An undercabinet hood has to fit the cabinet it hides under, clear the cooktop by the right margin, and vent somewhere real rather than back into the room.
Undercabinet Hoods
Undercabinet hoods live in the gap between your cooktop and the cabinet above, which means the install is a fitting job as much as a venting job. The unit has to sit flush and square to the cabinet bottom, the cabinet has to actually carry the weight, and the cutout for the duct has to land where the duct can go.
We check the cabinet depth against the hood, cut and seal the duct penetration, run rigid pipe to the exterior wall or up through the cabinet, and confirm the backdraft damper opens under blower pressure. Where the run has to be recirculating, we fit the correct charcoal kit and tell you what the trade-off costs you.
What Sets Us Apart
Width, depth and clearance all confirmed against the cabinet run before the hood comes out of the box.
Rear or vertical discharge run in rigid duct, with the transition sized so the blower is not fighting itself.
Duct penetrations sealed, and the hood fastened into the cabinet frame rather than just the bottom panel.
Every blower speed, the task lighting and the damper all run before we hand it back.
Our Process
We confirm the hood matches the cabinet width and depth, and that the clearance over your cooktop is inside spec.
The duct penetration is cut and sealed, and rigid pipe is run to the cap on the shortest sensible route.
The hood is fastened into the cabinet frame, levelled front to back, and connected to power.
Speeds, lights and damper are confirmed, baffle or mesh filters fitted, and the site left clean.
Brands We Install
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FAQs
Yes, and on an exterior wall that is usually the shortest and best route. We confirm the discharge knockout on your model matches the wall behind it.
Usually you lose the bottom few inches of it for the hood body and the duct chase. We measure and show you exactly what the cabinet keeps before we start.
It removes grease and some odour but no heat or moisture. If venting outside is genuinely impossible we will fit the charcoal kit, but we will always price the ducted option first.
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Google Reviews from real Bay Area Appliance customers
We had a full Sub-Zero and Wolf package going into a new kitchen in Palo Alto and I was dreading install week. These guys measured everything two weeks before delivery, told our cabinet maker about a half inch problem with the refrigerator opening, and it got fixed before the appliances even shipped. Install day took one afternoon and everything worked. Genuinely the smoothest part of the entire remodel.
Hood install in a Berkeley Craftsman where the duct route was genuinely awkward. They ran rigid duct instead of the flex the previous quote wanted to use, and the difference in noise and airflow is enormous. It actually pulls steam now.
Wine column in Santa Rosa. Levelled it in both directions, ran both zones to temperature and told us to wait twelve hours before loading bottles. That kind of advice is why I would use them again.
Replaced a 20 year old cooktop with an induction unit and needed the electrical checked first. They looked at the panel, told me exactly what circuit I needed, and came back after the electrician finished. No upselling, no drama. The cutout was perfect and they cleaned the counter before leaving.
Miele built-in coffee unit plumbed into our kitchen island in Cupertino. They left enough slack in the line that the machine slides out for descaling, which our previous installer had not done on the old one. Small detail, huge difference.
Double wall ovens into a stacked cabinet in Fremont. They checked the cabinet could take the weight and added support before lifting anything. The doors line up perfectly and it runs true to temperature.
Third floor condo in San Francisco with a freight elevator window of two hours. They handled the building paperwork, showed up early, and had the refrigerator in and running with time to spare. If you live in a building with rules, these are the people you want.
Panel-ready dishwasher in Burlingame. The reveals match the cabinets exactly, which sounds like a small thing until you have seen one installed badly. They also ran a full cycle and watched the connections before signing off.
Micro-hood replacement in San Mateo. They noticed the previous installer had never rotated the blower, so it had been recirculating into the kitchen for years instead of venting outside. Fixed in ten minutes. Night and day difference.
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Send us the model number and your city and we'll come back with a firm price, usually the same business day. Pre-measurement site visits available before you order.
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