Browse Forums Kitchen Appliances Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 2Apr 30, 2010 7:25 pm Dear mcniks, I myself went for a concealed undercupboard rangehood because I wanted a streamlined look for my glass overheads. Nothing could interfere with the flow of that glass I almost sound like I know what I'm talking about. Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 3Apr 30, 2010 8:06 pm Haha yes, I know what you mean. My hubby is obsessed with the idea of his future glass cupboards! He doesn't even cook! Hubby is dead set on a canopy with the glass cupboards on either side, but now i am thinking the following things: Dust (who will have to clean it? - me of course!) Our kitchen will have a periodish/french provincial look (will a canopy suit) Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 4Apr 30, 2010 8:15 pm I think if you keep it a simple stainless steel one it would suit. Have you seen the kitchen link, you may see something you like in here. viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13838&p=165236&hilit=show+us+your+kitchen#p165236 Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 6May 01, 2010 8:35 am 75etd Suh, which undermount rangehood do you have? We've decided on a concealed undermount, but have found the range to choose from pretty limited and more expensive than we had hoped! It's a stainless steel Blanco, but it only comes in a 600 and my cooktop is 700, but you can't see it and it actually works very well, I would only have two pots going at any one time. Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 7May 01, 2010 8:53 am I love both the concealed undercupboard ones and also the glass canopy ones (not steel). In the end I chose the plain retractable one (I think it has about 400 m3 max suction power) for a few reasons: - it came "free" with the house - we don't really cook strong smelling stuff, so there was no justification to pay 2k for a canopy - we have a window about 1m away, which I also changed so it opens on the side closer to the cooktop (I would be having the window open as my first line of defence against strong smells anyway) - and the constant cleaning of the glass top !! it would drive me mad very soon, I'm sure Our retractable one would have that typical 3-4 cm steel facing board and the undercupboard part would look similar to the concealed ones. And it will suit our kitchen. Considering your style of the house, I think the concealed one might be good (since there's not much to see ) ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Canopy vs Built In Rangehoods 8May 01, 2010 8:56 pm Thanks for your opinions. I guess another thing that we have to consider is that we do not have any windows in our kitchen so the rangehood has to be a strong one. But, having said that, I don't really use it that often as the food i generally cook doesn't really leave overpowering smells (I try and use the BBQ if i ever fry things or cook smelly stuff like fish). Either way, we will be getting a 900mm to match the 900mm cooker. I guess in the end it all comes down to what looks best aesthetically - it's always looks over practicality isn't it?!? hehe DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair We purchased a 1960s property that is on timber stumps mostly, and a newer section is on concrete stumps. We had a building inspection initially and they reported some… 0 12739 Strong enough for what? For linen, absolutely. To climb on, no. I've got similar shelving in my garage and it holds a decent amount of weight. 900 wide shelves will carry… 1 4190 Probably a not bad thing to mention particle board should in case anyone else reading this got the two confused. 6 4879 |