Cooker and sink top

[Chris CM]

Like many others, I suspect the majority, we have glass panels covering the hob and sink on our PVC. As time goes bye, no mater how careful we try to be, they are getting scratched and we are always fearful of breaking them, in fact the previous owner had the cooker panel explode when she left the gas burner on by mistake! Not an unusual occurrence I understand
Has anyone replaced the glass tops with another, more suitable material, say stainless steel or aluminium. Or is there a company who could make them to order from templates?

 

[Richard n Ann]

It would still ruin it if you left the gas on, and scratches and knocks would still show. Plus wouldn't look as good in my opinion.

 

[KiwiKampers]

My brother left his cellphone on top of the hob cover and the glass suddenly exploded.

 

[autorouter]

I replaced the shattered glass top with a sheet of aluminium of exactly the same shape and thickness. Aluminium is about the same density as glass, so it feels much the same in weight and function.

I ordered a rectangular sheet on the internet, then rounded the corners with a jigsaw and file. I drilled a hole for the finger hole, and enlarged it to the right size with a round file, then refitted the black grommet which hides the edges of the hole. I carefully measured the position of the hinge holes. I think the natural aluminium looks fine, but it's possible to get it 'anodised', either natural or a range of colours, if you want it to look like the black glass. Anodising gives it a hard surface layer that is more scratch-resistant.

I regard the glass top below a storage cupboard that might contain cans and jars as a basic design error.

 

[Richard n Ann]

We keep all cans in low cupboards, safer for the glass and helps with vehicle handing. Only crisps and packet stuff above the hob

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[Janine]

I was so afraid of breaking the glass covers that I have removed them and stored them safely.
There is less packing up to move as there are no rattles and the dish drainer stays put.

 

[Spriddler]

My son's hob won't light and won't remain lit unless the glass top has been lifted fully up.

 

[TerryL]

Nothing works on our hob or oven until the glass cover is lifted - as she keeps telling me.......................!

 

[Riverbankannie]

We keep plain black anti slip mats on top of ours when they are closed. When open I roll up the mats and tuck them in the small gap we have between the back of the cupboard behind the hob and the wall of the PVC, it’s at the edge of the sliding door so just handy.

 

[bigwood]

Recently I moved items from the cupboards above the hob. We used to keep tins and jars needed for cooking.
I caught a jar of jam in mid flight after a rather rough road.
The other cupboard is for the crockery. That is held in shaped holders so there shouldn’t be anything falling out. The tins and jars have found a new home away from the hob. By chance the containers for pasta rice and cereals now stand upright in the new cupboard.
A friend of mine had a jar of coffee take flight on route. It took out the glass sink cover and the mirror on the other side of the van.

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[Minxy]

In order to protect ours I covered the glass hob and sink covers in our Globecar with Fablon type sticky stuff in a nice woodgrain effect (see below), I've done the same for the hob in our Carthago too (sorry no photo!). This protected them and even if the lids were put down straight after the hob had been used (burner turned off!) it never bubbled etc, when I came to sell it I just removed it and the glass tops were as good as new.