Ceiling hoods maintain air quality in your kitchen, operate quietly, and maintain a visually clean aesthetic, while also sometimes fitting between joists to preserve your existing ceiling lines. These combined factors increase the appeal of ceiling cooker hoods over traditional wall-mounted cooker hoods, especially for large, open-plan kitchens. So, what makes ceiling hoods a preferable option for many homes, when functionally, they match standard models?
Ceiling Hoods Can Cover More Surface Area Than Wall-Mounted Alternatives
During cooking, steam, smoke, grease particles, and odours rise and disperse. So, their trajectory is not just up but also out. For island hobs, especially in open-plan kitchens, this necessitates a powerful extraction system that can cover all angles to eliminate lingering smells and condensation.
Fortunately, ceiling cooker hoods create a wide capture zone using powerful motors to reach rising and dispersing steam, smoke, odours and grease from all directions, more easily. Conversely, wall-mounted cooker hoods are best at drawing plume and airborne grease particles vertically. Their efficacy partially comes from the benefit of blocking and guiding, which the walls surrounding the hobe provide. In island hobs, there are no walls to take advantage of. So, you may discover that installing a ceiling cooker hood provides more effective extraction if you have an island hob.
Ceiling Hoods can Operate More Quietly Than Traditional Cooker Hoods
Ceiling hoods are recessed, so almost all of their working components are placed within a cavity in the ceiling. This dedicated chamber creates a natural sound barrier which muffles the sound and vibration of the motors before they enter the kitchen space. In contrast, the mechanisms of wall-mounted cooker hoods are housed in the metal casing inside the kitchen, which produces more noise.
In terms of the components, those found in a ceiling hood are often more sophisticated to account for their smaller size and distance from the hob. For example, many ducted hoods offer the option for remote motors, which means they are placed separately from the hood body in an attic, roof space, or even outside. This dramatically reduces noise pollution in the kitchen, allowing you only to hear the air moving and not the fan itself.
The ductwork can also be optimised for quiet operation. By using smooth, rigid ducting, the air moves uninhibited, and as a byproduct, it minimises the noise produced from turbulence as it travels through the pipes.
Ceiling cooker hoods with a higher energy efficiency rating often include premium fan technology, such as brushless motors. Traditional cooker hoods use brushes to rub against a rotating component, which transfers an electrical current to keep the motor running. This process creates continuous whirring, grinding and humming sounds, significantly increasing the hood’s noise level. Energy-efficient ceiling hoods, on the other hand, opt for ECUs. These are electric controllers that require no brushes and create no mechanical friction noise. This results in quiet operation through minimised vibration and a lessened need for cooling mechanisms to manage friction-generated heat.
Ceiling Hoods Can Be More Visually Appealing
Ceiling cooker hoods for islands provide high-performance extraction without sacrificing the visual appeal of an open-plan space. The appeal of an open-plan kitchen is its spaciousness. So, when trying to achieve that aesthetic, bulky, necessary appliances can substantially detract from the appearance of your kitchen, which can be frustrating. Fortunately, ceiling cooker hoods are manufactured with this problem in mind, offering a flush-fit design that is essentially invisible, seamlessly blending into the architecture of your kitchen.
Ceiling Hoods Can Fit Between Joists
Installing traditional cooker hoods often necessitates some level of interference with ceiling joists, including cutting, drilling, or relocating them, which can incur additional costs. However, slimline ceiling hoods eradicate the need to build or plaster bulkheads. This simplifies the installation process, minimising mess, disruption and labour fees, and preserving your existing ceiling lines. Not to mention, flush-fit ceiling cooker hoods eliminate the need for a false ceiling, allowing for a more spacious feel in the kitchen.
Standard UK ceiling joists are spaced between 400mm and 450mm apart. Fortunately, more ceiling hood manufacturers are accounting for this measurement. Designing slimline profiles and rotatable motors enables parallel and perpendicular installation, allowing the hood to fit perfectly within the joist gap. This is achieved by using proprietary clips and screws to secure the hood in place.
Purchase Affordable Ceiling Hoods With Modern Living
Modern Living is a family-run business that supplies high-quality ceiling cooker hoods to customers across the UK. We stock some of the world’s most trusted brands to ensure you receive only the best quality. From Bosche to Franke and ViandPro to Miro, you’ll find some of the most affordable ceiling hoods on the market, right here.
Many ceiling cooker hood models feature innovative designs that prioritise convenience and energy efficiency, including built-in climate control sensors and compatibility with a real-time monitoring app.
Visit our Bradford showroom to view our selection of ceiling cooker hoods before making a purchase. Alternatively, give us a call. Our experts will be happy to answer any questions you may have and provide more information about the model of your choice, as well as its suitability for your kitchen.