Is ANYONE happy with downdraft ventilation? (allow me to vent)
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Comments (20)>>It's interesting that there's crown molding on the columns and a lot of detail on the wall, but no crown in the kitchen. Is there crown molding elsewhere in the house?Oh my, have you hit on a sore subject. Crown molding was only included in the formal areas and master bedroom. They also crowned no sloped ceilings. Adding crown to other areas was $250 per "room". $250 now, not so much. 20yrs ago when we're building a house and running out out money, it was. Crowning just that hallway and the adjoining family room cost $500 because it counted as 2 "rooms" even though it was only as much crown as a bedroom; the exterior wall is sloped so the family room is really only 1/2 crowned (one wall not crowned and open on one side). I didn't crown the kitchen because the only wall that would have received crown is that single wall (because again, the outside wall is sloped), and it would have cost me $250. Don't think so. I did the crown in my office myself (come on -- a box) along with the sloped ceilings in the formal living room. If *I* can do it, why in the heck couldn't a carpenter? New cabinets will go up to the ceiling in the kitchen. They put tile crown where I cared in the master bath when it was remodeled. What I should have done was made them crown the hallway to the bedrooms just to punish them. It has so many compound angles it would make any carpenter cry....See MoreHelp - Cooktop vs. Range vs. Downdraft vs. No Vent!
Comments (8)Your analogy seems to fit my vibe about the BlueStar (Top Gear fan?) - powerful enough and OMG fun, but a little rough around the edges, vs. solid, polished and expensive (Mercedes/Viking, maybe?). My Jenn-Air is more like my old beat up VW Rabbit -- which was also prone to spontaneously bursting into flame. It got me from point A to point B . . . eventually. But I hated it. Which now has me thinking of the last just-good-enough compromise, practical car we bought. Which I still hate to drive. It's not a bad car, it's just not *my* car. (Of course now I'm getting too far into the metaphor -- I just traded my beloved VW Passat in for a Mazda CX9, 'cause I needed the AWD and more seats -- it's not as nice of a car, it's not as powerful, but it has most of what the 'ssat did plus the things I needed at a good price, without sacrificing *all* the fun. And it won't cost $$$ every time something breaks, which was increasingly common. What does that say about my stove preferences? It's not that I couldn't afford a Mercedes, I just don't see the point.) I do find the BlueStar *really* attractive -- DH and I dig the cast iron, the open burners (because I spill stuff everywhere when I cook), the low simmer, etc. -- and the thought of having a range with an oven I could actually bake in makes me positively giddy -- even if I do have to build a new island. DH got a nice grill last year that gets wicked hot; we're now prone to all-season use -- in *Seattle* -- because the only other choice is to do without little things like "searing" and "roasting" and "broiling". But maybe I'm just trying to convince myself that the extra money is really worth the ride ;-) (BTW, does that make Lacanche the Rolls? So gorgeous, but wah!)...See MoreHood Ventilation connected to Existing Downdraft Pipes
Comments (15)These installers are contractors for the big orange box (HD) we are all familiar with. We thought going with a big name and reputation would serve us better should something go wrong. But it has been one long headache after another. During the design phase, we did tell the kitchen designer at HD that we want to change the existing downdraft to a venting system that goes up and out of the house. We even discussed it with the representative of the installation company that works with the kitchen designer to answer any installation questions and then provide the installation costs. However, when the group assigned to our house came, they installed a venting system that would just connect to the existing downdraft. We now realize that they had no knowledge of the venting system that was supposed to be installed. That was a big communication failure on their part. So they are reluctantly changing the venting system to go up and out as it should have been, with the installer insisting the venting is installed correctly. We could have avoided the unnecessary and unpleasant dispute that seems to follow with trying to get any mistake or wrong corrected throughout this painful kitchen remodeling. Everyone involved in this remodeling seems so reluctant to make any changes and deal with any issues that come up. Terrible customer service. But thanks fo all the input. This forum is great! Oh, thanks shannonplus2 for directing me to the appliance forum. I didn't know it existed....See MoreIs Downdraft Ventilation required?
Comments (14)I didn't have a vent for my electric cooktop. I also cleaned up the film from cooking, regularly. Opening a window/door didn't help with the film, at all. It doesn't really help when things get smokey, either! The breeze just swirls it around while the smoke alarms blare. Proper venting helps reduce what lands on your things. Venting for gas exhausts the combustibles that are produced from the heat source. All of that stuff is directed away from the room, which is the point. Now, I have a large hood vented to the outside. It's over an induction cooktop. The hood is there for the grease and vapors from whatever is cooking, not because of the heat source. If your stove is on an exterior wall, I recommend following Cook's advice. As an aside, I've cooked on all sources and induction is my favorite. I don't have any romantic feelings about flames and the heat associated with them. I like responsive and clean, and always advise someone to at least play with induction if they're making changes....See Morebarbch01
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