What do people use to cover the ducting for cooker hood

plumb1_2

ThisIsWeird said:

plumb1_2 said:

You can’t really use rectangular ducting now, as there is now a large cutout in the side of the stainless steel hood.
so just box it in with ply/mdf and paint to match the wall, hopefully it will blend in.

Quite possibly. But it may be a pre-cut round hole, in which case the round-to-rectangular adaptors should pretty much cover it. And if the RH side it next to a wall, perhaps that side isn't as visually obvious.

But, Zoe would need to make these judgements.

Gluing a rect duct to the ceiling corner and painting it the wall colour has to be by far the easiest and least obtrusive solution. Provided it can be done :-)

They don’t have pre cut holes, if they did they would have to be on both sides. Or left or right handed outlets. So the makers will have to offer 3 different options, wonder which option will be left gathering dust in their warehouses.

Zoe02

Got given this suggestion didn't know will need skimming.

"Can either box with plasterboard and timber and then you paint it same colour as wall. looks nice and all gels in.

Second option is to use plastic as in something like fascoa board

it wouldnt look as nice using fascia, but with that one. You can have it that its easy to open for maintenance if needed and no need to decorate. it will also be quicker for him to do. the former option will need skimming and all to make it all gel in"

moneysaver1978

Is a narrow kitchen cupboard an option to hold spices, cooking oils, etc. so at least that space is functional?

Zoe02

moneysaver1978 said:

Is a narrow kitchen cupboard an option to hold spices, cooking oils, etc. so at least that space is functional?

It's a 1 bedroom flat, the kitchen has just been fitted, wasn't planning any more cupboards. Nearly there hopefully something can be sorted.

ThisIsWeird

Zoe02 said:

Got given this suggestion didn't know will need skimming.

"Can either box with plasterboard and timber and then you paint it same colour as wall. looks nice and all gels in.

Second option is to use plastic as in something like fascoa board

it wouldnt look as nice using fascia, but with that one. You can have it that its easy to open for maintenance if needed and no need to decorate. it will also be quicker for him to do. the former option will need skimming and all to make it all gel in"

Boxing it in with plasterboard will make it look exactly like the vertical boxing you already have there, where the duct disappears in to. But, it's a fair bit of work.

Boxing it in using PVC will not look as good - it'll have an obvious joint where the two panels meet, and probably screw heads too. Or else a corner joining trim. But, it should be easier and cheaper and will allow for easy dismantling as the guy says.

A third option is to use MDF for the two sides, and it's perfectly possible to make this look as neat as the plasterboard option once the edge is sanded and it's painted the wall colour.

All options will need timber battens - one on the ceiling, and one on the wall - to first be fitted, to which the panels are then screwed/glued. 

A further option is to fit two or three beefy, matching (so black slate finish?) shelves to that wall, perhaps a short one just along the splashback to the left of the cooker, to take some nice things - cookbooks, pots of cooking ingredients, etc, and then a full width one higher up spanning the whole wall, with a cut out to fit over the chimney. This could hold other nice decorative/useful items, with something to the right of the chimney to hide the ducting - a plant, dried flowers, a tumbling ivy, whatevs.

FreeBear

Zoe02 said:

moneysaver1978 said:

Is a narrow kitchen cupboard an option to hold spices, cooking oils, etc. so at least that space is functional?

It's a 1 bedroom flat, the kitchen has just been fitted, wasn't planning any more cupboards. Nearly there hopefully something can be sorted.

I'm really hoping that you are not paying for that "refit" - Aside from the ducting, who ever did the sockets needs shooting, and the tiler needs to find another job. The socket on the farthest left is useless. No space between the fitting and the tiles to get a plug in.. Neither pair of sockets are on the same level, and surface mounted trunking is cheap/nasty.

Oh, and watch your toes on the trim panels down by the kickstrips.

Zoe02

FreeBear said:

Zoe02 said:

moneysaver1978 said:

Is a narrow kitchen cupboard an option to hold spices, cooking oils, etc. so at least that space is functional?

It's a 1 bedroom flat, the kitchen has just been fitted, wasn't planning any more cupboards. Nearly there hopefully something can be sorted.

I'm really hoping that you are not paying for that "refit" - Aside from the ducting, who ever did the sockets needs shooting, and the tiler needs to find another job. The socket on the farthest left is useless. No space between the fitting and the tiles to get a plug in.. Neither pair of sockets are on the same level, and surface mounted trunking is cheap/nasty.

Oh, and watch your toes on the trim panels down by the kickstrips.

Could have been better.

The flat is an ex council flat so the sockets were done by the council.

plumb1_2

I guess this was a Diy install by the op.

And don’t use plastic to box in the vent, as it will yellow and go brittle due to it being above heat source .

Zoe02

plumb1_2 said:

I guess this was a Diy install by the op.

And don’t use plastic to box in the vent, as it will yellow and go brittle due to it being above heat source .

was not DIY.

Paying someone. 

Looks like MDF pro moisture resistant board

FreeBear

Just a thought... Where is the isolation switch for the cooker hood ?