Diy Wood Hood Vent Cover

This project was no different.

Diy wood hood vent cover. But let me walk you through the steps. Be sure to check the clearance requirements of your specific hood fan insert as there are minimum and maximum clearances required between the stove top and fan. After i looked at inspiration photos galore i was finally able to sketch out what i wanted for our kitchen. Build a custom decorative box to cover your old range hood.

Diy range hood cover. I used wood glue and my 18 gauge nailer to attach the 1 2 s to the cabinet and the vent hood cover. I simply encased the existing vent in wood. Aww you are so sweet paula.

You ll still have access to the vent controls by reaching underneath. From the painted cabinets to the improved island to the new vent hood cover it all looks sooooo good. The finished height of our hood fan vent cover was about 29. Diy custom range hood cover.

Now to pretty it up. Reorganize your kitchen so you don t need the extra space of an overhead cabinet and then cover the front and sides with wood that you can stain or paint as shown here. I love love what you ve done to your kitchen. August 1 2018 at 7 51 pm.

Someone clean that vent. This will cover the ugly nail holes from attaching the bottom piece of the mantel. Essentially what i did was build a frame around the hood vent with 2 3 lumber and tacked plywood to the sides and front to make the box. I attached 2 3 4 casing to the bottom and top of the mantel.

To start you will need to determine the full height of your custom wood hood vent. We have 8 foot ceilings. I chose this whirlpool 30 hood vent and was aware that the buttons are on the front and figured i could work around that for the cover.