Having difficulty with a stovetop hood.
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Does anyone have their stovetop by their kitchen window?
Comments (16)My stovetop is in front of the window, and I love it! We've had it for one year. When I researched the "cons" or "common complaints," they ended up being inaccurate, at least inaccurate for me, so let's set the record straight: Common complaint #1 The window will get dirty all the time. Nope! We cook messy meals about 3x week. I get a few grease specks now and then. I wash the window once a month or every other month. The window that gets covered in specks of gunk is this window over the sink. Turns out that splashing while washing dishes or running the tap at full blast makes ten times more spots than stovetop cooking. Common complaint #2 A hot stovetop will crack your window. (I also see the comment that "You'll need tempered glass behind the stovetop.") We purchased Andersen 300 series windows, and they're just fine. No cracks. No problems. Now for the "cons" I've actually experienced: The exterior of the window gets filthy from pollen, dust, etc. So it's not the interior that you need to worry about. It's the icky stuff on the outside. You'll need to find a venting system for your stove, and that means covering the window with a vent hood or getting a downdraft stove. We opted for a KitchenAid downdraft stove, and it sucks the flame away from the pot, rendering venting-while-cooking somewhat useless. It's the biggest drawback by far! Research stoves and venting systems! Sunlight is something to consider since you can't have curtains/shades. Consider the time of day you'll be cooking most frequently and the intensity of light at that time. A few PROs: If you have a beautiful view, you can create a stunning kitchen with a wall of windows. Windows--especially a wall of windows without cabinets--are ideal for open floorplans and a less "kitcheny" look. You can see outside and watch the dog or kids or wildlife while you cook. Overhead cabinets, backsplashes, and vent hoods will all look dated over time. Windows won't look dated. If needed, you can't paint the trim to update them. (Our trim is not up yet in the picture below. Apologies!)...See MoreFerguson/Build difficulties
Comments (28)You having found something on build doesn't mean that it was necessarily ordered from there, unless you have an order confirmation saying it was. You mentioned yourself the items were from a "catalog" ... which would be items that can be ordered that aren't in the showroom because the showroom can't hold everything, not necessarily where you found the object. I don't think anyone is trying to "fib" or manipulate you when they say they don't order from build ... you may be able to get items that are on build without them actually ordering from build. As for the shower head, it sounds like you want something that isn't from a vendor that your builder works with ... it may violate a contract they have with their sources to order outside of certain sources, and the item you want may simply be not available to the Ferguson rep. I've had that happen at grocery stores, where I've asked my local store if they could order a larger size of a product that I saw at a different store, and they couldn't if they wanted to because it wasn't on the list of orderable objects from the vendor for them. The item existed, but I couldn't get it from them. Fees for change orders are to be expected ... that's true in any project. Once something is decided, which is often up front, it stays that way or you can decide its worth the money to change it. Changes effect planning and ordering, as it's not always obvious which the long pole of the tent is, and change orders certainly could change that critical path. So yes, as ridiculous as it sounds, changing a towel bar could slow things down, and even if it doesn't, you'll pay for the time it takes the builder to do the change order paperwork....See MoreWhy did landlord place this awkward Stovetop in the corner?
Comments (41)It's possible the peninsula is an "add on". Maybe it was originally a straight run. Then, the owner decided s/he needed a peninsula with seating to appeal to more renters. Rather than do it right, the owner jammed in a peninsula "around" the cooktop. It would still be a deal-breaker for me b/c I would want to cook -- just b/c I was renting it wouldn't mean I didn't cook! When I rented in my single days, I cooked quite a bit (it was much cheaper than going out to eat!) I guess I was lucky, I've never had a "yucky" apartment, it's always been fairly decent. Maybe not much counter space overall, but it was always workable, if not particularly "pleasant" to cook....See MoreHas anyone ever put a window behind their range/stovetop?
Comments (20)I think much depends on the kitchen layout, the view, personal preferences and amount of cooking done, type of cooking that is done, type of appliance (gas/electric) along with safety. There are rules on how close anything combustible is to a heat source. This photo tells me the designer/owner doesn't have any common sense. Open flames with that window treatment and wood window frames and wall treatments? How to burn my house down 101. This looks safe, but I am not sure what the benefit is looking out at garage doors and their driveway. Do I want people walking past me while I am cooking as they come to my front door? I love to cook and bake and do my own canning . . . I also love experimenting with all my tools (aka toys) - steamer, air fryer, deep fryer, insta pot, Sous vide, pressure fryer, different mixers, choppers, blenders . . . I need lots of counter space and lots of cabinets for all my toys, so I would be unlikely to give up cabinet space for a window. I also cannot make a bushel of peaches into peach preserves without the entire kitchen becoming a sticky mess and when I make funnel cake the grease splatters as I funnel the dough into the pan. Immaculate kitchen is not within my realm of reality, so no windows near the stove for me. My favorite kitchen didn't even have a window over the sink. It had storage along both sides of a long, wide, galley kitchen other than the hood over the range and had clerestory windows above the cabinets. I can generally keep the ceiling clean, so those windows were safe! I know others who seldom cook a full meal and a few with secondary kitchens for cooking messy meals and a whole bunch of people somewhere in between. Just make sure that the design you choose is safe (meets code), functions well for your style of meal prep and will make you happy....See MoreGreenDesigns
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