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A Range Hood Makeover
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
For homeowners who opt to install a Commercial Range Hood in their kitchen – or even restaurant operators who want to spruce up their open kitchen – it may be possible to give the hood a cosmetic makeover. After all, you may enjoy the improved circulation that a commercial hood provides. But you may also want to give yourself and your guests/patrons something more artistic to behold. 
Before plans get too far down the road, though, first check to make sure that your hood can be painted/adorned with a design. There may be local codes or manufacturer’s warnings against doing this. Even if that is the case, you still might be able to mask your hood with a structure that would not be adversely affected by the heat produced by a commercial kitchen.
One decorator decided to go for a full-blown re-design of a range hood. First off, she had to come to terms with the idea that painting directly on stainless steel involves much more than applying some primer and paint.
She degreased the surface and then used a product to etch into the surface so that it would have some “teeth” – meaning, the ability to hold a coating of paint. The product she used resulted in a sticky surface that was more along the lines of “liquid flypaper”.
She then worked up some samples of the design to show to her clie...

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Designing Around Range Hoods
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
There are certain situations in which it makes sense to keep all of your kitchen ventilation machines exposed and uncovered – particularly if that’s what the local building code in your area dictates. With many restaurant operations featu...

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Building an Outdoor Kitchen
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
Tuning available outdoor spaces into enjoyable living areas continues to remain popular with many homeowners. The “outdoor room” has certainly progressed in concept beyond a few rattan chairs and a fire pit. These days, people design and ...

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Minimizing Bacteria in Commercial Kitchen Hoods
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
It’s easy enough to grasp the concept that without Exhaust Hoods, virtually every commercial kitchen on the planet would be full of grease and smoke before the lunch rush reached its peak.  Beyond the obvious advantages of installing...

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Colonial Kitchens, Pre-Hood Mart
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
Life during Colonial times, historians and writers of fiction often suggest, was simpler and less filled with problems than it is today. When you consider the demands of trying to cook a meal in a Colonial-era kitchen, though, technological convenien...

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