Cooker hood installation · Devon
Cooker hood installation in Barnstaple
Homeowners and landlords in Barnstaple can book us for cooker hood installation: ducted and recirculating cooker hoods fitted, with wall core drilling, ducting and an external grille.
Thinking about cooker hood installation in Barnstaple?
If condensation runs down the windows of your Barnstaple kitchen whenever you cook, the hood may be recirculating, undersized or ducted through a long, flexible run.
Some Barnstaple households simply want a quieter, more effective hood after years of a noisy one that barely clears the steam above a busy family hob. We cover all of Barnstaple, including the EX31 postcode district, and travel out to neighbouring towns across Devon.
What does the job involve?
Here is what usually goes into cooker hood installation, adjusted to your Barnstaple kitchen after we have measured it:
- Spillage test by a Gas Safe registered engineer where an open-flued appliance is present
- Hood fixed at the height set by the hood and hob manufacturers
- Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
- Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
- Island and ceiling hoods fixed into the ceiling structure by two people
- Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Barnstaple?
Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the South West, and are firmed up once we have seen your Barnstaple kitchen. Costs in the South West sit close to the national guide.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting | £120–£250 |
| New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille | £310–£930 |
| Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure | £310–£650 |
| Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing | £120–£310 |
Guide ranges cover fitting and connection with standard ducting through a straightforward wall; long or concealed duct runs, ceiling repairs, new electrical spurs, spillage tests and the hood itself are priced separately. Prices include VAT at 20%.
Fitting kitchens in older and newer Barnstaple homes
You will find cob and thatched cottages, Victorian terraces, post-war houses and flats and seaside bungalows throughout Devon. Victorian terraces in Exeter and Torbay often have a narrow back kitchen, while post-war houses and seaside bungalows usually have a square room that suits an L-shape.
Much of Devon has soft mains water, which is kind to taps and appliances, though some eastern parts are harder, so check with your supplier. Single-track lanes, steep town streets and cottages with no parking can make deliveries slow, so long worktops and tall units need a planned route into the house.
Regulations for kitchen work in Barnstaple
In England, Approved Document F guidance for kitchen extract is about 30 litres per second from a cooker hood extracting outside, or 60 litres per second from a fan elsewhere in the room. A recirculating hood does not remove moisture, so another means of extract is usually needed. A new vent through the outside wall of a flat may need planning permission and the freeholder's consent, and an open-flued gas appliance in the room calls for a spillage test.
Homes within Dartmoor or Exmoor national parks, listed thatched cottages and conservation areas may need consent before a new extractor vent goes through an outside wall.
Before you book cooker hood installation in Barnstaple
- For an island hood in your Barnstaple kitchen, settle the hood position before the ceiling is boarded, so timber supports can be added in the right place.
- Check whether your Barnstaple home has an open-flued boiler or gas fire, and mention it at the survey so a spillage test can be planned.
- If you live in a flat in Devon, ask the freeholder, factor or managing agent about outside vents before you buy a ducted hood.
- Keep the duct run short and straight with rigid ducting, because every bend and extra metre of flexible hose reduces how much air the hood moves.
Questions about cooker hood installation in Barnstaple
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Barnstaple?
Guide prices in Barnstaple are about £120 to £250 including VAT for a like-for-like cooker hood swap. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.
Can you measure up in Barnstaple before quoting?
Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Barnstaple. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send an itemised written quote.
Why might a cooker hood need a spillage test?
Because a hood pulling air out of a room can draw fumes back down the flue of an open-flued gas appliance, such as some older boilers or gas fires. Where the kitchen, or a room open to it, has one, a Gas Safe registered engineer should carry out a spillage test with the hood running at full speed. Room-sealed boilers are not affected in the same way.
Can a ducted cooker hood be fitted in a flat?
Often, but check consents first. A new vent through the outside wall of a flat may need planning permission and the freeholder's written consent, and some leases do not allow it at all. Where an outside vent is not possible, a recirculating hood can be fitted, with a separate extract fan or other ventilation dealing with moisture. Listed buildings may also need listed building consent.
Should I choose a ducted or a recirculating cooker hood?
A ducted hood is usually more effective, because it takes steam, smoke and smells outside. A recirculating hood passes air through grease and carbon filters and returns it to the room, so it deals with grease and smells but not moisture, and another means of extract is usually needed. Recirculating suits kitchens with no practical duct route, and its carbon filters need replacing.
Cooker hood installation in neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns where we offer cooker hood installation:
- Cooker hood installation in Bideford
- Cooker hood installation in Ilfracombe
- Cooker hood installation in Okehampton
- Cooker hood installation across Devon