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Table of Contents
Sink
Worktop/Countertop stone
Tile
Kitchen layout/size
Renovation quotation
Cooker hood
Type
slim-line hood Chimney Hoods: If upper cabinets are not an issue, Island hoods: Do not need a wall to mount on, but hang from the ceiling.
extraction rate calculation
To work out the extraction rate you’ll need for your kitchen, calculate the volume of the room in question in cubic metres and multiply by 12. This is to allow for 12 recommended changes of air per hour.
Example: Your kitchen is 6 metres long, 3 metres wide and 2.5 metres high. Multiply the room’s length x width x height to get the cubic capacity: in this case 45m³. If you wanted 12 changes of air per hour, then the extraction rate required would be 12 x 45m³, which is 540m³. So any cooker hood you consider should have a minimum extraction rate of 540m³/hr.
Hook installation
Position the hood at a minimum of 65cm above a gas hob, or 50cm above an electric hob.
It is important that you check with the manufacturer the minimum height required above your hob.
