How To Install Microwave Vent Through Roof

We have a gas range built into a center island with a downdraft vent that doesn t vent well.

How to install microwave vent through roof.

How to install a microwave oven over your range and vent it outside to avoid smoke and oil getting on your ceiling. Apply a bead of asphalt roof cement on the bottom of the vent. A vent should be installed between them when possible. Mount a tube of outdoor quality.

Slide the vent under the shingles so they cover the top half of the vent flange. In the attic mark a spot directly above the duct so you can cut a hole in the roof decking and extend the vent pipe up through that opening. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The lower half of the flange sits on top of the shingles.

Choosing a whole house fan. On the roof tuck the flange of a roof vent under the shingles above the opening and secure it with roofing tacks and roofing sealant. Use a hammer or a drill with a small bit to locate any wall studs or ceiling joists. We would love to install a vent hood but don t know how to vent it.

Right above where our range is is a upstairs bedroom which prohibits going through the roof. Nail the lower corners with roofing nails and tar the heads. Mark the location where you will install the vent. Dry fit the vent cap.