The story so far: we got forced to move out of our lovely house with Aga when violent drug dealers moved in next door and life became intolerable. Since then we have badly missed the Aga. So we found a good gas model for sale, got it dismantled and it's presently in pieces in the garage. The chimney specialist is coming soon to fit the stainless double-walled flue, which will go through the corner of a pokey little "office" above the kitchen. Above, it will exit through the roof to the required height with an anti downdraft cowl. Below, it will drop through the kitchen ceiling. It will be adjacent to one of the 3 main walls running across the house.
When we have recovered from that bill, we will call back the Aga specialist to reinstall it. We plan eventually to refurbish the entire horrible kitchen so with great pleasure we will chop a gap in the units to take the Aga. We have chipboard floors on polystyrene foam on concrete Bison beams & blocks. However TN Cooks in Skipton make a load-bearing Aga frame that has extending adjustable legs that go through the floor down to the concrete base. We will need to locate the gas pipe running under the boards towards the lounge and put in a T for the Aga feed. We will provide an air vent in the room as required. Eventually we will save up enough to fit a new kitchen around the Aga. (Maybe we'll just rob a bank!)
A few questions:
Are we completely stark-staring bonkers?
Would it help with the subsequent new kitchen installation if we cut the gap for the Aga in between the existing units, ie a standard distance from the end wall? We don't know exactly where the pipe will emerge from the ceiling but we do have a foot or so of leeway either way with the flue if need be, using 45 degree elbows.
Any other potential problems you can see with our plans? Both the Aga and the chimney specialist seem to think it can all be made to work.
When we have recovered from that bill, we will call back the Aga specialist to reinstall it. We plan eventually to refurbish the entire horrible kitchen so with great pleasure we will chop a gap in the units to take the Aga. We have chipboard floors on polystyrene foam on concrete Bison beams & blocks. However TN Cooks in Skipton make a load-bearing Aga frame that has extending adjustable legs that go through the floor down to the concrete base. We will need to locate the gas pipe running under the boards towards the lounge and put in a T for the Aga feed. We will provide an air vent in the room as required. Eventually we will save up enough to fit a new kitchen around the Aga. (Maybe we'll just rob a bank!)
A few questions:
Are we completely stark-staring bonkers?
Would it help with the subsequent new kitchen installation if we cut the gap for the Aga in between the existing units, ie a standard distance from the end wall? We don't know exactly where the pipe will emerge from the ceiling but we do have a foot or so of leeway either way with the flue if need be, using 45 degree elbows.
Any other potential problems you can see with our plans? Both the Aga and the chimney specialist seem to think it can all be made to work.
