installing exterior vent for hood

[j j]

I'm redoing the kitchen in the upstairs appartment. everything's gone except the studs. there's no insulation, no drywall or cabinets.

there's no hole in the wall for a hood vent either.

how do I install one? I have a plan for the kitchen, but it's not written in stone. when the kitchen installer comes, he might move the cabinets to make everything fit, so I don't have a precise location down to the milimeter. if I make a hole where I believe the hood will go, and then the cabinets move by an inch, can I still fit the range vent hood?

[Joseph Meehan]

Have the installer take care of it. Slip him a few dollars.

[j j]

I can't do that

right now I'm down to the skeleton in the kitchen. I can eaily make a hole in the wall and install the pipe, put foam in the cracks around the hole etc. if I put the isolation in, and the vapor barrier, and the drywall, it's not as easy anymore to cut through. how do I know I'm not cutting through a stud or electrical cable?