I would follow the instructions by the manufacturer and install it at the minimum height it calls for. It seems extremely low.

I have actually never seen a range hood quite like that. What brand is that? I thought it was a flat screen tv! 🤣

Ok, sorry, I think I get it now. Is that the cooktop, not the actual hood, and you are just using it to ask about the height?

I have no idea what those photos are conveying, but regardless, a hood should be installed so that the distance from the cooktop to the bottom of the hood is between 30-36". And, since that wall duct looks small, I recommend you install at the lower height of 30" because your exhaust will not be powerful.

You should not be having the hood height determined by where it's lining up with the backsplash or whatever. No one will notice that or care. You are paying for a hood; it should be installed at the height it functions best so that your money spent on the hood is not wasted.

A flat piece of glass is not a hood, so no idea what you ate trying to do here.

I am thinking it is something like this:

https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/CTAL36BK300B.html

You are absolutely right, this is the hood! I purchased it before it was discontinued. I did some pictures markup to be clear.

I am not concerned about the height, I pull up the directs for installation and there is enough room if I installed it in line with the stone or overlapping the stone. My question is regarding how it looks better:). The top portion of the wall will be painted (plastered) to match other walls.

Although I prefer the look of overlapping the stone, function is most important. Is it going to be to be so low that it’s in the way? I can’t judge the actual height from the photo. Maybe it’s just perspective, but it seems low to me.

I looked in the specs for the unit and it says it should be 24” from where the actual exost is , it is higher than the edge of the glass. I have exact measurements as it says on the specs.

I have no clue what that picture is but I have never seen a hood like what you show lets see the hood

If the functionality is not an issue then I prefer the symmetry of photo 1

https://www.ajmadison.com/cgi-bin/ajmadison/CTAL36BK300B.html

Thus us the exact hood (it used to come in 2 sizes, since my cooktop is 30” I have the 31” hood , the link is to 36”, mine is identical but smaller.

Sorry to say but that hood is not going to do much of anything.

Absolutely agree with you, I am not cooking much so I picked this hood mostly for looks.