Can I have a gas hob?

[MsRinky]

Apologies if this is a stupid question. I know my house has gas, because I have gas central heating, with a boiler in the garage. I have a fitted kitchen which is falling to pieces, with an electric oven and a ceramic hob.

I'd like to have a gas range when I redo the kitchen, but how do I know if I have any gas connection to the kitchen? Is it just a guess until the point that the old kitchen is ripped out (which is a bit late to be working out what appliance to buy).

Who would I need to get in - some kind of gas-safe engineer, or whatever they call Corgi people these days? If the gas only goes to the garage, is a massive expensive job to get it to the kitchen, the other side of the house? Or should I just forget it.

Yes, look to see if you can see any gas pipes into the kitchen, maybe the previous people preferred electric. When you redo the kitchen it is likely that the firm will be 'gas safe' or whatever was Corgi. The expense will depend on where the nearest gas pipes are I suppose, but don't know the cost.

Definitely worth getting a quote when (or before) you get your kitchen done.

I have no idea what gas pipes look like and currently all I can see is the backs of kitchen units anyway. Maybe it will have to remain unknown until the units come out.

Was going to fit the kitchen units ourselves rather than getting a firm in - would then just get a gas or electric certified person in to connect the cooker. Of course I can't do that - or buy a cooker - until I know whether there is a gas connection within 1.5 metres. Grrr.

Move the cooker out of the way to see if there is a capped off gas pipe.
If there is, it's just about getting a Gas Safe engineer to connect your new gas cooker.
If not, it shouldn't cost that much to run a leg of gas into the kitchen from your meter

It's an integrated built in oven and separate hob at the moment - can't shift anything without dismantling the units. I think I may just have to reconcile myself either to a long spell without a functioning kitchen, or just getting a non-gas cooker.

Where are the nearest gaspipes (follow them from the boiler or such) to the kitchen? Then ring a 'Corgi' tradesperson and ask how much it would cost (approx.) to connect up the kitchen so you could have a gas range. That might give you better choice, can't see it being that pricey.

I'll investigate the pipes around the boiler tonight. It's about seven metres from the boiler to where I'd want the cooker but there are a number of walls in the way and I have a non-standard construction house. Thanks all.

We want to do similar without replacing any cabinets. I'm terrified it won't just be switching out the existing cooker for a gas one, and we'll end up having to replace all the cabinets too in order to get gas in the kitchen!