"Mark Webb" wrote in message
. uk...

We're trying to lay out the appliances for a new kitchen, and would
appreciate some impartial advice on a couple of queries please.

Have you any room in the middle to jut out? If you could do this in front
of the window the you could put the hob there with one of those new trendy
chimney hoods over and you'd be the worksurface depth from the window and
not too far from the outside for a vent.

I remember from years ago when my mother put a hob next to a tall housing
unit she had to leave a 15cm(?) gap on either side for fire regs. Make sure
you are fairly close to a worksurface anyway, as you don't want to be
jogging across the kitchen when you are lifting someting scalding hot out of
the oven.

Give us a pic of your kitchen layout and let all the budding planners loose
on it, it'll give u ideas at least.