Island hob extracter needs installer right where RSJ is

[barberj66]

Hi all

We have recently had our kitchen diner knocked through in to one room and have an RSJ obviously holding up the upstairs as it was a structural wall that was removed.

The issue I have now is that where the hob is being installed we are having an island hob extractor above it as it's on a kind of island/breakfast bar. The problem is right where the extractor needs installing is the RSJ. Whats the best way around this, the extractor mounting plate is too big to fit to the RSJ (which i wouldnt want to do and probably shouldnt do anyway) is the best way to screw some kind of timber noggins into the joists either side of the RSJ and then fit some ply to those then screw the mounting plate to that?

Any other suggestions at all or is what I'm thinking an OK idea? Just dont want it to look crap as its a really nice kitchen thats been fitted.

Cheers

 

[foxhole]

Have to wonder why the kitchen was designed with this problem?

 

[barberj66]

It was the only place the hob could go, there is physically no other place where it would go that was the only place for it unfortunately.

Does my suggestion sound feasible?

 

[jay679]

how are you going to duct the air away?

 

[barberj66]

It's not a duct extractor it's a carbon filter one.

 

[jay679]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but they dont work. if you have spent as much as it appears you have, then you need to find a way of scissoring ducting to the rsj and feeding it outside. The ducting and rsj can be boxed in in the way you have described.