We are installing a 36" wide gas range in an angled corner.

I've already built the wall to the boss' specifications (e.g. the wife) so that she has ~3.5" of space behind the range, to place things like olive oil, salt/pepper, etc. Think of those "recessed shelves" that some kitchens have, behind the range top. I was able to achieve this by just pushing the wall back a bit further and leaving the cabinets in place. Since we are using wood counter tops, it worked out very well to reach back further (deeper than 25").

I've been on the fence about this question for a while as I planned this:

Is there an issue mounting a Range Hood back on the rear wall, 3.5"? This means the hood would not completely cover the very front-most of the range (by about 1/2" from the burner edges if we are getting technical).

I could make all sorts of excuses; but, i want to ask for general advice here. The actual intake of the air will actually just be over the front burner edges. The strong motor should be able to suck in any front pots. Etc etc...

Alternatively, as I have not tiled these walls yet (counter-top to ceiling tile), I could extruder/build-out a wall higher up. Say, 30" above the counter top I would just add another wall at the 45 degrees. We would rather not do this, as it would look a bit odd with 1/2 the angled wall cut up with tiles "closer" to you.

Another option I thought of was to try to build out very minimal "blocking" to allow the range hood to mount to; but yet, retain the existing angled wall look-n-feel. This would mean the range hood's "upper exhaust" tube would be exposed in the back. I would install some fireproofing backing, to code, if going that route. My concern with this setup is building something rigid enough to support the weight of the hood - with a constant sheering force always present. Most likely would cut 2x6's to match the range hood profile and stack them. And then wrap them in something that can be painted the color of the tiles, or sheetmetal, etc.

The only other consideration is to just build out the entire wall again, to cover that 3.5", and just build in a shelf like most other kitchens. We originally decided against this, as the outer edges of the wider wall would make for a awkward looking tile arrangement on the adjacent wall. Hence, why pushing the corner back 3.5" made a lot of sense for various other reasons.

Thanks!