Do-it-yourself hood in a private house

A kitchen hood is an essential attribute of comfort in every home. Thanks to this device, the air is purified, unpleasant odors and fumes are removed from the kitchen. Over time, the hood in the kitchen becomes an integral element of decor. When people make repairs in the kitchen in an apartment or in a house, they face one problem - the choice of a hood: design, dimensions, functionality, price, etc.

Do-it-yourself kitchen hood

Shopping, flipping through magazines or pages of online stores, does not always help with choosing the right device. But there is a solution to this problem - a do-it-yourself kitchen hood. This is a laborious process, but the only thing you need is desire. Well, the ability to work with power tools.

Model selection

Before making a hood for the kitchen, understand the principle of operation and the types of existing models. Today there are three types of devices:

1. Dome - mounted above the stove. Outwardly, they look like a cone with an air outlet pipe.
2. Built-in - installed in a cabinet above the stove, "invisible" for guests and for you.
3. Flat - compact. The principle of operation is based on filters operating without an air duct. Easily mounted.

A homemade hood for the kitchen is made according to the wishes of the creator, but first of all, you need to consider:

1. Type of future hood (each of them corresponds to the nuances: scheme, materials, ventilation shaft in the house, permits, principle of operation, etc.).
2. The intensity of further work (selection of device power).
3. The size of the kitchen (the correct hood cleans the air to the full extent, but does not take up much space).

Hood design is a time-consuming step

After choosing the functionality, it's time for a new problem - design: appearance, size, color combination in the room. Each person, making the hood at home with his own hands, creates a comfortable device that does not disturb the interior of the room. For this reason, the adoption of this decision will take the lion's share of the preparatory process. But when the wishes are taken into account, proceed to the immediate goal - making the hood to the kitchen with your own hands.

Features of the kitchen hood

First of all, take care of the air outlet. Let's consider two options.

Do-it-yourself hood in a private house

If you have your own house, it is easier to solve this problem than in an apartment in a multi-storey building. As a rule, the hood in a private house is equipped with an air duct that leads to the street. To do this, an opening is made in the wall through which a corrugated pipe is passed to connect to the device. Making a hood in a wooden house with your own hands is even easier in terms of design - we make a wooden box to match the color of the house for the pipe, hide the corrugation and do not worry about the appearance.

Hood in the apartment

In multi-storey buildings, the duct is connected to the ventilation shaft. The device will draw smoky air into the central ventilation system, from where all sewage will fall into the street. If there is no ventilation system in the house, then you can create a device in which ventilation occurs with the help of an electric motor.

Materials used

To create a dome and a box, the following types of materials are used:

Plywood is a commonly used material for box and dome construction.

• plywood;
• galvanized metal;
• fiberboard sheets.

To create a decorative hood, wooden lacquered baguettes, polyurethane skirting boards, multi-colored stones for decoration are suitable.

But now people are trying to save on everything. A suitable option in this situation is a drywall hood. What do you need to get a "budget" kitchen hood with your own hands:

• ceiling drywall (it is better to take moisture resistant so that air vapor does not spoil the material);
• metal corners (75 mm and 2 mm thick);
• metal profiles (to which drywall is attached);
• corrugation (2-5m - the distance between the device and the ventilation shaft affects) with insulating materials;
• paints, enamels and fillers to give the final appearance.
• an electrical outlet, cord and plug to immediately make a separate power point for the mechanism.

Do-it-yourself kitchen hood

Consider in detail the steps on how to make a hood with your own hands:

Do-it-yourself hooding is a lengthy process in which many factors must be taken into account.

1. First of all, carry out a "markup" - draw your design on the walls. Consider the dimensions of the future design, think about how to hide the corrugation and draw a box for it. We must not forget that the manufactured frame is at a distance of at least 65-70 cm above the level of the plate. the axes of the hood and the plate coincide so that the air that rises is sucked in by the device in full.
2. The preparation of the frame is a difficult moment of work. Fastening the pipe box: install the top bar, then lower the vertical components of the box, and attach the bottom jumpers to them. Remember to use a spirit level to level each element during installation.
3. At this stage, the device, if a do-it-yourself hood is created, takes on the desired appearance and geometric shapes - keep this in mind when creating the frame. If you want a non-straight box, before fixing the profile, bend or cut the necessary elements to create the desired relief. It is important to remember about the transverse jumpers, which will replace the stiffeners and are attached to the side. Before creating a box, it is better to put your thoughts on paper by drawing a diagram. The drawing you built will help throughout the work, and you will not go wrong anywhere in the future.
4. In order for the device to work smoothly, draft is needed in the ventilation shaft. Check this before connecting the corrugated duct. To reduce noise during further operation of the finished device, the pipe is wrapped with soundproofing material. The next element of the future hood is a check valve. It is necessary to install the mechanism if you do not want the smoke and fumes from the mine to get on your stove.
5. Drywall sheathing will not take time, but you need to cut the sheets evenly. If the pieces are crooked, they will not get joints to each other, the finish will become more troublesome, and the functionality of the home-made household appliance will decrease. If it is not possible to cut evenly, use a sealant to seal the joints.

Finishing the structure is the last step in creating a hood in the apartment with your own hands. Here you are free to listen to the flight of fancy and make dreams come true:

Finishing the hood - the final stage

• putty with painting looks easy and at ease, and by choosing the color for the interior design, you will get a harmonious kitchen accessory;
• decorative finishes will require investment, but the hood dome you decorate will surprise even the most picky and spoiled guests;
• painting from ornaments and patterns is a choice for lovers of extraordinary solutions.

Do-it-yourself hood repair

Since you have already figured out how to make a hood in the kitchen yourself, then remember how to fix the breakdown yourself. A “terrible tragedy” for you will be a fan failure. If you do not understand the device of this part, it is better to take it to the master or to a service center. Either they fix it, or you have to buy a new fan.

We must not forget about cleaning the filters and the internal surface of the device itself.

If you installed a charcoal filter in the hood, remove the filter for cleaning, disassemble and replace the old pellets with new ones. There are two types of grease filters:

• disposable, which change by throwing out the old ones;
• reusable filters.

The second version of the filters is cleaned, removed, washed (taking into account the manufacturer's wishes about the type of detergent) and put back.

The inside surface of the hood is washed at least once a week for two reasons. The first - the longer the burning settles on the walls, the more difficult it is to clean the device. The second - it happened that the fat that settles on the surface of the device ignited. It is better to protect yourself and the house from such surprises by removing soot from the surface of the device. If you supplied a home-made brainchild with lighting, and the light bulbs burned out, change it in the same way as a standard light bulb.

The appearance of cracks or microcracks on the surface is eliminated with a sealant. It is better to fix a small problem right away than to suffer damage that will require expensive and time-consuming intervention. Now you know how to properly make exhaust equipment in a private house with your own hands using improvised tools.

The main disadvantage of do-it-yourself hoods is that there is no guarantee for this device. But this is also the main advantage - you have no one to blame but yourself.