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anyone add wooden hood and liner to existing wood cabinets?

14 years ago

Hi, we are redoing our wood mode kitchen- just repainting and new appliances, soapstone etc.

we are replacing our old jenn air electric down draft range with a new gas range and need to add a hood but our cabinet above the stove is relative low as our ceilings are pretty low as well.

our choices are probably using a slide out range hood, which we are considering but my GC said he can craft a wooden hood in place of the cabinet above stove to match the existing cabinets. am wondering if anyone has done something like this withn an existing kitchen/cabinets and what advice, suggestions you might have -- PIX always helpful as well.

thanks

L

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aasonne

8 years ago

Thank you for this info cisco 2000. I am considering the Zephyr Tornado for my Diamond 30" wood hood - over a 30" Bosch gas convection range. The hood will not take the Bosch blower I originally ordered because it has a more narrow frame in the front.

I am hoping it's quiet at 6.0 sones. These do look nice installed, but do not fill the front of the hood, and so I am hoping that the 600 CFM will be strong enough to pull up fumes.

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lauriec
Original Author
14 years ago
bumping
jberg
14 years ago
We did that in our last house. We had an open area with a pass-through to dining room. We got cabinets to match existing, wooden hood and fan to fill the gap.

You could contrast your hood to other features in the room if you can't get a matching stain. I would check out pictures of wooden hoods and see what you like.
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We're going through this right now (building our own hood) and I think you're right except that the "metal hood inside my wood cabinet hood" IS the liner. So in short you either need an all-in-one unit (the classic metal kind that hangs there between cabinets), or if you're building it in, you need 2 parts: 1. The blower itself, also called the insert or ventilator. This can be an external unit (installed on the other end of the duct from your kitchen so it's nice and quiet): or an internal unit (hanging right there over the stove): 2. A metal liner for the blower to protect the cabinet wood and ensure a code-appropriate install (fire protection). If you have an external blower, you need this to be a liner that has filters and bulbs on it to trap the grease, provide light, etc: If you have an internal blower, the liner is basically just a strip of metal that surrounds the blower insert: Clear as mud? I know, it's totally confusing - hang tight!
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cisco2000
14 years ago
We did a retrofit in an existing 'wood hood'. I qualify with quotes because the hood doesn't really extend as far out over the counter as it should (it is about 6 inches short of competely covering cooking surface). The hood previously had a Nutone NSPM25WW blower that only seemed to make noise rather than really exhaust. Did a bit of carpentry on the hood to allow installation of a Zephyr Tornado I power pack and a SS liner. Due to the depth of the hood, the liner insert required some onsite trimming, a bit daunting but handled with a circ saw and abrading blade. All DIY, looks great and the 600 cfm is a major improvement. Remain concerned with the hood depth as this is over a Bluestar cook top with front burners putting out 22k btu each...only a matter of time till the hood gets cooked!

Some pics linked....

Here is a link that might be useful: Power Pack Install
lauriec
Original Author
14 years ago
thanks for the info. joe houston, do you have any pix of your kitchen with the hood?

am trying to decide between that and a slide out.
cisco2000
14 years ago
A few pix were included on the previous post linked as power pack install. I've not figured out how to simply include a pic in a post unfortunately.
cisco2000
14 years ago
I added a couple cabinet photos to the link. You'll see that the hood is only 12" deep at the top and 18" at the bottom. It should be 18" deep at the top and 24" at the bottom. Cabs are just builder grade Kent Moore.

Whichever route you elect to go, get at least 600 cfm exhaust.

http://s888.photobucket.com/albums/ac82/joehouston/

Here is a link that might be useful: range hood
msgronlud
14 years ago
I have a wooden Brookhaven by Wood-Mode hood.

I find that it gets greasy fast and is hard to clean.

This Brookhaven hood gets a dark grime on it.

I have to scrub it off every three or four months - - not an easy task since this hood is over my stove.

I use a degreaser from 409.

Nothing else dissolves the grime.

The finish is really dull from all of the wear and tear.

I had it refinished by a professional furniture man about 5 years ago. The polyurethane he used long ago wore off.

The blower that came with my Brookhaven by Wood-Mode hood is also pretty much useless.

I am going to get a stronger sucking action in whatever hood I put in my new kitchen.

I think if the hood is metal and if it has a stronger suction, it will be easier to clean than my Brookhaven hood.

My mom's metal hood is so easy to clean. That's what I am doing in my next kitchen.
Buehl
14 years ago
I think if you get a powerful enough and big enough hood, you won't have a problem w/the grease & grime. Check out TrailRunner's kitchen. She as a wood hood and does a lot of cooking and says she has no problems w/grease build up on her walls, shelves, cabinet.

This may or may not help LaurieC, but perhaps it will help Msgronlud and others.

Here is a link that might be useful: TrailRunner's Finished Kitchen (check her photo album for pic of hood)

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