VMI 36"W Maple Plain Valance Wall Mount Range Hood, Liner Sold Separately - FVAL 36 M

VMI Wood Range Hood Shell For a Custom Maple Finish

This VMI Plain Valance wall mount range hood is a 36-inch maple decorative wood shell, supplied unfinished so it can be stained or painted to coordinate with the surrounding cabinetry. It is the visible woodwork above the cooktop, not the ventilation unit. A liner is required and sold separately.

Key Features

• Solid maple construction accepts stain, paint, or a custom finish to match the kitchen.
• 36 inches wide with a 24-inch height and 8-1/8-inch depth for standard wall-mount installations.
• Plain valance style offers a clean, unornamented face that works with both traditional and contemporary cabinetry.
• Wall mount position designed to install against the wall above the cooking surface.
• Ready-to-finish so the finishing system is chosen and applied on-site rather than shipped pre-coated.
• Liner sold separately, allowing the ventilator to be specified independently for the cooktop and kitchen layout.

The Woodwork That Frames the Cooktop

A plain valance hood shell does the visual work: it brings the warmth of real wood to the focal point above the range and gives the kitchen a finished, furniture-grade look. The clean face of the plain valance style keeps the design neutral enough to sit beside raised-panel doors, shaker profiles, or flat-front frameless cabinetry without competing with the surrounding doors. Because the shell arrives unfinished, the stain or paint color is selected to match whatever finish is already on the cabinets, so the hood reads as part of the room rather than a separate appliance.

Maple as the Finishing Canvas

Maple is a close-grained hardwood that takes stain evenly and holds paint cleanly, which makes it a reliable choice when the hood finish needs to match an existing kitchen closely. Its tight grain minimizes blotching and produces a consistent color from coat to coat. The shell ships as raw, unfinished maple, so the finishing trade or the cabinet shop handles surface prep, stain or paint application, and topcoating as part of the overall kitchen installation. This approach puts finish control in the hands of whoever is doing the work, not the factory.

Specifying This Shell for the Right Job

This shell is the right choice when the design calls for a 36-inch wide wall-mount hood with a simple, flat valance face and a field-applied finish. Cabinet shops supplying complete kitchens can finish the shell alongside the door fronts so everything cures under the same conditions. Designers specifying a kitchen renovation can select the valance style, confirm the cooktop centerline, and specify the liner and ventilator separately to meet the ventilation requirement. Because the liner is sold separately, the ventilation unit can be sized and sourced to suit the cooktop output and the duct run independently of the decorative shell.

Common Questions

A Foundation for the Finished Kitchen Look

This 36-inch maple plain valance shell gives the designer or cabinet shop a solid-wood starting point for a hood that fits the cabinetry, the finish, and the space, while the liner and ventilator are chosen to match the ventilation requirement.