Brass strip across kitchen vent hood
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Verbo
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoBrass banding on a hood is part of the hood, riveted in the build stage, by the metalworker. It is not done on wood hoods, or attached to metal ones via a glue gun. Those type of metal hoods are very custom, very expensive, and come from just a few sources. Look at Ventahood, Rangecraft, Bluestar, and others.
darbuka
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI’m a bit confused. First you talk about cabinet hardware, then you ask about a vent hood. The glass you mention…is for upper cabinets? That’s included with the cabinets if you order from an established cabinet company…though glass inserts do cost more than plain fronts. In my experience, cabinet companies do not include, or install hardware. We bought our hardware from Top Knobs at the cabinet showroom, but they were an additional cost..not included in the price of the cabinets. The contractor installed the hardware.
As for the vent hood, we bought a custom brand, Vent A Hood, that will add brass or stainless strips for an extra cost. What material is your vent hood?
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2 years ago“Lastly, we have been calling the local metal fabricators here (Tulsa, Oklahoma), and none of them work with brass.”
The company Handcrafted Metal in Texas will create a hood for you with brass trim. They are not however in the business of just providing the trim. They will create the entire hood for you in the design and size you want. I took a screenshot of a couple they will make with brass trim in 42” width, but they will make whatever you want.
But you get what you pay for - a custom designed hood of 14-gauge stainless steel with brass trim will be costly. The prices are shown in the screenshots below.
https://www.handcraftedmetal.com/mobile/Custom-Range-Hoods.html
Eileen S
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago@Verbo I have seen some wood hoods with brass banding. That's why I thought it was possible. My cabinet builder did not mention it was not possible.
Jean Stoffer design below:
@darbuka Yes, glass for upper cabinet doors. We went with an established cabinet company here. I was surprised when the cabinet maker told us we will have to source for our own glass if we choose to have any. We went with their installer too, so I am hoping their installer can install the hardware too. (Will be sending an email to them shortly.) I am just curious if it's usually done by a contractor/carpenter? The cabinet maker recommended Top Knobs too, and I have found a local supplier that can get the Top Knobs hardware at a cheaper rate than their online prices. Our vent hood is wood, and is done by our cabinet maker.
@Shannon_WI Thank you for sharing those. Unfortunately, it's out of my budget. I have been spending the last few months exploring all my options for kitchen vent hoods. It has been an expensive process. We had to pay for ducting through the roof of a two-story house, and we were limited by the wall/drywall, so I can't get a vent hood that is beyond 600 CFM due to duct size limitation. (1980s house)
I was looking at kitchen vent hoods that are framed and covered with drywall (because it is cheaper than the metal vent hoods), but it would cost a lot to get two subcontractors to do the job. Our framing carpenter did not want to build it for us. That's how I ended up with a wood hood, and I was hoping I can add a brass banding to spruce it up a little if it's even possible. I have no idea how much it will cost to get the brass banding and the cost to install it too.
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