lose on worktop by having it above the cooker you win by not having it near the sink. Its going to take up the same amount of worktop space wherever you put it.

Cheers

Doozergirl

The layout might have worked perfectly well before, but that is a very strange layout. Do you have the floorplan? You're spending decent money on a kitchen which is a long term investment, I'd really concentrate on getting a kitchen that actually looked really good as well as being new.

A half decent kitchen designer will help you find a layout that doesn't lose you the storage you gain from a wall unit but also keeps the kitchen looking sensible. You don't lose any working space moving the hob to where it should be (above the oven) because you gain the worktop space by the window instead.

It will look very strange citing a 60cm hob over the middle of two units as well as being odd sited away from the oven which is in a classic position to have the hob over it.

avantra

Thanks,

Ha, no we are not the typical family I am afraid.
The design is based on what works from the human factor angle,look is really down the the priority line.:D

For that reason the preparation area have to be separated from the cooking area. The sink got to be within very short distance (as allowed) from the hob. And no the window only has one elongated opening at the top so the wind can't and never did blow the flame down. Even if it did, the hob has a safety valve on it that stop the gas if something like this happen.

I think keystone have a good point about the hob need to sit in the middle of a unit for aesthetic reasons, I think we can choose a different setup for those base units. I think a setup of 40cm 60 cm 40 cm from the sink will allow me a 60cm hob that will not look odd.


Yes, we had Howdens and a local Crown designers but non of their designs got it right for us, so we decided to go it alone with the help of our carpenter.

phill99

I'm pretty sure you can't have a hob below a window as thet theory is that curtains can catch light from the Gas flame.

avantra

We don't have curtains in the kitchen personally but I can see the point for those who have them.