What is best material to make a vent hood?
I have read the threads on ventilation, but I haven't seen a discussion on what is the best material to use to construct a ventilation hood. I assume a vent hood needs to be made of a noncombustible material, but beyond that, what are the pros and cons.
Cement board: easy to find, can cut with a saw, but will be very heavey to hang. Sheet metal: difficult to do yourself, I can't find anything on how to build yourself. If I go to a metal fabrication place with a design, what material and what thickness (gauge) should I ask for? (with cost in mind). what other materials have people used? Aluminum siding? Foil backed insulation board? Thank-you in advance for any comments. Darrell |
Mine is wood and plexiglass.
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i have a kitchen hood, with a big ass fan on top. my baffles which extend to the bench are cement wallboard. so my hood is made of steel and cement, nothing flammable.
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I've seen pictures of someone using a water trough similar to this-
http://www.google.com/products/catal...=0CJMBEPMCMAE# |
That trough is very similar to what GlassCraft(?) used for their hood in the kit they sold for a while.
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Lorraine, do you have a picture of your plexiglass wood set up? i need to make a hood out of something really attractive as my studio is just off the living room..
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Quote:
http://lampworketc.com/forums/showth...trailer&page=2 Posts numbers 10, 30 and 55 is where you can see the plexiglass and the baffle on the top front. |
here is how I made my cheap vent hood:
. went to a recycling type place that has lots of discards from home refurb/remodels and found a large SS kitchen hood . asked a friend to cut SS sheet metal back/sides (1 large piece bent into shape). . stood the back/sides piece on my table and mounted the hood to the studs at the right height to meet the back/sides . used aluminum tape to seal the back/sides piece to the hood piece . had a contractor mount & wire a free exhaust fan (he had leftover from restaurant remodel) and small amount of ducting . voila |
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