A built-in oven sits inside your cabinetry, under the bench or in a wall tower, usually with a separate cooktop above or elsewhere. A freestanding (upright) cooker combines oven and cooktop in one unit that slides into a gap between cupboards.
Ring 0421 772 661 to have either installed. Tell us the model and whether it's replacing something like-for-like.
Built-in ovens give that integrated, fitted look and let you put the oven where it suits you: at eye level in a tower so you're not bending, or under the bench below the cooktop. You choose the oven and cooktop separately, which means more combinations, such as a gas cooktop with an electric oven, or induction above a pyrolytic oven.
Freestanding cookers are self-contained. They're often wider, sometimes with large or double cavities, and they suit kitchens where the cooker space is a standard gap. When it's time to replace one, you can usually slide the old one out and a new one in, without touching the cabinetry, as long as the new unit fits the gap.
Renovations, kitchens designed around a wall oven tower, and anyone wanting to mix and match oven and cooktop.
Rentals, budget-conscious replacements, older kitchens with a standard cooker gap, and cooks who want one large unit.
Cut-out or gap dimensions vary between brands. A few millimetres can decide whether a model fits.
Electric ovens and cookers are typically hard-wired on a dedicated circuit, connected through an accessible isolating switch so the appliance can be turned off safely. The circuit must suit the appliance's rated load, found on the rating plate and in the installation manual. An all-electric freestanding cooker combines oven and cooktop loads, so it generally needs more capacity than a single built-in oven.
Some smaller single ovens are designed to plug into a suitable power point, but many are not. A separate built-in oven and cooktop may share a circuit or need two, depending on their combined load and the manufacturer's instructions. We check this before we connect anything, rather than assuming the old wiring is right for the new appliance.
Freestanding cookers come in all-electric, all-gas and dual-fuel versions (gas burners with an electric oven). A gas cooktop or gas oven connection must be done by a licensed gasfitter; we look after the electrical connection, including power for ignition, lights and fan-forced ovens.
If you're moving from a gas cooker to all-electric, the electrical supply needed may be quite different from what's there now. Our induction vs gas page covers that switch.
For a built-in oven, the cabinet maker or kitchen installer prepares the cavity with the right ventilation, and we connect the oven to its isolator and circuit. For a freestanding cooker, we connect it at the wall and check it's level and secured where the instructions call for an anti-tip bracket. Either way, we test the circuit and issue a Certificate of Compliance for Electrical Work. See the oven and cooktop installation cost guide for what affects the price.
Yes, but it usually means cabinetry changes and possibly separate circuits for the oven and cooktop. Plan it with your kitchen installer.
Many do. The rated load and installation manual decide. Some share a circuit with the cooktop where the combined load allows.
Only if the manufacturer designed it for that and the outlet and circuit suit. Many ovens must be hard-wired.
We disconnect it safely. Ask when booking if you need it taken away, as arrangements vary.
No. Gas connections are done by a licensed gasfitter. We handle the electrical side.
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