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Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
Hi,
Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:21:35 -0000, "Colin"
wrote: Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin You could get four hydraulic trolley jacks, jack it up and roll it sideways, with the help of some assistants. sPONiX |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
Colin wrote:
Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin Get a professional in. Shouldn't be hard to find a specialist through yellow pages or the local paper. Agas are built in place and are not designed to be moved. We bought a house with an Aga that someone had tried to move within the kitchen - castings cracked and various bits were out of alignment. Engineer (and I did get more than one assessment) eventually took it apart and rebuilt it. tony |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:21:35 -0000, in uk.d-i-y "Colin"
strung together this: Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Most definitely get the pro's in. I know of people who have found it cheaper to buy a brand new Aga than to move\repair an existing one so just make sure you weigh up all the options first. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
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Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
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Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
Colin wrote:
Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Physically moving the thing isn't the problem - it's having to hack about the plinth/add to it, move the feed, and re-aligning the flue. They are quite heavy, but you can slide them by the judicious application of levers. I should get the man from Aga Rayburn to have a look/give advice first of all. Somewhere local that sells these things will be able to help. J.B. |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
"Colin" wrote in message ... Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin If you extend the concrete plinth first, EXACTLY level with existing, then whole lot could be slid sideways. It is all built up from a base plate so will slide as a unit. ( Assuming disconnect flue, oven vent & oil feed first). It weighs 406Kg ( or 584Kg if 4 oven ) so don't think about lifting it or jacking up one end. I suspect any quotes you get from proper AGA fitters will cost more than a complete stainless steel range or more. If they aren't proper AGA fitters then the whole enterprise could be more fraught than you doing it yourself. Toby |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
"Colin" wrote in message ... Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin If you extend the concrete plinth first, EXACTLY level with existing, then whole lot could be slid sideways. It is all built up from a base plate so will slide as a unit. ( Assuming disconnect flue, oven vent & oil feed first). It weighs 406Kg ( or 584Kg if 4 oven ) so don't think about lifting it or jacking up one end. I suspect any quotes you get from proper AGA fitters will cost more than a complete stainless steel range or more. If they aren't proper AGA fitters then the whole enterprise could be more fraught than you doing it yourself. Toby |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
"Colin" wrote in message ... Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. A daughter and friend have moved theirs several times, by sheer man power, determination and a lot of energy. Once was down a hill, along a very narrow track and up steps into the house they're virtually rebuilding on a Welsh mountain. Mary Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:21:35 -0000, "Colin"
wrote: Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin You should most certainly get a professional in to do this. Contact your local AGA dealer for help. We had exactly this issue when ours was installed - the installer built it 1cm too far one way on the plinth despite being told and a line being marked. They had to remove the top and about half of the contents before three primates were able to move it. At that point it is still over 200kg. I would not trust anybody who says they can move it without some degree of disassembly - the risk is way too high. You would need to build an extension to the plinth that is absolutely dead level with the existing and then have a way to cut out the exposed piece that will appear on the right should you need to do so. ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
You should most certainly get a professional in to do this.
Contact your local AGA dealer for help. Thanks everybody. I think I need to find a professional. Any ideas of cost? Ballparks? Colin |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
"Andy Hall" wrote in message ... On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:21:35 -0000, "Colin" wrote: Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin You should most certainly get a professional in to do this. Contact your local AGA dealer for help. We had exactly this issue when ours was installed - the installer built it 1cm too far one way on the plinth despite being told and a line being marked. They had to remove the top and about half of the contents before three primates were able to move it. At that point it is still over 200kg. I would not trust anybody who says they can move it without some degree of disassembly - the risk is way too high. You would need to build an extension to the plinth that is absolutely dead level with the existing and then have a way to cut out the exposed piece that will appear on the right should you need to do so. .andy I've moved mine about 1cm sideways. Put a good quality strap round the base plate, i.e. as low as possible, then use a solid length of timber as lever to pull the strap. That's why I am sure that a longer move is possible with care. Toby |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:45:04 -0000, "Colin"
wrote: You should most certainly get a professional in to do this. Contact your local AGA dealer for help. Thanks everybody. I think I need to find a professional. Any ideas of cost? Ballparks? Colin I think you would need to call and ask. To assemble an Aga properly takes a good two hours. My wild guess, based on no information would be £200. Don't be surprised if it's more though. This might be worth checking as well. http://www.rangeaway.co.uk/removals.php ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
I've moved an aga and several rayburns over the years. You need some
light crowbars, rollers such as short lengths of scaffold pole, extra manpower for steps or lifts into back of van. Scaffold boards also can be useful. The best place to move them to is a scrapyard - and then go out and buy a proper cooker. cheers Jacob |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
In message , Lurch
writes On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 11:29:40 GMT, in uk.d-i-y (sPoNiX) strung together this: On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 11:21:35 -0000, "Colin" wrote: Hi, Not quite DIY, but as a direct side-effect... Due to an imminent kitchen refit, I was contemplating moving an oil-fired Aga 1 foot to the left. It is currently on a small concrete plinth and the flue goes directly from the top of the stove into the chimney breast. Has anyone ever experienced moving one? I guess that they are quite heavy. Should I get a professional in? If so, any idea how much it would cost? How would I locate someone who could do it? Colin You could get four hydraulic trolley jacks, jack it up and roll it sideways, with the help of some assistants. sPONiX Don't be a moron all your life. You wouldn't get the jacks underneath, and if you did when you raised the Aga it'd probably crack\split straight down the middle. Is that the voice of inexperience? -- geoff |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
In message , Colin
writes You should most certainly get a professional in to do this. Contact your local AGA dealer for help. Thanks everybody. I think I need to find a professional. Any ideas of cost? Ballparks? Colin Phone them and ask if you really don't want to have a go They're in Telford, I don't have their number to hand -- geoff |
Kitchen Refit - Moving Aga
Colin wrote:
You should most certainly get a professional in to do this. Contact your local AGA dealer for help. Thanks everybody. I think I need to find a professional. Any ideas of cost? Ballparks? It takes a good day to assemble one, so allow for three days at mebbee 100-150 a day? Colin |
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