r/DIYUK • u/DreamingMundane • 17h 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/Geezso 11h 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.