Built-In / Built-Under Ovens - What's the Difference?

[jap-car]

I need a new oven and hob in my fitted kitchen. I'm confused by the terminology. Please can someone explain the difference between "built-in" and "built-under". I'm thinking I need built-under as the oven will be going under my standard height work-top but I'm not certain. Do built-in and built-under perhaps have different fixings?

Thanks, Robert

[simpo two]

As I understand it, Built-in is a complete unit that fits into a gap between units; Built-under is a seperate oven and hob so the edge of the worktop runs across between them.

[billynomates]

simpo two said:

As I understand it, Built-in is a complete unit that fits into a gap between units; Built-under is a seperate oven and hob so the edge of the worktop runs across between them.

Whats slot in then? oh kitchen God

[mak]

wot a strange subject! intergrated, built in, under , integral ect, u need a new intergrated oven and seperate hob. be warned though all hobs are slightly diff size so your old cut out (work top) might be no good. A stand alone cooker fits into the gap left between units. all oven houseings are 600mm width so the oven is pretty much standard appart from the odd few that need a plinth to fit. God i'm talking about work on a car site, now thats just tooooo sad.

[touchingcloth]

I think built in is usually a single oven and often has a space for a drawer under the oven, hence it is built into the unit. A built under oven is usually slightly larger with 2 ovens or oven and grill (2 doors) and fills the oven whole housing unit down to the plinth.

Might be wrong on this though.

[jap-car]

Thanks for the replies. I think you guys are as confused as me! For anyone who might be interested, I just received the following information.

"Built in and built under are different, the built under sits directly on the floor and built in sits in a unit carcass."

[touchingcloth]

How do you explain this then

Built under oven housing

I actually also now think, "built in" are so called because whilst they can go underneath a counter, they can also be eyelevel mounted in a tall unit. "built-under" is a unit designed to the same height a standard base unit and are solely designed to go under a counter, they fill the entire unit from the worktop down to the plinth but still go in a housing unit with legs but do not sit on the floor themselves.

[scotal]

A built under sits under the work top, it has a separate hob, but otherwise looks like a normal oven. It will sit in a housing. Built in sits at eyelevel in a larger housing. Built under ovens are slightly shorter then built ins, the two are not mutually exchangable.
Taken from John Lewis Webby
www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/Cookers/Cookers/Built+in+Ovens/230220076/Product.aspx is built in
www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/Cookers/Cookers/Built+in+Ovens/230220077/Product.aspx is built under

Built under or in usually refers to double ovens.Single ovens can be either, as they are smaller than either

[touchingcloth]

scotal said:

A built under sits under the work top, it has a separate hob, but otherwise looks like a normal oven. It will sit in a housing. Built in sits at eyelevel in a larger housing. Built under ovens are slightly shorter then built ins, the two are not mutually exchangable. Taken from John Lewis Webby www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/Cookers/Cookers/Built+in+Ovens/230220076/Product.aspx is built in www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/Cookers/Cookers/Built+in+Ovens/230220077/Product.aspx is built under Built under or in usually refers to double ovens.Single ovens can be either, as they are smaller than either

That makes sense but I still think you can call a single oven "built in", and this can go at either level. A double built in will not fit under as, as you say is larger still.

single built-in

[B17NNS]

A built under over sits in an oven housing underneath a worktop (it is not a free standing oven/hob type combo).

A built in oven also sits in an oven housing but can be at any height for example in a tall hosuing.

[jap-car]

touchingcloth said:

How do you explain this then Built under oven housing

I can't!

Again, thank you for all the replies. Strewth this is complex (and not very interesting). I think my current oven sits in an item like the B&Q link above. Do you reckon the top part of the double layered plinth is removable hence allowing for different sized ovens?

I was hoping to avoid pulling apart the oven housing prior to actually getting a new oven but I think I'm going to have to...

>> Edited by jap-car on Thursday 16th February 12:52

[g_attrill]

mak said:

...A stand alone cooker fits into the gap left between units. all oven houseings are 600mm width so the oven is pretty much standard appart from the odd few that need a plinth to fit.....

Some are 550mm, although very few. My parents had a new kitchen fitted and had a 550mm gap left for their old Belling unit. They replaced it fairly soon afterwards and wished they had a 600mm gap made because approx 90% of ovens on sale are that size.

Gareth