Range hood vent through wall plates?
travoltron
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I’m redoing my entire home, and looking over the drawings, I’m seeing that the vent hood calls for 10″ ducting. I can recess this into the 2×6 exterior wall, which would have a minimal amount proud of the wall, but that implies that the vent can continue up through the ceiling, into the second floor. I don’t know how I feel about cutting a hole that size to go through the top and bottom plates to get it into the second floor. The vent does have to go up and out the ceiling, I don’t have much clearance to my neighbor on that side of the house.
Any ideas/thoughts are more than appreciated.
Thanks!
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Why not get a rear vented hood and exhaust directly through the back through the exterior wall?
Houses in Northern NJ are about 36" apart, so I can't just vent the hood onto the neighbors access to their backyard. It absolutely has to go either up, or out the back of the house. Up is about 15', back is about 35', so up is definitely shorter, and would have fewer turns.
I would plan an inset on the second floor, and leave the outside wall intact, with a full load of insulation.
Probably can plan a closet or built-in shelf to make use of the change in wall profile.
duct in the outside wall would be more likely to have condensation along the way, and drip back out the massive hood you are putting in.
Thats the plan for the second floor and out, I'm just wondering about the transition to the second floor.
What exactly are you venting, and what is above?
Is this over a range with a steak grille?
Deep fryer?
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I have a modest hood over our kitchen range, and a rectangular vent passes through a cabinet over the hood, then to the attic where it transitions to round (6 inches in my case) for the next six feet to the roof vent.
It's done all the time. Not usually something to worry about. The sheathing remains and ties the plates together. Run a Simpson strap along the inside and you've done more than most HVAC contractors do.