The kitchen
Induction in the kitchen you already have
No new cabinets, no new floor. We run a circuit, set the range and cap the gas.
An induction cooktop heats the pan, not the air or the burner, so the kitchen stays cooler in July and a pot of water comes to a boil fast. It needs a 240-volt circuit that most gas kitchens don't have. That circuit is most of the job: the range itself you can choose or we can supply.
A dedicated 240-volt circuit from the panel
The gas line capped and tagged at the range
The range or cooktop set, leveled and tested
Not included: new cabinets, counters or a new hood
What changes the cost
What moves the price of a kitchen
The same range can be a morning's work or a two-day job. It depends on what is between the panel and the stove.
Distance from the panel
A long run through an attic or crawl space costs more wire and more time than a short one.
Wall type
Drywall is simple. Stucco over block or an adobe wall needs a planned path.
Panel space
If there is no room for a new 240-volt breaker, the panel becomes part of the job.
The range you choose
A freestanding range, a slide-in and a cooktop with a wall oven are very different in cost and in what they need.
No prices on this page: they depend on your house. How we write them is on the pricing page.
How it goes
A kitchen, start to finish
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Step 1: Walk-through
We look at the panel, the path to the stove and the hood, and ask how you cook.
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Step 2: Written plan
The circuit, the range and what is and isn't included, on paper, before a start date.
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Step 3: Work day
We protect the floor, shut off only the circuits we touch, run the wire, set the range and cap the gas.
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Step 4: Inspection and walk-through
The inspector signs off, and we show you the shutoff, the breaker and the tag on the gas line.
Permits and rules
A new 240-volt circuit is permitted electrical work, and we pull the permit. An inspector looks at it before the walls are closed.
Capping a gas line is plumbing work. If your gas company or a licensed plumber needs to be involved, we say so in the written plan and schedule around it.
Questions about this room
Will my pots work?
Hold a magnet to the bottom. If it sticks, it works. Cast iron, steel and most stainless do, including a steel comal. Clay cazuelas, aluminum, glass and copper do not.
Do I still need a hood?
Yes, for steam, grease and smoke. Without a flame you lose the combustion gases, not the cooking fumes.
What happens in a power outage?
The range stops, as an electric one does. If that matters to you, we talk about a battery circuit at the roof stop of the plan, or a camp burner kept for outages.
Can I keep my gas oven?
Yes. Some people swap only the cooktop first and decide on the oven later; the circuit can be sized for either.
Start with the kitchen?
Tell us what you cook on. We'll look at the panel and the path to the stove.