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   Ricks503 | Mar 01, 2006 10:23pm | #1

   It would appear to be an exterior wall. If that is so, have you considered a vent direct to outside instead of up?  The hood could then be below the beam.

   1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1
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   ring | Mar 02, 2006 02:03am | #2

   Maybe consider using a non-vented type. They have an internal filter that needs to be cleaned/changed from time to time, but no vent to the outside at all.

   DR

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   Ecbntmkr | Mar 02, 2006 06:59am | #3

   Thanks for the input. It is an exterior wall. The non-venting hood may have to the only option. We can't bore through the wall because it is solid studs supporting the beam. However, that is beside the point. I aplogize for not making myself clear. I am looking for ideas for the cabinet design from the top of the hood, to the ceiling and around the beams. I would like to do something other than dead space. Maybe open shelving?....I'm not sure.Thanks,
   Eric"When it comes time to die, make sure all you have to do is die." -Jim Elliot

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   ring | Mar 02, 2006 03:26pm | #4

   It's a completely subjective thing, but I really don't like the feel of wrapping a cabinet (fake or otherwise) around that beam. It just doesn't feel right. There's an old eastern story about how the excuse is worse than the sin itself, and I think that's the case here. So I'd end the cabinet below the beam, not even touching it. Other possibility would be to use the beam to create something new - like if you attached a wide plank along its underside, creating a bookshelf facing either way, or something like that. Still, I wouldn't touch the beam with the vent cabinet. Maybe use a vent like Viking's stainless recirculating unit, which is not meant to be hidden at all, and shift the eye to the beam above. DR