Can a range hood be mounted on a backsplash?

March 2, 2009 12:07 PM

We moved to a new shack in September. I say "shack," because the house had been neglected for 20+ years, it had no floor (!), a moldy bathroom, and a kitchen that had been constructed by an unskilled amateur cabinetmaker. So, a new kitchen was in order, and I arrogated to myself the role of kitchen architect. Mostly good choices were made, but I made a big mistake in measuring space for a downdraft ventilator for our cooktop, making it difficult to install a downdraft ventilator without using bulky ductwork on a highly visible side of our house. It occured to me that it might be possible to buy a range ventilator insert, the kind designed for folks who have a custom hood cabinet made for their range, and install it flush on the backsplash wall behind our cooktop. The ventilator would exhaust through a short duct straight out the wall. The backsplash is zinc, so no worries about grease build up there. Could this work? Here's ant example of what I'm talking about: http://www.kitchensource.com/range-hoods/fu-buf-021.htm
posted by Izzy (1 comment total)

Short answer, yes. Long answer, yeeeeeees.
posted by unixrat at 12:08 PM on March 2, 2009