Vent Hood Dilemma - Same size or wider than range & gap or no gap?
What is the 'right' way? Vent hood same size as range? Wider? What about gap on either side?
I cannot find a confirmed rule on this & since we are planning our kitchen reno I want to make sure I get it right.. KD said yes wider and gap.. that will make my wall units on either side smaller but I can live with it.. kitchen wall where range is located is 12 feet to end of cabinet run (with a 3 foot hallway on that side).. she is updating plan for the wider vent.. Range will be 30" with vent hood 36" and 3" gap either side.. I have included photos of the different styles :-)
plan 1 - same size and no gap.. looks squished to me.. (waiting on plan with wider & gap)
cabinets to the right of the hood are currently planned at 2 x 27's so on 1st one i will lose 6 inches total (3" for wider hood + 3" for gap) to make that one a 21" wall cabinet.. to the left we changed an angle for a easy reach wall corner so the cabinet next to the hood will be narrower and i am not sure of the size for that one yet..
same size no gap photo
same size with gap
wider and gap
same size with gap
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PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
5 years agofifamom
5 years agoPatricia Colwell Consulting - hello and thank you for posting.. do you mean to the left and right of hood in my plan? I am waiting for the revised plans and a plan with all the corrected measurements as I changed the corner cabinet since that design was done.. do you have any photos? I agree about the CFM and am doing research on the correct CFM to buy... everyone has such differing opinions...here is another plan with double stacked option.. again with a 30" range and 30" hood... @patricia - so many ideas spinning in my head... the first kitchen we did 22 years ago we measured, bought stock cabinets and put them in.. it was easy and we managed to do a good job.. but now... it is not so easy..
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5 years agoPatricia Colwell Consulting - is a kitchen and bath design consultant the same as a KD? My KD works at the place I want to purchase the cabinets from and yes she is also the salesperson at the shop.. tbh all the kitchen designers i looked up work for or with cabinet companies unless i am looking for the wrong type of person. I would like to choose where I will buy my cabinets and do not need an installer or vendors as we are doing our own plumbing, i have an electrician, my installer is a friend who has been in the biz 20 years, etc..
i have included a pic of the current kitchen.. Are you a KD - do you do 'remote' planning? What should i look for as a true KD that won't push a particular product or vendor?
size is 14.4' x 12.. - am moving my fridge to the other wall as it is in the way - the plan with the 36 hood is below but it is unbalanced.. 30 cab on one side and 21 cab on the other and will need to be corrected..
rang wall with 36 hood and gap
top view kitchen
fifamom
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoexample
15 left of stove 1 door & 15 1 door on left
or a 30 with 2 doors that are 15 each
right of stove 15 1 door then a wider cabinet
That will give you same size doors on bith sides of range. I prefer 3" space minimum between range & wall cabinets for the things mentioned previously.
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Also, since removing soffets, a diagonal cabinet is easier to use than a blind corner. It's great space for round plates or putting lazy susans on shelves. It also looks nice with glass & lights inside. Most cabinet lines have this & have ones that can be stacked.
fifamom
5 years ago
artistsharonva