Need to move the gas range from island to countertop

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

We are purchasing a house and the gas range in that house is on an island. It does not have a hood, but instead have a telescopic downdraft system, which comes up/down on a press of a button. We do not like this and want to remodel the kitchen and do 2 changes:

1) Move the gas range back to the counter and keep the island empty.

2) Add the hood on top of the gas range for better ventilation

My question is - can this be architecturally possible? Because the hood will need a chimney. And I assume that there is already is a chimney because the downdraft air has to go somewhere out. So would this change be possible? And how much of a cost I am looking at here?

Maybe from the photos, you can get an idea of the island and the counter top.

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Wumi
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Could you replace the gas range with an induction hob opposite? Loose the uppercupboards next to the cooker and install a hood venting directly outside?

I can’t comment on the downdraft but gas lines can be capped off. Another issue will be the hole where the hob sat. Built-in chopping block?
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Original Author
2 years ago
We dont prefer induction hob, and prefer gas. The only thing we want to know is can we move the gas stove on the behind counter top? And also install a chimney there? Can we do it?
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Jeanette
2 years ago
I think you need to speak to gas specialist - Gas Safe Register - they should be able to advise..
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2 years ago
You should be able to do it. However the cost may be prohibitive because of the cost of replacing the worksurface.

If the goal is to get better extraction consider adding another extractor over the existing hob.
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Jonathan is quite right in that it would be expensive as you're basically looking at starting again with your kitchen design and it looks like granite worktops that would need replacing, probably easier to rip it all out and start again, you might be able to re use some of the existing units with some clever design.
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2 years ago
So we are sure that we want to make these 2 changes:

1) Remove the downdraft and then replace it with the traditional hood

2) Move the gas stove to the wall where the cabinets are there.

How much cost are we talking about? You can be conservative in giving numbers.
Jonathan
2 years ago
£7k

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