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Originally posted by XLT:
I do them both ways all the time.
in middle of the road homes space is almost always an issue, so putting a microwave over the stove is a great option, some people dont like the look and go with the hood and put the micro on the counter wasting space.

Higher end homes never go with micro over the stove they almost always have them built in usually above the ovens, I have put them in islands, dedicated, upper cabinets e.t.c. if you just want a hood with good suction cfpm is what you need to look at along with noise level.
Remote blower is another option but usually those are in the higher end. $

Hight of hood is another factor. top of the cabinets with standards hoods are 66 inches, most microwaves hoods are 17 inches high if you want it to be at the bottom of the cabinet height it will need to be at 71 these are all factors you need to think about or discuss with your cabinet maker. trying to put microwave hood in a standard fan cabinet height will not give you much room for larger pans on the stove top.

Depending on the fan you pick out if it's on the larger side check with manufactures suggested height the minimum is 30 inches to a combustible surface.

quote:

Originally posted by XLT:
I do them both ways all the time.
in middle of the road homes space is almost always an issue, so putting a microwave over the stove is a great option, some people dont like the look and go with the hood and put the micro on the counter wasting space.

Higher end homes never go with micro over the stove they almost always have them built in usually above the ovens, I have put them in islands, dedicated, upper cabinets e.t.c. if you just want a hood with good suction cfpm is what you need to look at along with noise level.
Remote blower is another option but usually those are in the higher end. $

Hight of hood is another factor. top of the cabinets with standards hoods are 66 inches, most microwaves hoods are 17 inches high if you want it to be at the bottom of the cabinet height it will need to be at 71 these are all factors you need to think about or discuss with your cabinet maker. trying to put microwave hood in a standard fan cabinet height will not give you much room for larger pans on the stove top.

Depending on the fan you pick out if it's on the larger side check with manufactures suggested height the minimum is 30 inches to a combustible surface.

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Originally posted by irreverent:
Love the middle one best, but I think that might require more renovations than I signed up for (like ripping out those upper cabinets entirely).

So it’s 33” from hood to stove top?