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

A Wood Hood Shell Built for the Classic Kitchen

The VMI Classic Valance range hood is a 36-inch wide decorative maple wood shell that installs above the cooktop and frames the ventilation insert in a traditional valance profile. It is supplied ready-to-finish so the wood can be stained or painted to coordinate with the surrounding cabinetry. The liner and ventilation insert are sold separately.

Key Features

• Maple wood construction offers a tight, consistent grain that takes stain and paint cleanly for a finished match to cabinet doors.
• Classic valance profile gives the hood a traditional decorative face suited to frame or raised-panel kitchen styles.
• 36 inches wide and 24 inches tall fits a standard 36-inch range or cooktop position.
• Wall-mount design installs against the wall above the cooking surface.
• Ready-to-finish maple arrives unfinished, ready for stain, paint, or a clear topcoat.
• Liner and ventilation insert sold separately, allowing the ventilator to be selected to match the cooktop and ventilation requirement.

Where This Hood Shell Fits In the Kitchen

This shell suits a kitchen designed around raised-panel or traditional cabinet styles where the hood should read as part of the millwork rather than as a standalone appliance. The valance profile across the lower face of the hood continues the decorative line of the surrounding cabinets and crown, pulling the hood into the composition rather than leaving it as an interruption. At 36 inches wide, it spans a standard cooktop position and provides a proportional frame for the ventilation insert mounted inside.

Maple, Unfinished, and Ready for the Shop

Maple is a fine-grained hardwood with low figure variation, which makes it a consistent substrate for both paint and stain. Because the shell ships unfinished, the finish can be blended into a painted kitchen or stained to coordinate with natural-wood cabinetry. The 8-1/8-inch depth keeps the shell from projecting far into the room while still providing room for the liner and ventilation unit inside. At 24 inches tall, the shell has enough height to accommodate standard liner depths and present a proportional visual mass over the range.

Who Specifies This Shell

Cabinet shops building a custom traditional kitchen will often spec this shell as the visible woodwork component and select the ventilation insert independently based on the cooktop's BTU output and the room's duct path. Designers specifying finish-in-place millwork use the unfinished maple surface to match the hood to a painted or stained suite. Homeowners renovating a kitchen who want a hood that looks like custom cabinetry rather than a stock appliance will find the classic valance profile and paintable surface give them that result. Because the liner and ventilation insert are separate line items, the ventilation can be sized correctly without being constrained by the decorative shell choice.

Common Questions

The Right Shell for a Traditional Kitchen Build

Specify this maple Classic Valance shell when the design calls for a traditional, finish-in-place range hood that integrates with painted or stained cabinetry, and size the ventilation insert separately to suit the cooktop and duct path.