Of course you can vent it through a flat roof. You probably have lots of other things venting through your roof already, plumbing stacks at a minimum. You just use a different vent cap than used with a sloped roof and treat the roof piercing differently. Somewhat similar to using B-Vent pipe for a hot water heater. Look at all the artificial chimneys used today with new construction to vent gas fireplaces. The tops of those are flat and the fireplace vents through them just fine. On the other hand venting through the wall shouldn't be a big deal either. Go up with a section of pipe, add a right angle bend and go through the wall. The vent cover that comes with the hood (or an optional vent cover extension if needed for extra height) covers everything.

Have to get a new camera, sorry! But I can tell you that after washing the walls really well and letting dry, I applied 2 coats of Kilz primer, let dry overnight, and then put on my base color (a creamy white) with a roller, then sponged on a soft lavender color. It was easy and fun too! You can get the faux color suggestions at HD or Lowes-they have the free booklets. I used a light color b/c I know that the darker the color, the more the imperfections show. If only I'd done that w/my Master Bath...instead I used textured paint and I hate it!!!!!!

I cannot TELL you how much I appreciate your compliments on the paint color. I went through at least a dozen false steps before I decided (hesitantly) on this one. My DR table, which you can't see, is oak -- a cherished heirloom from my grandmother. So I wanted a green, to complement the oak, BUT my kitchen color (you can see it in the doorway) is green. Finally I found a brown with greenish undertones that seems to work. It's Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan. Thanks SO much for the compliments.

Thank you so much for the input! Buehl, thanks for the tip on the FKB -I have spent a lot of hours there but never saw the special category for inset doors. I went this morning and found two with cabs that I am estimating are close to my width. Do you think these are close to 9 - 12 inch width? In claudia_nj kitchen look at the cabs on each side of the gorgeous range. see link below. I can't figure out how to put in two links so I am just pasting the second one here and hope it works. http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com/2005/08/angcs-kitchen.html. Look at the cab to the right of the hood. Many thanks to those who post their pic in the FKB to help others. At this point I am probably setting my expectations. I took the family into the empty kitchen to look at the cab designs taped to the wall and told them the options - either skinny cabs with special custom cabs or bigger double door cabs with no custom cabs. The response was unanimous, immediate and adamant - they want the original design and are sure the skinny cabs will be ok. These may turn out to be the skinny cabs that love built!! Again thanks so much for the help - I don't know what I would do without this forum! Here is a link that might be useful: Claudias nj kithcen