Essentially I want to install a vented range hood. I will need to run the ductwork to out the roof if possible. The wall on which the hood will be mounted is the common wall. The wall is finished. I haven't got the chance to check but I'm sure it is only a stud's width. The duct will have to go up to the second floor up the wall and into the attic and finally out the roof. I don't think this is possible? What would be the best method of running a duct. Do I essentially have to build a box around the duct????
2006-09-05 07:25:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Another option I just though about is running the duct down into the basement and then out the wall. Is this ok (code wise)
2006-09-05 07:28:41 · update #1
Ductwork is made to fit inside a 2 x 4 wall. (3 5/8"). Several problems occur while trying to make it up to the roof. Top plates on the first floor and top and bottom plates on the second floor will have to be cut for the ductwork. This will involve cutting the wall out all the way up to get it installed. No electrical wires, telephone wires, cable, plumbing etc..., may be in the same space.
You can furr out the walls to enclose the ductwork through the first and second floors, however, it is hard to make this blend naturally with the rooms.
Local codes will probably not permit exhausting through the basement and then out because of the fire danger of catching grease in the 90 degree turn below the first floor.
The other answers you recieved got it right by suggesting a charcoal filter. This will exhaust the filtered air back into the kitchen. To do this, you will need to turn the vanes of the hood fan to exhaust through the charcoal filter.
Good luck to you.
2006-09-05 14:43:38 · answer #1 · answered by duke1414 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lot of work involved here, opening up the wall, cutting top plates and roofing. Did you consider using a VENTLESS range hood? These exhaust the air back into your kitchen after passing through a charcoal filter.
2006-09-05 15:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a vent-less hood, or if you have space above you cabinets, frame it and enclose it with dry wall, and run vent parallel with common wall.
I thought about doing this, but bought a vent-less microwave/hood combination.
2006-09-05 20:51:37 · answer #3 · answered by John4no17 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run it through the wall and save yourself a lot of trouble. That's what I did. Works fine and the outside cover doesn't bad either.
2006-09-05 19:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by blindogben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋