Need layout advice re: vent hood!!
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Q: Does size matter? 8 inches enough? Layout & Hood advice needed
Comments (22)I like your second plan. In the other plan, you didn't have room for the pantry because it pushed the fridge too close to the sink. If you end up putting the fridge on the sink wall, rethink the pantry. I got one because I thought they were cool, but to be honest, I have plenty of extra food storage room in my new cabs without it, and I only have three base drawer stacks and three upper cabinet runs. I wonder if I would have been happier with additional counter space and a larger base and wall cabinet. The pantry forced me into a 16" base cabinet between the fridge and corner. That's the room you'd have to the right of your sink and it will be tight. I don't understand why you need to build a soffit to hide duct work with a chimney hood. The chimney hides it. (I'm probably missing something.) I like chimney hoods with wood cabs in a small kitchen to lessen the loomingness of the overhead cabs. I have cherry cabs, and although we didn't need a new hood, we bought a chimney hood because I was afraid of feeling closed-in with full-height cabinets....See MoreNeed advice for hood/vent
Comments (24)I have an oak kitchen - so don't let that throw you:) I got the hood in oak, but it comes in different wood species and I would recommend maple for painting. Maple is a good paint grade wood. I have applied some moldings which are optional. I have sort of a vintage French Country kitchen:) The maple runs about $400 through Kitchensource. I think Amazon has it too. I was not impressed when it arrived, but my carpenter said it was a nice little hood and by the time I stained it and added the moldings I was very happy. My only wish is that it had a little less grain, not an issue with painted maple. My kitchen (before backsplash): This hood comes with the vent liner - which lines the lower area with metal. The basic hood.: http://www.kitchensource.com/range-hoods/naclassic.htm Another option: http://www.kitchensource.com/range-hoods/na-selectseries.htm Something like this could give you a different look like romy showed. I really like this look too and almost did this one: This is the insert I used: http://www.kitchensource.com/range-hoods/br-pm390.htm There are many other options at Kitchensource. I also found that most of the Home Center stores can order the cabinetry they have unfinished. Menard's had three wood hoods, but they started at $500 and were charging $600 for the insert, so I was at $1100 without the labor. I already had a vent to the outside so my installation was not that much - about $250, but a carpenter neighbor installed it and probably gave me a break. My hood is not 30" above my stove. The hood directions recommended 24 to 30 and since I have a soffit, it is 24". I have seen many this height in displays and other homes in my area and I searched area codes and could find no reference to the height of the hood. Some areas have codes about wood hoods being 30 inches from stove top - so talk to your contractor. The entire underside of these hoods are lined with a metal liner and metal hoods can be lower....See MoreNeed advice for a make-up air system for vent hood
Comments (10)First, this is what the proper calculations would say about Risinger's installation. OR THIS Second, short circuiting a hood, air curtains, and generally any makeup air introduced too close to the range will produce counterproductive turbulence that will reduce the effectiveness of the hood to the point that he may as well have just put in a 400 CFM fan without makeup air. Third, the floor under the range is required to be sealed from drafts on most ranges. But, you can't usually shove ALL that air through the HVAC system either...See MoreNeed help asap re: plaster vs stucco for vent hood
Comments (0)Would you recommend plaster or stucco for cladding a vent hood? And why? I need to let my contractor know today.... Thank you!...See MoreUser
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