Flushmount cooktops anyone?

16 years ago

I am wondering if anyone out there has had their cooktop flushmounted into a granite countertop? We are putting in a Miele induction cooktop and would like it to be flushmounted. Some fabricators call it a ledge mount. Is there anyone who has done this with a granite counter? If so, how did it turn out?

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cotehele

16 years ago

Ours is a 36'' Miele induction cooktop. I wanted an uninterrupted, smooth countertop on the cooktop run for style as well as function. The countertop is soapstone rather than granite; the principle is the same. It is not hard to keep clean. A few crumbs collect. No grease collects. The stock pot and pans have boiled over without any problem with water. If it gets in the groove (I have never noticed that it does) it just evaporates. Miele requires a plywood base under the cooktop. There is nothing to clean in the base.

The fabricator was very skilled, but had never done a flush cooktop. He did an excellent job. The cooktop fit is snug, perfectly level with the countertop. The cut was done in the shop, no dust.

You will have to decide for yourself, but I would not be happy with a top mount cooktop. I would choose the flush mount every time.

Good luck!

Here are a few pics.

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User
16 years ago
We've done it a few times. It's great look if your fabricators have the skill/equipment to do it.
ofealia
16 years ago
Yeah - it's wonderful in theory - but it's a huge headache. We've done it a few times, and even the good installs aren't as great as we would hope for.
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davidro1
16 years ago
I had "an unlimited budget" for whatever I wanted to do )with my countertop finishing).
I got a lot of special features but not this one.
I just figured it would turn out as the least beautiful of all the good things we dreamed of getting.
The fabricators were skilled, experienced, and had lots of equipment.
Another problem foreseen was the drip tray effect.
Countersinking it would make a place for crumbs, oil and water to collect more than ever.
Sure, I can lift the cooktop up an 1/8th" and wipe around the edge...

Anyhow, I do recommend getting a flushmount cooktop if you know what you are doing and your fabricator does too.
And if the cooktop edge is made in a way that will make sense with countersinking it.
Some edges are beveled steel, some are a straight steel band, some are glass-only no edge.
rayrose
16 years ago
I have it on mine and it works fine. The only problem
that I had was all of the dust that was created by the fabricator doing the cutout on site.
orkkid
6 years ago
Is that a bead of caulk around the edges?