No exhaust in kitchen

[Anonymous]

We really like a house but there is no exhaust in kitchen. There are three in bath rooms and laundry on each side of it. There is no way to add exhaust other than moving kitchen to other side of the house. We can attach a fan style apartment exhaust but thats it. Would you still buy? Its a beautiful home, great location, great school, great price.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really like a house but there is no exhaust in kitchen. There are three in bath rooms and laundry on each side of it. There is no way to add exhaust other than moving kitchen to other side of the house. We can attach a fan style apartment exhaust but thats it. Would you still buy? Its a beautiful home, great location, great school, great price.

How is that even to code? Personally I way in hell would I buy a home where the kitchen doesn’t exhaust to the outside. I took way too much and wouldn’t want my house to stink. I bet that house already has a weird smell that has permeated the walls and floors.

[Anonymous]

Does the kitchen not have any exterior walls??

[Anonymous]

We had a fan exhaust in our DC rowhome and it was miserable. Any time we cooked anything, the fire alarm would go off even with the fan on. We eventually had an exhaust put in and it was a game changer. I would seriously think twice about purchasing it if there was absolutely no way you could get one installed - sorry.

[Anonymous]

That's a dealbreaker - and I say this from my 1963 split foyer in the Alexandria section of FFX Co! The house I grew up in didn't have a kitchen exhaust fan and our whole house smelled of whatever was cooking unless the kitchen window was opened. If the HVAC return is anywhere near the kitchen, it will suck up the kitchen smells and send them through the HVAC unit and all through the house, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We really like a house but there is no exhaust in kitchen. There are three in bath rooms and laundry on each side of it. There is no way to add exhaust other than moving kitchen to other side of the house. We can attach a fan style apartment exhaust but thats it. Would you still buy? Its a beautiful home, great location, great school, great price.

How is that even to code? Personally I way in hell would I buy a home where the kitchen doesn’t exhaust to the outside. I took way too much and wouldn’t want my house to stink. I bet that house already has a weird smell that has permeated the walls and floors.

No smell. Apparently other exhausts take care of it. I'm thinking a fan exhaust would make it even more efficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the kitchen not have any exterior walls??

No but open to family room and patio, there are five doors open to outdoors on main level and many windows as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really like a house but there is no exhaust in kitchen. There are three in bath rooms and laundry on each side of it. There is no way to add exhaust other than moving kitchen to other side of the house. We can attach a fan style apartment exhaust but thats it. Would you still buy? Its a beautiful home, great location, great school, great price.

there is always a way, ask a contractor, however I don't buy old homes so not sure

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's a dealbreaker - and I say this from my 1963 split foyer in the Alexandria section of FFX Co! The house I grew up in didn't have a kitchen exhaust fan and our whole house smelled of whatever was cooking unless the kitchen window was opened. If the HVAC return is anywhere near the kitchen, it will suck up the kitchen smells and send them through the HVAC unit and all through the house, too.

There are three HVAC units and house is open plan. Total 5 outdoor exhausts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the kitchen not have any exterior walls??

No but open to family room and patio, there are five doors open to outdoors on main level and many windows as well.

Ask a contractor because there’s probably a way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really like a house but there is no exhaust in kitchen. There are three in bath rooms and laundry on each side of it. There is no way to add exhaust other than moving kitchen to other side of the house. We can attach a fan style apartment exhaust but thats it. Would you still buy? Its a beautiful home, great location, great school, great price.

You can get a carbon filter exhaust hood. Change the carbon filters out more frequently if you cook.

We bought a house without a exhaust vent- originally it was a downvent island thing but they never updated it. If you look in the basement, the original build may have where the vent used to be and you might be able to update the range and reconnect the vent. We had to do a whole new remodel due to other reasons- but it’s possible for you to do this.

I would get it if the price is right. In fact, I would offer below list and cite the very reason: you have a not to code kitchen and you would have to add a vent to properly have it done.

[Anonymous]

OP, I've lived in a house without a vent for 25 years, cooking frequently. It is only occasionally a problem, with lots of smoke in the house. Not a crisis - open some windows and it goes away.

Every now and then we have a big fried chicken dinner, and we set up an electric griddle outside and fry in that.

I would not hesitate to buy this house. You can live without an exhaust, or as others said, probably fine a way to fix it.

[Anonymous]

There's probably a way. Our contractor added vent piping through the ceiling and then along an HVAC duct to the exterior of the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I've lived in a house without a vent for 25 years, cooking frequently. It is only occasionally a problem, with lots of smoke in the house. Not a crisis - open some windows and it goes away.

Every now and then we have a big fried chicken dinner, and we set up an electric griddle outside and fry in that.

I would not hesitate to buy this house. You can live without an exhaust, or as others said, probably fine a way to fix it.

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My microwave is above the stove and doesn't vent to the outside. It works ok, not great. I don't even find it annoying, but I'm not a big cook.

[Anonymous]

Does it have a down draft cook top? Or is it hidden?