How important is a Range Hood?

[Leonard Holmes]

We recently closed on our first investment house - an REO that had the HVAC stripped out at some point. We got a pretty good deal, and we are beginning renovation. It appears that there has never been a range hood for the stove. The house had gas at one point, but more recently had an electric stove. The ceilings in the kitchen and some other rooms have greasy stains that required extra prep work when painting. I think we probably need to bite the bullet and install a vented range hood, but the installation for this is pretty expensive. Is it worth it? Have others done this? If we leave this off (we bought a new electric stove) are we setting ourselves up for problems?

Leonard

[Brian Levredge]

Originally posted by Just Don:

MOST outside horizontal vented ones turn into a birds nest location,,,flap, 'rattle' in the wind and lose alot of heat from the house in cold climates. nothing else the bees and wasps will have nesting grounds,,,

The ventless SEEM to work as good as a bad vented one

Ductless hoods are garbage, especially if you buy a lower end one like you would in a rental. You have to constantly change the filter on a ductless hood and we know tenants don't rush out to do that type of work. If you have someone that cooks a lot the whole house will be smelling in no time. There are plenty of side vents that while looking somewhat unsightly work just fine and have no issues with bugs or birds.