Kitchen Fitting

Hob Hole - Changing from electric to gas hob

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.18 PM

I currently have a crappy electric hob that I would like to change to gas hob. The gas connection will be done by a suitable gas engineer but currently shopping for gas hob I think the hole is too big so not sure if I have to buy a large gas hob to cover space. The current electric hob surface dimension is 77 x 51 cm with the hole being 75.6 x 49.5cm. Looking at gas hobs that are 75 x 51 cm the holes required are typically 56cm x 48cm plus or minus a cm ( example http://kenwood-cookers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1104965.pdf). Can I install timber supports to reduce the hole size or is this a bad idea? Is there another way around this problem like buying a much bigger unit like https://www.zanussi.co.uk/kitchen/cooking/hobs/gas-hob/zgg96624xs/