Kitchen advice

Jonah01

Hi,

Just about to pull the trigger on a diykitchen.

Having trouble working out what size cooker hood.

I have a 40cm base and wall unit then 900 pan drawers with a 60cm hob. Then again 40cm base and wall unit.

The cooker hood we want is a chimney style with curved glass.

Do I get the 60cm one which leaves a 15cm between the edge of the glass and the wall unit. Or go for. 90cm so it's flush.

I would like a gap but they seem to come mostly in 60cm and 90cm.

Any suggestions?

Layout is here

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZkvxRZiAEx625CY49

Any suggestions about any of it are welcome.

The top right shows a base unit pull out but will that plus a half shelved larder on top. It doesn't show on the DIY planner.



Thanks

Belenus

I'm no expert but could a 90cm curved glass hood in a 90cm gap be problematic if any of the dimensions are slightly off as it may not quite fit and might snag on the sides of the adjacent wall units? Just a slight error in measurement or fitting of the wall units might leave a gap slightly less than 90cm.

We had a new kitchen fitted a few years ago in a similar sized room to yours. We chose a five burner 75cm gas hob which we find a great improvement over the previous four burner 60cm hob.

Our curved glass hood is 70cm wide in a 90cms gap. It looks nice. I think it would look odd if the curved glass completely filled that gap.

It would appear that you have the room for a hob bigger than 60cm. Have you considered that?

Belenus

Looking again at your plan, where is the sink going?

It could go against the window on the left side.

Jonah01

Hi, thanks for your suggestions.

Yeah I have been looking at bigger hobs.

The induction hobs seem to jump from 60 to 80cm so if I went 80cm I'd need an 80cm hood which you don't see many of.

Just need to sort this little.detail before I order.

Also the first fox electric are in for the hob. That may restrict which ones I can choose.


Just seen your second post. On the left are french doors. The sink is going on the 900 sink unit on the top left.
Thanks

Belenus

There appear to be plenty of 80cm curved glass hoods available although I haven't opened any of the links below.

Google

jennifernil

Will you not be having cover panels on the sides of the adjacent wall units?

If so, will that not leave less than 90 cm between them?

Jonah01

jennifernil wrote: »

Will you not be having cover panels on the sides of the adjacent wall units?

If so, will that not leave less than 90 cm between them?

Yes excellent point those wall units will have end panels so even an 80cm hood might look right.

Maybe just 60 hob and. 60 hood leaving approx 15cm either side of the curved glass? Seems a bit much.

Alternatively I reduce the wall and base units to 350 , up the pan drawers to 1000 and then can go for a 90cm hood which seems a more common size and with an 80 hob instead of a 60.

Belenus

Jonah01 wrote: »

..Alternatively I reduce the wall and base units to 350 , up the pan drawers to 1000 and then can go for a 90cm hood which seems a more common size and with an 80 hob instead of a 60.

That is what I would do.

You are not short of length along that wall and a larger hob will be so much better than a 60cm hob.

Jonah01

Belenus wrote: »

That is what I would do.

You are not short of length along that wall and a larger hob will be so much better than a 60cm hob.

I may have to speak to the electrician as the one I had selected before was a pluggable hob.

Doesn't look like this is an option with the biggy ones.

Would the cable for a pluggable be the same for example as one that says 32 amps 7.4kw?

Jonah01

Actually DIY kitchens don't do 350mm wall cabinets at 575 high so 1000 drawers won't work.

FreeBear

Belenus wrote: »

Our curved glass hood is 70cm wide in a 90cms gap. It looks nice. I think it would look odd if the curved glass completely filled that gap.

I fitted a curved glass hood over my hob - Didn't fit any wall units, and it looks quite good in isolation (well, my opinion). Even so, quite a bit of dust collects on the top. Having units either side would add to the difficulty in cleaning.