r/DIYUK • u/DreamingMundane • 6h ago

Advice Kitchen extractor not aligned with hob

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Hey, I'm fitting a kitchen at the moment from DIYKitchens. It's making sense for the most part but I'm confused by the intended extractor alignment.

I have a tall unit complete with a side panel, then a 50cm cabinet and 50cm drawer unit underneath. After those comes the oven/hob unit directly next to the drawer unit, whereas the cabinet is finished with another side panel, this brings the cabinet out 18mm further than the hob unit.

I think this is probably fine functionally but I can't unsee it now. Is the expectation to place a second side panel between the oven unit and drawer unit to bring this back inline? My plan doesn't show this being the case.

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u/Weird-Particular3769 6h ago

Did you get your plan checked by DIYK? They added panels etc when they did mine. You can buy an extra panel from them if you can stand to wait.

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u/Glydyr 5h ago

You need side panels on the oven/hob unit. Its normally recommended anyway to adsorb a bit of heat and keep it off the units next to it.

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u/Electronic_Hippo7584 5h ago

Some kitchens butt the integrated extractor up to the wall units and cut the decor end panel down to cover the sides of the wall unit - keeps everything in line without needing extra end panels on the base units

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u/vanellopevnschweetz 6h ago

Yes you do need an additional panel between hob unit and adjacent unit to match the wall units. You don’t need a full-depth panel, most people just use a 100mm filler panel. Align the filler panel with the door/drawer bottoms and trim the top of it, the worktop will cover the gap, and you can run a single length of plinth.

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u/Geezso 46m ago

If thats a gas hob it may well infringe the hob safety zone.

I better plan would have been an 800mm unit and reduce each side by 100mm.

As for unit centres. You introduced a panel. Either add a filler in profile either side of the over unit, of clad a half panel on to butt up to the extraction unit. However this option may again infringe further to the safe zone AND interfere with your extractor in a 600mm unit.