Telescopic Canopy Hoods
When a canopy hood is the right answer
Canopy hoods do one job well: they extract without being seen. The unit sits inside a chimney breast, a purpose-built canopy or a standard wall cabinet, leaving only the underside and the controls visible.
That makes them the natural choice in two situations. The first is a period property or conversion that already has a chimney breast over the hob — you are filling a space that exists rather than hanging something new on the wall. The second is a fitted kitchen in a development where the client wants an unbroken run of units and a chimney hood would interrupt it.
Measure the recess, not just the hob
Unlike a wall-mounted hood, a canopy model has to fit inside something. Measure the internal width, depth and height of the breast or cabinet before you specify, and check where the outlet sits on the hood against where the duct enters the recess — a top-vented hood in a shallow cabinet can leave you without the clearance to make the connection.
Most canopy models are 40cm or less in height for exactly this reason. Confirm the housing can take the unit and the ducting together, not just the unit.
Telescopic models and capture area
A hood extracts what passes under it, so a unit recessed into a cabinet captures less than a chimney hood of the same width hanging proud of the wall. Telescopic canopy hoods solve that with a pull-out front section that extends the capture area while cooking and slides back afterwards.
In a small kitchen or a studio it is a genuinely useful piece of engineering — you get the performance of a larger hood without a larger hood in the room. It is also one more moving part, so in high-turnover property weigh that against the simplicity of a fixed unit.
Before you buy: canopy hood checklist
- Measure the recess internally — width, depth and height
- Check the outlet position against where the duct enters the housing
- Confirm the hood width matches or exceeds the hob width
- Check the duct diameter, and avoid a reducer if you can
- Confirm mounting height above the hob, which differs for gas and electric
- Check the controls are reachable once the unit is recessed
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between a canopy hood and an integrated hood?▾
They overlap. Canopy hoods are designed to sit inside a chimney breast or canopy with the underside exposed. Integrated hoods are built into a cabinet and usually hidden behind a door. If the kitchen has a breast over the hob, a canopy hood is the natural fit.
Will a canopy hood extract as well as a chimney hood?▾
Like for like on width and extraction rate, a recessed unit captures a little less because it sits further back. A telescopic model or going one width wider closes that gap.
Can I fit one where there is no chimney breast?▾
Yes, if there is a wall cabinet above the hob to house it. Without either, look at chimney hoods or, where there is no wall at all, island hoods.
More on specifying extraction
Ducted versus recirculating, extract rates for new build sign-off, matching hood width to hob, and who replaces the filters in a tenanted property — all covered on the main cooker hoods page.
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