Installing gas hob into a kitchen without existing gas pipe

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Currently I have an electric ceramic hob in my kitchen, and I want to change it to gas hob, but the gas meter is outside of kitchen (under the stair), it will need to break through the wall/cupboard and install gas pipe into it.
Did gas engineer help to do pipe/hob install only? or I need to find a builder to open the hole from wall/cupboard before install?

I'd never change from gas as it means I always have another method of cooking during a power cut. Plus I like cooking on gas anyway.

You need a proper gas engineer, not someone from Curry's.

Thanks for everyone's comment.
I was using induction hob on previous house and it doesn't meet my need, very slow heating and heating not even on the pan (we love to cook stir fry), but I agreed that cleaning is easy.
I've found a local gas engineer to give me a quote. hopefully the price is not that scary otherwise I will turn down the idea of gas hob.

Are you sure it was an induction hob? They heat instantly and are more controllable than gas. They only heat the part of the pan touching it so saves on electricity over other electric hobs. Some hobs look exactly like induction ones, but are the old fashioned slow ones. I have a Neff hob and would never go back to a gas hob.

heating not even on the pan (we love to cook stir fry)

When you cook stir fry (or indeed lots of other things like scrambled egg where you lift the pan away from the heat as you are stirring) induction hobs are useless which is why you always find gas in professional kitchens.

They only heat the part of the pan touching it

See above

A new gas pipe from the meter is easy enough if it’s going to run outside and along an exterior wall then back into the kitchen, will it go into a cupboard under the hob?
Expect to pay £50 an hour ish for labour plus cost of materials, copper pipe isn’t cheap - that’s what DH charges for gas pipe work, If the gas can’t be routed outside, going under floors / through the ceiling is a much bigger and messier job and will cost hundreds.
If it has to come up and over, the pipe down the wall to the hob needs room too, will it go in and out of a wall cupboard for example?

I’m trying to get an idea of what’s needed so I can give you a decent estimate of cost. I help DH work out his quotes

I guess the pipe can go through cupboard and wall? The meter is on the floor level under the stair? Assume distance is about 4m?

Sounds like a ceramic hob rather than induction, they look similar but cook differently induction is very responsive, we have Bosch on the boost setting I am really impressed at how quick it boils a pan of water.

That sounds like you had an old electric or ceramic electric hob rather than induction?

Our induction hob heats instantly. The boost button allows a full pan of cold water to be boiling much quicker that our kettle would.

Ours works fine for stir fry, but you can buy special curved induction for if your a stir fry daily specialist.
I think it’s very wrong to say professional kitchens only use gas, most have all switched over to induction including many Michelin star. They are very cost efficient

I am now actually getting excited about induction rather than gas! Was sort of eyeing it as the practical option only.

‘’Induction converts 90% of its energy to cooking heat, versus 74% for an electric stove, and 40% for a gas stove.’’

So if your mainly talking about cost. Gas cooking is the most expensive option per kw due to waste. Your also basically burning methane in your house which isn’t great for indoor air quality your breathing in, I imagine most people aren’t leaving windows open every time they cook.

Gas is 1/4 price of electricity per kw.

@jimjamy - yes, but if your wasting 60% and induction heats quicker than your not cooking as long.

We had a gas safe plumber move our gas supply for the hob, a few years ago now but it wasn't as expensive as expected. It was much cheaper than the quote we had for a new circuit that would be suitable for an induction hob (our kitchen is a long way from the fuse box so lots of cable required).

You're not describing an induction hob there, thstthe old ceramic type which are RUBBISH. Spent years cursing ours and wondering why anyone would choose one.

Switched to induction and its brilliant, efficient and so quick to heat up and respond. Would be so much simpler for you to fit too- much more cost effective than getting the gas pipe put in.