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03-20-02, 05:57 AM

sunni

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when tiling wall behind range with vent hood do I tile up to edge of hood or remove hood, tile under and replace

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03-20-02, 03:55 PM

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Remove the hood. What if you or a future owner got a new hood of a different size? That way you'd be able to just slip it in without having to piece the tile.

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03-20-02, 03:57 PM

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Hi
It's nice to not have a grout joint around the edge of your range hood...it's a dirt collector....if you can get it off...it's less cutting for you.

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