Kitchen extractor design advice and help please
Wondering if someone can help with a design query I have about hiding extraction venting?
Currently we have an integrated extractor which is vented out along the top of the cupboards hidden by the cornice. In the new kitchen I don't want a cornice and would like a chimney hood. Is it best to use a panel along the top of the gap where the extractor is like this? Will it hide the venting with no cornice?
Or could I use slightly taller cabinets and use a top box over the top of the hood to hide the venting like this?
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6 years agoGemma
6 years agoThanks, we definitely want to duct out as we have had problems with damp in past. We can't move to another wall as there is only one small external wall which is taken up with sink and dishwasher as that's where all the plumbing and waste is.
Attached a very rough plan. Venting is along top right hand wall where I've shaded.
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