Mmathis
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Before I start calling in contractors, just wanted some advice from those of you who may have personal experience and/or just know the business. You know, kinda see if this is a doable project.
We bought our current home 3 years ago (I think it was built around 2002-ish). The way the kitchen is set up, there is a gas cooktop with the microwave built in directly above the cooktop. As far as we can tell, there is no “ventilation“ above for the cooktop, other than the puny little fan-filter under the microwave — but that doesn’t vent TO anywhere. So, when we use the cooktop, it makes a “heat” alarm go off on the microwave (heat rising from the cooktop), and if we’re not 100% careful, we set off the smoke alarms…..
What we would like to do is remove the m/wave (put it in another location altogether) and have a proper vent hood installed over the cooktop. Problem is, it’s a 2-story house. My hubby thinks that it’s an impossible construction to add a vent hood since ducting would have to be routed up, and I guess through the crawl space between the 1st and 2nd floor??? My assertion is that a good contractor would have a way and means to retro-fit a vent hood, so I am hopeful…. And, BTW, yes this would totally be handled by a professional, and NOT be a DIY job (my BIL wants to come over and “knock out some flooring” ).
Maybe my drawings will help. I am convinced that the current set up isn’t at all safe.
We bought our current home 3 years ago (I think it was built around 2002-ish). The way the kitchen is set up, there is a gas cooktop with the microwave built in directly above the cooktop. As far as we can tell, there is no “ventilation“ above for the cooktop, other than the puny little fan-filter under the microwave — but that doesn’t vent TO anywhere. So, when we use the cooktop, it makes a “heat” alarm go off on the microwave (heat rising from the cooktop), and if we’re not 100% careful, we set off the smoke alarms…..
What we would like to do is remove the m/wave (put it in another location altogether) and have a proper vent hood installed over the cooktop. Problem is, it’s a 2-story house. My hubby thinks that it’s an impossible construction to add a vent hood since ducting would have to be routed up, and I guess through the crawl space between the 1st and 2nd floor??? My assertion is that a good contractor would have a way and means to retro-fit a vent hood, so I am hopeful…. And, BTW, yes this would totally be handled by a professional, and NOT be a DIY job (my BIL wants to come over and “knock out some flooring” ).
Maybe my drawings will help. I am convinced that the current set up isn’t at all safe.