Kitchen range hood

A Dog Named Stain wrote:

> I think you better do some more cypherin' .

... and he also should do a little research into the fire codes for his
area.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Unless it is a gas stove. In Canada at least, exhaust to
outside is required.

Dave.

Mike wrote:
> I don't believe that you need a hood by code. They are used to protect
> cabinetry above and to provide exhaust. Your cheapest and easiest
> option is a down draft provided you have access to run the ducting in
> the floor. I doubt that making your own hood is practical or would be
> cheaper. You might check with the local tin bender to see how much a
> simple hood would cost. Remember that you must also buy separately a
> reomte blower and the exposed ducting, both are expensive. Plus the
> wiring is more expensive.
>
> Mike
>
> LRT <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm building a new
>>kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island. The
>>commercially available hoods for this application are north of $900. I
>>can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking of 3/8 plywood
>>covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12 sf of sheeting
>>required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of the cost of
>>the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>(PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and get cutting!)
>

"LRT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm building a new
> kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island. The
> commercially available hoods for this application are north of $900.
I
> can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking of 3/8
plywood
> covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12 sf of
sheeting
> required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of the cost of
> the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
>
> TIA
>
> Larry
>
> (PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and get cutting!)
>

I think you better do some more cypherin' .

i had my contractor make one when we built our house. normal drywall and 2x4
framing, a little tile work, and i inset the steel exhaust mechanism into
the bottom of it.

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regards,
charlie
cave creek, az

"Erik" <erikl_nospam_at_nospam_syserco.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Unless you are really, really good at ornamental sheetmetal
> you will be much better off buying one.
>
>
> --
> Erik "Grumpa" Ahrens
> ApprenticeTermite
> Duvall, WA
>
>
> "LRT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> | Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm
> building a new
> | kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island.
> The
> | commercially available hoods for this application are
> north of $900. I
> | can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking
> of 3/8 plywood
> | covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12
> sf of sheeting
> | required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of
> the cost of
> | the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
> |
> | TIA
> |
> | Larry
> |
> | (PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and
> get cutting!)
> |
>
>

I don't believe that you need a hood by code. They are used to protect
cabinetry above and to provide exhaust. Your cheapest and easiest
option is a down draft provided you have access to run the ducting in
the floor. I doubt that making your own hood is practical or would be
cheaper. You might check with the local tin bender to see how much a
simple hood would cost. Remember that you must also buy separately a
reomte blower and the exposed ducting, both are expensive. Plus the
wiring is more expensive.

Mike

LRT <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm building a new
> kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island. The
> commercially available hoods for this application are north of $900. I
> can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking of 3/8 plywood
> covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12 sf of sheeting
> required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of the cost of
> the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
>
> TIA
>
> Larry
>
> (PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and get cutting!)

Dave <[email protected]> wrote

> Unless it is a gas stove. In Canada at least, exhaust to
> outside is required.
>
> Dave.
>
> Mike wrote:
> > I don't believe that you need a hood by code. They are used to protect
> > cabinetry above and to provide exhaust. Your cheapest and easiest
> > option is a down draft provided you have access to run the ducting in
> > the floor. I doubt that making your own hood is practical or would be
> > cheaper. You might check with the local tin bender to see how much a
> > simple hood would cost. Remember that you must also buy separately a
> > reomte blower and the exposed ducting, both are expensive. Plus the
> > wiring is more expensive.
> >
> > Mike

I didn't mean to imply that exhaust is not required or desirerable,
only that a hood is not required when there is nothing above the stove
to protect(see code minimums). Remember that code is a _minimum_
requirement. Common sense may dictate more (or less). Code in Canada
may be different.

Thank you for making that clear.

Mike

Unless you are really, really good at ornamental sheetmetal
you will be much better off buying one.


--
Erik "Grumpa" Ahrens
ApprenticeTermite
Duvall, WA


"LRT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
| Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm
building a new
| kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island.
The
| commercially available hoods for this application are
north of $900. I
| can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking
of 3/8 plywood
| covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12
sf of sheeting
| required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of
the cost of
| the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
|
| TIA
|
| Larry
|
| (PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and
get cutting!)
|

I build custom homes and many of my kitchens have commercial ranges so the
hoods need to look in proportion to the ranges. I just recently changed over
to a system made by fantech www.fantech.net and use a combination fo their
products. Fantech produces a range hood liner made frm stainless steel and
the liner includes all the essentials inside the hood: the filters, the
lights and the switches/speed sontrols. Fantech also makes an excellent
axial fan and silencers for the ductwork. We build a decorative box for
the liner, install and wire the liner, the fan and the silencer, the duct we
get locally. Fantech is available in Canada also. Just and honest
endorsement of a product I like, I have no pecuiary interest.

Best regards,
Charles
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Unless it is a gas stove. In Canada at least, exhaust to
> outside is required.
>
> Dave.
>
> Mike wrote:
> > I don't believe that you need a hood by code. They are used to protect
> > cabinetry above and to provide exhaust. Your cheapest and easiest
> > option is a down draft provided you have access to run the ducting in
> > the floor. I doubt that making your own hood is practical or would be
> > cheaper. You might check with the local tin bender to see how much a
> > simple hood would cost. Remember that you must also buy separately a
> > reomte blower and the exposed ducting, both are expensive. Plus the
> > wiring is more expensive.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > LRT <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> >
> >>Any of you folks ever built a kitchen range hood? I'm building a new
> >>kitchen and want to have the cooktop on the center island. The
> >>commercially available hoods for this application are north of $900. I
> >>can get the blower assembly for under $100. I'm thinking of 3/8 plywood
> >>covered with copper sheeting. Rough ballpark is about 12 sf of sheeting
> >>required for the hood and the short chimney. Any idea of the cost of
> >>the sheeting and the specs for the copper?
> >>
> >>TIA
> >>
> >>Larry
> >>
> >>(PS: The boss is getting on me to stop the planning and get cutting!)
> >
>

LRT wrote:

> I can get the blower assembly for under $100.



What type of blower and how much air can it move?



> I'm thinking of 3/8 plywood covered with copper sheeting.
> Rough ballpark is about 12 sf of sheeting required for the hood
> and the short chimney. Any idea of the cost of
> the sheeting and the specs for the copper?


Your thinking of leaving plywood exposed inside of the hood?

I'm not sure how good an idea that is.


And I agree, 12 square feet isn't much, you may need to rethink this.



--

Mark

N.E. Ohio


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