Advice on which 36" chimney wall hood to choose
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Question about Wolf Pro Wall Chimney Hood.
Comments (2)I think the sizes you reference are height, mine was when I ordered the pro wall hood (not chimney style). Anyway, the height I needed was odd sized and the tallest extension they offered at the time was maybe 12 inches. What ever the limitations were, I remember I was going to need 2 pieces which meant a seam, then I was going to have to have a sheet metal shop cut one to size (one not enough, 2 too many...) and the pieces were expensive as sin. My Wolf distributor said they rarely used Wolf's rectangular SS chase's but rather had them custom made locally by a sheet metal shop for a fraction of the price. Interestingly enough, I checked into it and he was right. I had a local specialty sheet metal shop make one out of 18 gauge brushed SS and it matched perfectly! Actually, the protective film on the SS unit made locally was the same as on the hood that came from Wolf and ou could not tell it was not part of the Wolf package. I measured the width and depth needed and subtracted 1/8 inch to give a 1/16 inch (not noticeable) inset. You will never notice if the chase sits just inside the perimeter of the hood deminsions but will more likely notice it if hangs out even ever so slightly past or outside the finished hood perimeter. Then I had the height made to fit the exact height from the mounted hood to the ceiling. I also had (and this is VERY important) a 1/2 inch lip put on all of the "free" edges of the sheet metal enclosure to stiffen up the unit walls all of the way around. I spent less than half what Wolf's would have cost....See MoreRange hood advice needed 30" or 36"?
Comments (19)Its going to take extensive carpentry, electrical, hvac, and a whole host of other skills to do anything the way it needs to be done here. That isn’t a simple project. At all. You might as well go whole hog as to spend 10K to just replace the range and vent. As in, find a better layout that doesn’t leave it hanging on at the end of a run. You’re gonna have to tear up enough stuff that you should look at total replacement. Of everything....See MoreWhich style exhaust hood (insert, undercab, chimney is most effective?
Comments (15)What type of cooking do you do? Lots of grease? Lots of onions and garlic? Lots of deep frying? I've had downdrafts, custom hood with insert, regular over the stove microwave with direct vent to outdoors (outside wall) over a 30" gas stove. The Micro over stove directly vented to outdoors worked great (micro over stove not my favorite). The downdraft JennAir with grill and downdraft worked great. The custom hood with insert was my favorite aesthetically, and vented through the roof and worked fine. I don't fry a lot of foods (less as time goes on), virtually never deep fry, and use lids a lot because I don't think anything keeps the smell of frying onions contained (just my opinion). Downdrafts seems to get a lot of pushback but the one I had was terrific. I think you can have reasonable aesthetics, reasonable cost, and reasonable effectiveness :) though perhaps not great :) But though we cook a lot (if guessing, I'd say more than 85% of the population) and microwave very little, I have never felt the need for super-high power and I don't like lingering odors. If I were doing a new kitchen, I'd do a downdraft because I really lean towards clean lines and more modern interiors. So, the bottom line I think is to consider how you cook, and if you cook lots and lots of greasy and odiferous foods on a daily basis, super high power performance might outweigh anything else....See MoreTorn about hood chimney...advice?
Comments (11)@Jennifer Gullo - Some on this forum have a bad delivery, but most are trying to be helpful (even if brutal at times). All of these choices are yours to make - after all it's your home and your kitchen. When you open yourself up on this forum you're going to get people's honest opinions, many from professionals who know more than the person asking. As a designer, I think the first hood picture you posted looks the best. Using a valance was done a lot in the late 1990's and is therefor considered a dated look. If you like it, it's your space. I would advise if going this route to go straight across and not use an arch. In terms of your selections, I'm not sure if you are mixing the wood cabinets and cream or just using one. The door style you have chosen is a traditional raised panel, therefore leaning to more traditional selections. The counters and backsplash go well together color wise but imo, do not go with your cabinet selection. The counters and backsplash are "cool" colors, and your cabinet colors are "warm". In addition, both your counter and backsplash are busy. It would be best to keep the backsplash "quiet" so your eye has somewhere to rest. I don't know what your floors are. In the spirit of trying to be helpful those choices don't play well together from a design standpoint. If wanting to do the gray's, then do white cabinets and a less busy backsplash. If wanting the cream (which does look extremely yellow on the monitor), I'd make other counter and backsplash choices that are warm toned....See Morebreezygirl
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