Control the airflow
Custom sizing helps the hood capture heat and vapour at the source. The canopy, overhang, duct route and fan selection can be considered together so the system is not guessed after the hood is already built.
FixakitchenCustom hood extractors Cape Town
Custom extraction, airflow and stainless canopies
Custom Hood Extractors Built Around Your Kitchen
A commercial extractor hood should do more than fit over equipment. It needs to capture heat, smoke, steam and grease properly, work with the fan capacity, allow practical grease filtration and fit the actual space available on site.
Why custom matters
Ready-made hoods do not always solve the real extraction problem
Many kitchens have awkward ceilings, tight walls, unusual equipment positions, mixed cooking loads or service routes that make a standard canopy a poor fit. A custom hood extractor lets the canopy size, capture area, filter position and duct connection be planned around the cooking line instead of forcing the kitchen to work around a generic hood.
Fixakitchen helps with practical hood extractor planning for restaurants, cafes, takeaways, bakeries, food kiosks and production kitchens in Cape Town. We think through airflow, cleaning access, grease management, stainless build quality and how the hood will be maintained after installation.
AirflowHood size, capture area, fan capacity and CFM direction planned around the cooking load.
Grease filtersPractical filter placement so affordable, serviceable grease filters can be used and cleaned.
Custom fitDesigned for corners, low ceilings, kiosks, narrow spaces and unusual equipment layouts.
Planning details
Designed for capture, cleaning and daily use
The goal is a hood that is practical to build, practical to clean and matched to the way the kitchen actually cooks.
Plan CFM properly
Different cooking equipment creates different heat, smoke and grease loads. We can plan the hood around required extraction volume, fan performance, duct losses and the equipment below the canopy.
Use practical grease filters
Filter access matters. A custom hood can allow affordable baffle-style grease filters, sensible filter angles and easy removal for cleaning, instead of awkward custom consumables that are hard to maintain.
Fit the real space
Not every kitchen has a clean wall and perfect ceiling height. Custom stainless canopies can be shaped around columns, low bulkheads, tight corners, kiosks, service counters and existing equipment.
Visual direction
Extractor and stainless planning examples
These examples show the kind of commercial kitchen spaces, stainless work and canopy planning details that influence a custom extractor build.
Extraction
Canopy over the cooking line
Hood depth, overhang and filter access should be planned around the appliances producing heat, smoke and grease.
Stainless
Built to clean and maintain
Stainless surfaces, splashbacks and hood details should support cleaning, durability and access after installation.
Design
Planned before fabrication
Measurements, equipment positions and duct routes help avoid expensive changes once stainless fabrication starts.
What to send
Start with the equipment line and the space
For a hood extractor request, send photos of the wall or ceiling area, rough measurements, the cooking equipment list and any known duct or fan route. If you already have a drawing, menu or equipment layout, send that too.
1. MeasureWidth, depth, ceiling height and where the cooking equipment will stand.
2. MatchPlan capture area, filters, duct route and extraction volume around the cooking load.
3. BuildFabricate a stainless canopy that fits the space and can be serviced properly.