Gap between cooker and worktop...

beautiful_ravens

Hi
One of the many annoying things in my kitchen is the 2 inch gap either side of the cooker, down which many a teabag/bit of food/spoon will fall. Ive looked at 'stove extenders' but they seem too thin.

Anyone have an idea how I can cover or fill this gap?
I thought maybe I'd buy some 2x1 and construct 2 legs with a top that runs alongside the hob, but Im not sure I can even afford that amount of wood.

Hedgehog99

You'll be glad of the width if you ever get a new cooker & can choose a wider one.

Until then, just be tidy when you cook. You can retrieve dropped items with a broom handle or one of those extendible magnetic "pens" that look like a radio aerial.

If you're cooking something that splatters a lot, either use a splatter screen or just lay some foil over the gap while you cook.

McKneff

Is this an extra wide gap or do you have an extra slim cooker.
Standard width for a cooker is 600..mm, this is the normal gap made by builders when they fit kitchens.

Solsol

I wish we'd had this problem in my old house we were given a free gas cooker by my sister in law when we moved in but the gap was too small by about a cm and although we could just about squeeze it in, the gas man wouldn't do it as it wasn't safe so we had to go and buy a new one annoying!!

beautiful_ravens

Well, the gap is 61cm and the cooker is 50cm so theres 11cm spare - roughly 2 inches each side. The cooker is also much lower than the countertop.

PasturesNew

Gaffer tape.
Most people just use a broom handle, and/or pull it out once a year, and/or are careful when cooking.
You could also try mounting the cooker on top of some "furniture moving" rails, so it's on wheels to pull out easily when required. e.g Argos £13 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8411220.htm

beautiful_ravens

Got it. I'll buy some of those metal corner braces and make two small shelves on either end of the worktops, that should do it!

beautiful_ravens

PasturesNew wrote: »

Gaffer tape.
Most people just use a broom handle, and/or pull it out once a year, and/or are careful when cooking.
You could also try mounting the cooker on top of some "furniture moving" rails, so it's on wheels to pull out easily when required.

It gets dirty in a matter of weeks, what with giant spiders and dog hairs added into the mix.

McKneff

beautiful_ravens wrote: »

Well, the gap is 61cm and the cooker is 50cm so theres 11cm spare - roughly 2 inches each side. The cooker is also much lower than the countertop.

The standard width of appliances is 60 so its obvious you have a non standard cooker.


This will rectify itself when it dies and you buy a new one to fit the gap. A fitter will use a flexible gas pipe.

ljonski

I constructed a wooden platform to raise my fridge freezer higher so that the doors would close properly. Could you not move the cooker to one side and then put something temporarily in the 4 inch gap?

Anne_Marie_2

I'd go with moving cooker to one side, and just covering one side. We had an end gap of a few inches between cupboards and wall in old house. Hubby covered it in, and was an ideal space for storing trays/baking trays. Might be ideal also for a pull out towel/tea towel holder?