AGA Worktop Clearances - TN Cook Limited

AGA Worktop Clearances

The worktop can be installed (almost) right up to the side of the AGA.

It's critical to ensure there is a small clearance at each side so if it's ever necessary, the cooker's top plate can be lifted up or removed for maintenance / repairs.

(Normal servicing doesn't require the top to be lifted but some jobs do.)

The AGA's top plate is chamfered so it's important to ensure the clearance is to the widest part (which is at its lowest point).

AGA Top plate Worktop Clearances

Worktop Materials - heat considerations

'Real Wood' Worktops

If you're planning 'real wood' worktops (usually end-grain or strips glued together) then we recommend that these are kept away from the top of the AGA.

The first 50-150mm or so next to the cooker will always be warmer than the rest of the worktops, and with wood being a natural material it has a tendency to dry out more in this area, potentially leading to 'movement' or gaps/cracks.

We'd recommend considering having a granite (or similar, different material) strip next to the AGA to act as an intermediary and keep the wood away from the AGA's warmth.

Other Materials

'Ordinary' chipboard, granite, corian, silestone and manufactured worktops are all normally fine to be installed up to the AGA (leaving the 2mm gap as described above).

If you're unsure of the suitability for a worktop material please check with the manufacturer. The temperature of the AGA's top plate immediately next to it is around 60-80 degrees C.

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What height should the worktops be?

We recommend that the AGA is set at least 5mm, ideally 10-15mm higher than the worktop.

The AGA's top plate has a rounded edge so if set level with the worktop will form a larger than necessary groove where crumbs can collect.

If the AGA is a little higher then the gap to the worktop is smaller, and we think the overall look is better too.

AGA Top plate to Worktop Height

What height is the AGA?

AGA 3 Series, AGA 7 Series (and the old Dual Control and Total Control AGAs), and the AGA 60 are nominally 910mm - 913mm high from the finished floor they are set on. (In practice, allowing for manufacturing tolerances, this is normally about 915mm.)

Traditional AGAs are nominally 851mm high so are usually set on a plinth to raise them.

Our plinths are usually either 50mm or 65mm high, raising the cooker (again allowing for manufacturing and levelling tolerances) to about 910mm or 925mm above the finished floor.

We can also install higher plinths at special request - the individual requirements are best discussed at your home survey.

Worktop Sizes - Depth
(Front to back)

AGA 60, Freestanding Module, S-Series Six-Four

The AGA 60, Freestanding Module and Six-Four Cookers are designed to match a standard 600mm deep worktop. The hand-rail will protrude further (by design).

Traditional Heat-Storage, AGA 7 Series (and AGA Dual Control / AGA Total Control Cookers)

These AGAs are nominally 680-700mm deep (plus the hand-rail) so protrude beyond a standard 600mm deep worktop. This is normally fine when fitting the AGA in an existing kitchen however if you're planning the kitchen around the AGA we'd recommend worktops of either 650mm or 680mm next to the cooker.

These then finish slightly behind the curved edge of the AGA's top plate (leaving the front-plate and handrail protruding); we think this looks best.

AGA 3 Series Cookers

AGA 3 Series cookers are nominally 634mm deep (plus the hand-rail) so only protrude very slightly beyond a standard 600mm deep worktop. This is fine when fitting the AGA in an existing kitchen and if you're installing in a brand-new kitchen we'd also recommend 600mm worktops for the 3 Series AGAs.

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