Ventilation with no upper cabinets

13 years ago

Hi everyone. Looking for advice on ventilation options. This is a new kitchen. We will have a 36" induction cooktop on a 28"-30" deep countertop against an exterior wall. There will be a high ceiling (13 feet) and a small clerestory awning window high above the cooktop, and no upper cabinets, but some open shelves (see attached sketch).

Option 1. a pop-up downdraft vent to the outside. I know people say these don't work super well, but without a pro gas range, maybe it would be fine. I like that it disappears when not in use, but it seems complicated to install, repair, replace...

Option 2. A wall-mounted hood. I would like something not too obtrusive. I don't think a chimney hood will look good here, partly because I can't figure out the transition from the top of it to the wall above. Maybe there is a low-profile hood that can simply fit under a shelf? I don't really want a recirculating hood. The shelves can move or disappear in places if need be.

Option 3. Is there another option?

Please help if you can. And just ignore the little details in the drawing, like the pot filler sticking out of the wall behind the cooktop. The main thing is the space, and especially wall height, behind the cooktop. Thanks!

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User
13 years ago
A chimney hood venting straight out the wall would be your best bet. Not real fond of the clerestory windows though. It will add a LOT of expense for the amount of light. There also isn't a heck of a lot of room between the sink and the cooktop, and that's the busiest part of the kitchen. Overall, I think you can do better on all accounts.
TwoStepsBack
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions, Live-Wire! I'll re-look at chimney hoods. I could run the chimney up to a shelf and vent out the back. The space between the cooktop and the sink is about 3'. There is a little more than that on the other side of the cooktop, between it and the wall oven cabinet. If you were doing this, would you move the cooktop closer to the ovens? I'm not used to having any space really on either side of the cooktop, so 3' seems like more to me than maybe it is. There is a large island across from the workspace in the drawing above, with a prep sink, so a lot of prep will be done there.
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User
13 years ago
As drawn, it's not buildable. The headers will be in all of the wrong spots to align with the all of the openings. You have to have continuous vertical support from the top down, with cross pieces bridging the gaps. Yours don't line up for the proper support. Unless the wall has nothing but a giant $teel beam at the top plate to $upport the entire wall? Whoever drew this isn't an architect or doesn't have building experience. And that's a scary thought if this is a new build.