Why cut the countertop for induction hob?

[Yellomello]

Hello,

I have recently purchased a newly built home where I chose a countertop made of stone composite. What concerns me is the installation of the countertop. Why is it cut around the induction hob? (0.5 cm inside the edges of the induction hob) The sink is not cut but has a whole piece of the slab around it. Is this how it's done? It seems a shame to cut a part of a whole countertop to fit an induction hob... I hope you understand what I mean. Thank you in advance for any explanation as to why this is done.

 

[Charlie2]

Do you mean they are making a joint at the stove? I wouldn't accept that, ask them to cut out for the stove, not to slice, to get the joint further away, but on the other hand, you usually don't want a joint between the sink and the stove.

 

[oceanis]

It usually depends on the fact that the boards have a maximum length, and if the board needs to be longer than the maximum length manufactured, the joint is usually attempted to be placed where it is least visible. A long joint in the middle of the board is more visible than two small short pieces by the hob.

 

[Yellomello]

Well, yes, the length might be a problem. Why didn't they say that it would be? It is quite long. However, it's a bit odd because it's composite which isn't a whole piece of stone but glued crushed stone as I understand it. Then there's a double seam, which isn't logical either...

 

[Jonatan79]

The weight and length are related, it's difficult with shipping and hard to fit long lengths into certain homes I guess.

 

[torbeno]

I've seen this quite often, it's probably to save some on material costs. Just make sure it's level afterward. It looks bad if the hob is floating on one side because of this.

 

[Yellomello]

Thanks for the answers! Apparently, this is how it was done, but they actually received backing on the joints. You could easily move the piece below the stove, which I didn't think was okay.