AGA Plinths

Used for old 'Traditional' AGAs but not needed nowadays

A plinth is NOT Needed for the following models:

- All Everhot Cookers
- AGA 60
- AGA 3 Series
- AGA 7 Series
- AGA ERA
- Previous generation AGA Dual Control and AGA Total Control
- Freestanding Module

Plinths ARE often needed for:

Old Traditional AGA models (solid fuel, oil, gas, Economy 7 Electric and 13amp Electric) which were designed before standard worktop heights. The plinth is to raise the AGA (which is a non-standard height of 851mm) so the radius edge on the cooker's top plate is 10mm-15mm above the adjacent worktops, so usually a finished height of 915-925mm.

Click here for information on raising a new AGA 3 Series or AGA 7 Series (or Everhot Cooker) for higher than normal worktops, or to allow for a floor finish to be laid after the cooker is installed

A Brief History

AGAs were originally designed long before kitchen unit sizes and worktop heights started to become standardised and the cooker was just the height it was, as the designer intended.

They were about 851mm high (or about 33 ½" as it was back then) to the main working top / hotplate level.

Over the years worktop heights have standardised at around 900-925mm above finished floor level (FFL) so for a good number of years AGAs have normally been set on a plinth to raise them (by around 50mm - 75mm) to the correct height.

Since the AGA's top plate has a rounded edge it was (and still is) normally set 10mm - 15mm above the worktops.

Plinth Construction

To form a plinth and raise the cooker we used to use a plain pre-cast concrete flag (or multiple flags for larger models) packed on metal shims and / or high-density board. This allowed adjustment upwards from the 45 - 50mm thickness of the flag to whatever we needed, then we'd (usually) build out the front and sides a little and face with black tiles as a finish.

Latterly we had some steel plinths specially made in the correct sizes for the different models; they were much quicker and easier to install and are generally a better all-round solution.

Nowadays AGA incorporate the plinth in to the cooker, in fact since the area is generally the coolest part of the cooker they locate some of the electronics in the space and the black part you see is a magnetic facia to cover the access to the controls.

Floor support or Plinth?

First of all we'd best explain which is which!

Floor Support
See the AGA Floor Support Page for more info

By 'Floor Support' we're meaning a construction that goes under the floor to add strength and enable it to carry the weight of the AGA.
You wouldn't normally see the floor support - it's below the foor finish.
You may need a floor support for an old Traditional AGA or a new 3 Series or 7 Series AGA. (The newer 3 and 7 Series models weigh a little less but some floors may still need something to bolster them.)

Plinth

The plinth is the bit above the floor that you do see - not all AGAs need one; the S-Series, Freestanding Module, AGA 60, Dual Control and Total Control and AGA 7 Series all have a plinth as part of the cooker. (Everhots are a Standard Worktop height of 900mm so don't need a plinth either.)

Traditional heat storage models (designed before standard worktop heights) usually do, to raise the AGA (which is a non-standard height of 851mm) to the correct height - normally so the radius edge on the cooker's top plate is 10mm-15mm above the adjacent worktops, so usually a finished height of 910-925mm.

Plain Concrete Plinth

We can sit the AGA on a plain concrete plinth to raise it anywhere from 50mm upwards. It is slightly smaller than the AGA (by about 25mm at the front and sides) and is left purposely unfinished for you to arrange the finish of your choice.

Suitable for Gas, Oil, 13amp Electric and Economy 7 Electric models.

Stone Flag, Brick or other Plinth

Of course you can arrange to have your own plinth installed prior to us coming to install the AGA - don't forget to allow for the floor tiling when calculating the height to set it at!

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