"Chris Harris" wrote in message
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I'm thinking about the same thing.

In our new kitchen plan we will have our cooker in the current unused
chimney stack. I know we need a liner to stop build up of grease
causing
a
fire hazard.

How does a liner help prevent a build up of grease?
Do you mean a liner for the whole flue or just for the opening where you
will put the fan.

Yes the whole length.
Apparently if there is a special liner off the brick walls you are less
likely to get a chimney fire. The liner is non flammable and grease
build-up in it is less like to cause a house fire. So our architect told
us.


However I finding it hard to find information online about
which extractor will be suitable. All sites seem to selling fully
integrated (into a cupboard), or with chimney hoods, but we don't need a
hood as we are keeping the chimney breast as a feature. We want a
powerful
one as this will be a living area too.

I plan on using a hood


We would have to remove the chimney breast and put in a concrete head to
support the fireplace above or remove it the full length of the house. We
would then have to run a vent 16' to the nearest outside wall, so venting up
the chimney makes a lot of sense. I would like to make a feature out of it
like this kitchen from Arena:
http://www.arena-kitchens.co.uk/rang...winchester.htm