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I had my kitchen remodeled including a specific goal of higher countertops to accommodate a tall person with a back injury. The cabinetmaker had no problem fabricating bases of the right height for the electric range and dishwasher, but the electrician could not understand that he just couldn't slap the outlets in like he "always did", even though both appliances were sitting, unboxed, with their backs exposed, in the kitchen, and the contractor had marked the right places for the outlets. I think they had to be redone twice.
Hopefully thee is a basement beneath. If not, and you are on a slab, that will be a pain. Any decent plumber/gas worker could have it moved to the rear
Gas lines are not buried in a slab!
And for good reason- think about it!!!
Well, the issue with it being a slab would be in getting the line moved from where it is now to either coming up from the floor closer to the wall, or coming out of the wall. If you want the neatest installation it'll be a chore.
But even it it's a slab, one could put an ell right next to the floor and run the line along the floor, then another ell to put the connection in a convenient location.
I've only had two slab houses with gas and in both of those the line was underground to the meter, but then the lines ran above the slab (in the walls and attic), NOT under the slab. I don't know whether that's a code requirement or just the way these two houses were built. In the three pier and beam houses I've had, the gas lines ran in the crawl space.
Just move the pipe. Are you on a slab, or is there a crawler or basement beneath it? As a poor second choice, it may be possible to insert an L just above the floor level and run the pipe from the back to the top, if there is sufficient clearance in the middle of the bottom bottom of the stove. You have to look at the back of the stove to see if it will work. But the first prize is to move the pipe to another location so that it comes out of the wall according to the standard. Since it's all hidden behind the stove, you don't need to repair the museum surface of the floor and wall, just do some work to grab any holes.
We had a plumbing person come in to evaluation the situation.
The pipe is 7" from the wall. Some stove models have a 3.5" space on the back. Option 1 is to get those types of stove and live with a 3.5" gap between the back of the stove and the wall. The front also protrudes out same length.
Option 2 to relocate the pipe, which entails opening the floor. We have tile on the floor right now, not sure what is underneath.
Since this is a rental, we decided to go with Option 1. After fitting the stove in, it looks OK in my opinion.
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