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Originally Posted by dad911 View Post
60 inch hood you are going to catch at least 4 ceiling joists and 4 wall studs.

2 screws in each, 20 lbs per screw. This is not that big a deal.
That’s an idea. The hood only has four hanging points, one at each corner. But I can use some steel bars to add more hanging points. Distribute the load to eight points, 400/8 = 50 lb per point. Plus the wall studs.
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