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kitchen vent: Angling Is For Fishing, Not Kitchen Vents - 08/14/11 05:47 AM
When a house has work done and it looks good first glance, have a look around.  See if things look right everywhere.  And remember, angling is for fishing, not kitchen vents.
Around the back of this house, which added a garage and new James Hardie siding, I noticed the odd kitchen vent.
It had to be shifted somewhat to accommodate that new garage.
Kitchen vent openings are large, necessarily, because they need to move a lot of air.
That is especially important when cooking is done with gas.
Any build up inside of the wrong gases can be a bad thing!
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kitchen vent: In And Out Kitchen Vent - 09/03/10 07:19 AM
A recent new construction walk through was scheduled intentionally a day before the final walk through with the builder.  My client had said they wanted to do our inspection after the final with the builder!  To that I said , "No, no, no!  You need them to include anything we find on the list of repairs they will sign and give to you."  My client emailed me back a simple, "Good point."  So he asked and they agreed to have us come earlier.
The kitchen vent was one of those powerful commercial types.  It has five speeds and at the highest … (40 comments)

 
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