Most ceiling hoods are unable to be flush fitted into the ceiling without creating a housing for it to sit in. This can be referred to as a bulkhead or drop down box. Basically, a false ceiling is created to fit the hood in – usually above the island section of the kitchen.
As you will probably be committed to building a box anyway, one way of making it as slim as possible to pick a ceiling hood where the motor is fitted away from the body of the hood. We refer to these as ceiling hoods with inline motor. It’s a great way to reduce the height of the hood so it encroaches into the room as little as possible. The ViandPro range with inline motors are as slim as 115 – 180m – making the dropdown from the ceiling 200mm maximum – so well above eyeline.
A much overlooked option is to use an external motor – and for a modest additional cost you get a superb solution. By taking the motor outside the property you are removing the noise from the kitchen almost completely. The external motor is more powerful so extracts more air, smells and grease than a standard ceiling hood. The only fiddly installation in the joists is running the ducting and 8m power cable (included) making installation much easier and quicker – therefore cheaper! The weatherproof steel box sits on the outside wall, simply connect the ducting and power to it.
Our external motor option starts from as little as £199 on the inline ceiling hoods, so offers unrivalled value for money.