VMI 42"W Maple Decorative Series Wall Mount Range Hood, Liner Sold Separately - FDWH 42 M

A 42-Inch Maple Wood Hood Shell Built for Custom Finishing

This VMI Decorative Series wall-mount range hood is a maple wood shell designed to frame the cooktop in a kitchen where the designer or cabinetmaker wants to match the hood to the surrounding millwork. At 42 inches wide and ready to finish, it gives a high-traffic kitchen wall the presence of custom cabinetry without locking the finisher into a factory color.

Key Features

• 42-inch width suits wider cooking ranges and provides a commanding visual presence above the cooktop.
• Maple wood construction takes stain, paint, and clear finish evenly, making it well suited to kitchens with maple cabinetry or painted millwork.
• Ready-to-finish so the shell can be stained, painted, or clear-coated on site to match the surrounding cabinets.
• Wall-mount design positions the hood against the wall above a range or cooktop.
• Liner sold separately so the ventilation components can be specified to match the actual cooktop and kitchen layout.

What the Shell Does in the Kitchen

This is the visible wood enclosure, not the ventilation hardware. It defines how the hood looks: the species, the width, the proportions, and the finished color all come from this shell. A liner and a compatible ventilation insert, each selected separately, handle the air-moving function. That separation is intentional. It lets a kitchen designer or cabinetmaker nail down the aesthetic first, then size the ventilation to suit the cooktop without being constrained by a package that combines both.

At 42 inches wide and 42-1/2 inches tall, the shell occupies the wall with the same visual weight as a substantial run of upper cabinets. The 20-1/2-inch depth keeps it proportional over most residential ranges while leaving space to work comfortably at the cooktop.

Maple as a Finishing Surface

Maple is a dense, close-grained hardwood with a consistent, fine texture that accepts finish uniformly. It works well under paint because the tight grain resists bleed-through, and it takes stain acceptably, though it can mottle without a pre-conditioner. For a kitchen running a painted or stained maple cabinet suite, this shell can be finished to match before installation. Because it is supplied unfinished, the finish schedule stays in the cabinetmaker's hands rather than being fixed at the factory.

Who This Shell Is For

This product fits best in a custom or semi-custom kitchen where the hood is designed as part of the cabinetry, not as an appliance dropped in after the cabinets are set. Cabinet shops finishing their own work, designers specifying a hood to match a maple kitchen, and contractors handling a full kitchen install where the customer wants the hood finished on-site are all natural buyers here. Because the liner and ventilation are sourced separately, the installer controls the full assembly: species, finish, ventilation output, and liner spec all land on the purchase order as distinct line items.

Common Questions

The Right Shell When the Finish Is Yours to Choose

Specify this 42-inch maple shell when the kitchen calls for a hood that finishes with the cabinets, not apart from them, and when the ventilation needs to be sized independently for the job.