July 1, 2023

Today is a very light day at work.  After work, I am going to head up to Monument and help Brian with a project at his house.  The project is to vent his microwave over the stove to the outside.  Right now it is just circulating the air.  This set up is very common.  Once I arrive we get started.  The first step is to see what lies behind the microwave.  The bad news is that the original plan of venting straight out the back through the wall would not work.  The kitchen was not designed for that.  There is a stud in the middle where the vent would go.  So we looked at going up and through the back of the cabinet.  We took some measurements.  One big problem is that Brian could not find the adaptor piece that mounts to the microwave to which the venting is attached. They bought the house last year and apparently that piece was thrown away by the then owners.  We had the manual online and looked at the process.

We thought we found a universal adapter at Home Depot.  Armed with our measurements we headed off.  We looked at a few options but we did not feel comfortable with how somethings tied together and wasn’t sure about the installation.  We then went over and looked at an actual vent hood.  Neither of us had done this type of project before.  So Brian decided it might be best to have someone with experience and expertise to do this type of install.  He will call someone he knows for an estimate.  To complicate matters for us he would of had to buy a hole saw and the exterior siding is fiber cement and we had never worked with it before.  I know it is tricky stuff to work with.  This trip to Home Depot just cemented our resolve to leave it to a pro.  :)  Pun intended.

Nancy had texted me and said that our pottery was ready for pick up.  So on the way home I stopped and picked it up.  We are heading up to Monument tomorrow so we will take it then.