Plinths for Aga Cookers
All of the information, sizes and advice for Aga Cooker Plinths
Our black steel plinths are available to add onto your cooker order if required. They add additional height to the overall Aga dimensions and are available in multiple heights to suit your kitchen design.
Traditionally, these British-made Aga Cookers were 851mm from the base to the top of the black enamelled surface.
When do you need a plinth?
If your worktop or ideal working height is taller than 851mm and you want your Aga Cooker to match them, you'll need a plinth underneath.
Brand new Aga Cookers (as well as our ESSE and Everhot cookers) have a fixed height plinth built into the cooker body. If you need these raised higher, you'll need to lay marine-grade plywood or concrete at the required height before installation.
What sizes of plinths are available?
Our plinths are available in 50mm to 80mm sizes. They also allow for levelling of the base before the assembly of the cooker begins.
How do I choose my plinth size?
When choosing your required height, you should consider your finished floor height vs your worktop height.
It's standard for Aga Cookers to finish slightly proud of the worktop, since the top plate is curved rather than a right-angle (photo shown below). If you were to finish level with the worktop, you will have a bigger 'valley' in-between, where crumbs and debris love to collect!
Usually, the plinth is seated onto the subfloor, with finished flooring/tiles ran up to and around the plinth once the cooker is built.
Alternatively, you can either seat the plinth directly onto the finished floor/tiles, as long as they can bare the weight of the cooker, or we can raise the plinth using the adjustment legs, to allow the finished floor to tuck underneath slightly (photo shown below).
If choosing this option, you should bare in mind the supporting feet in each corner of the plinth start at around 20mm from the front of the plinth. This means your flooring could run underneath for a depth of around 20mm if preferred.
After the cooker is built, there are NO adjustments in height, without a strip down and rebuild.
What do Aga Cooker plinths look like?
Can I build my own plinth?
Although we recommend the purpose-built black plinths, you can choose to build your own if preferred.
They must be made from non-combustible materials for a thickness of at least 12mm (usually concrete). This is the minimum to comply with regulations, but any 12mm plinths would likely crack with the weight of the cooker.
If you're laying a concrete plinth, it must be laid completely level and at least 3 days ahead of the cooker build. This allows enough time for it to completely dry and harden enough to support the cooker weight.
Dimensions for DIY plinths:
2 and 3 oven models
987mm wide x 680mm deep
(if adding an integrated module at the side: 1598mm wide x 680mm deep)
4 and 5 oven models:
1487mm wide x 680mm deep
(if adding an integrated module at the side: 2098mm wide x 680mm deep)
If you're installing tiles, splash-back or up-stands behind your Aga Cooker, remember to increase the depth to suit.
You'll still need at least a 10mm air gap behind the cooker.
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