Glass Kitchen Island Range Hood
Ruth
4 years ago
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Comments (14)...it needs to be a 6" duct. Unfortunately, the Kobe, which looks like exactly what I want (but do not want to pay for) specifies a 7" duct. Just regarding the duct size issue, I wouldn't normally recommend going with a fan that needs a larger duct than what you have. HOWEVER, in your case, it's only a 1" size difference, and you have stringent requirements on the appearance (i.e. glass canopy), and you say that this model is "exactly what I want". Kobe also has a good reputation on this forum for making quality hoods. The consequence of your 1" difference will be a somewhat noisier hood. There have been posts on this forum from people with 6" ducts using hoods that need 8", who experience more noise, but that seems to be the only consequence. It'll depend on you whether you feel, quality-of-life-wise, that consequence is a significant one. As to the price, how out of your budget is it? I have found that with my kitchen re-do, I have sacrificed some things I originally planned for in my kitchen for some things I really wanted. I.e. I re-jiggered where I was spending money. There's several cabinetry options I decided to forego in favor of some other things, and I don't think I'll miss them. Is there something else in your kitchen you can sacrifice in order to get the hood that you say is "exactly" what you want"?...See MoreOverhead Island Range Hood in Lower-Level Kitchen -- Possible?
Comments (7)Whether it can be done and how much it would cost to do it depends on how the joists run or what is above that spot on the second story. There are rectangular ducts that you can run between the joists in the ceiling or through a wall in the second story. So the things that would have to be found out is which way the joists run in the ceiling, how far is it to the outside that way and is there anything in the way of that path. For example, some of the plumbing for the upstairs bathrooms may run through the ceiling and it could be in the way. Or whether there is a wall or closet above that the duct can go through to go up to the attic and roof. If neither of those works, possibly you could go sideways in the ceiling between the joists to a spot where you can go up, but right angle turns increase the resistance to the flow so they will lower your air flow. One tries to keep turns and especially right angle turns to a minimum on the duct runs. In our case, there was already a joist in the ceiling right in the middle of where the hood would hang if it was centered above the rangetop. Our house is a one story so once we were past that, we could go straight up. And this was already a twined joist because of another spot where there can't be a joist so it wasn't practical to modify the path. In the end we got a custom duct hood made that slanted from the ceiling so that the top could be between the joist with the bottom being between joists. The point of telling you that was: a) you don't know how hard or easy this is until you open up the ceiling to see what's there. b) with a mix of ingenuity and some money, you can solve the problems but it may not be easy or cheap....See MorePictures please - island/peninsula with range hood and pendants?
Comments (13)Here's some of my inspiration photos from Houzz. [modern kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2105) by san francisco architect Michael Tauber Architecture [eclectic kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2104) by san francisco design-build Harrell Remodeling [eclectic kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2104) by san francisco design-build Harrell Remodeling [traditional kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by portland kitchen and bath Diane Plesset, CMKBD, NCIDQ, C.A.P.S. [modern kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/modern-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2105) by san francisco architect Michael Tauber Architecture...See MoreCoordinating light fixture, island range hood, hardware
Comments (2)Thank for your reply, GreenDesigns! Copper would be beautiful but $$$$! Would it be too much hanging from ceiling to have both a hood and a pendant light if I used a light that had nickel trim? Should I use stainless faucet if I do that? (I don't know how my picture got upside down! It was right side up yesterday!)...See MoreRuth
4 years ago
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