I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the tape measure. The hood, when measured several different ways came up to 29 and 1/2 inches. So did the cabinet above for that matter.

I haven't found a 29.5 hood on the market. Does anyone know a source? I even went to a few big box stores with tape measure---all the 30 inch hoods measured to 30 inches---so it isn't just nomenclature.

If 29.5 doesn't exist, I'll have to do a hack job on the cabinets to make a 30 inch fit. A route I'd like to avoid.