![]() ![]() Your local Habitat for Humanity store may have a gently used cabinet that could be painted for a low price. If you bring a door to the home center store, you might even be able to fine a finished cabinet that matches your finish. A reputable paint store can help you match the stain. Also, some carry unfinished stock kitchen cabinets and you may find a match there. Many of the kitchen cabinets sold through the home center stores can be purchased unfinished, so look for a door style close to the one you have. You can order a short unfinished cabinet to go above the vent and have it stained to match - or if you wish to paint the cabinets, paint it to match. The price of some of these vents is very reasonable. Do a google search of "recirculating vent hood" and several will come up. There are also recirculating hoods for kitchens without vents. It is possible that there is a vent in the soffit - possibly what the black upper part of the cabinet is part of. We are using an oak tree from our farm and the boards go through the kiln the second week of January. #Replacement for broan micromate windows#I agree trim around the windows is a good idea. This is somewhat of a construction zone still and as soon as the chimney is resolved, the toe kicks go in, and the butcher block is installed I will add color. I also like the open feel and I am 5'2' and don't like reaching up for things. I have an island that is all storage and is 7' x 5' and a pantry so I did not need any upper cabinets. It also gave me time to use sample sizes of different countertop materials and the soapstone was hands down my favorite. It was an expensive project to us but we lived with plywood countertops for 10 months in order to get the soapstone I wanted. Add in our cabinet maker was injured so making anything additional was not possible at the time. Again an electrician issue and we had ran out of time to change it prior to move in. Yes I am very happy with my choices with the exception of wanting the range about 8' farther to the left. I am hopeful the Thermador appliances are a lot more successful that GE. I will get a picture of the wiring tonight. It is a hot button issue that you want to be in front of if you go to sell. But several areas are beyond strict in their inspections for it. Cold climate make up air is more involved and difficult than warmer areas of the country. ![]() I would contact aHVAC specialist to make it happen. ![]() But I would want to know why it wasn't even a topic of conversation. Perhaps your area had not adopted the codes when your home was built. If your home Is a recent build, I would be having a conversation with your builder. It is to protect the current occupants of the home as well as any subsequent ones that may not realize that they need to open a door or be poisoned with carbon monoxide. A permanent solution that comes on automatically is what is needed. Cracking a window is insufficient to satisfy code. Ken is mistaken and does not appear to understand that the issue isn't the venting for the other combustion appliances, but the back drafting of those appliances when the hood is in use. ![]()
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