Cooker hood installation · Greater London
Cooker hood installation in Canning Town
From the survey to handover, cooker hood installation in Canning Town is run by us as one job, with the fitters and trades booked in the right order.
Why do people in Canning Town choose cooker hood installation?
Cooks across Greater London who fry, grill or stir-fry often find a recirculating hood leaves smells in the house, and look at ducting the air outside instead.
A new kitchen in a Canning Town home can move the hob away from the old vent, so the hood, the duct run and the wall grille all need rethinking together. We cover all of Canning Town, including the E16 postcode district, and travel out to neighbouring towns across Greater London.
What we cover for cooker hood installation in Canning Town
After the survey visit we write the scope down. For cooker hood installation in Canning Town it usually covers:
- Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
- Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
- Survey of the hob position, duct route, outside wall and any open-flued appliance
- Hood fixed at the height set by the hood and hob manufacturers
- Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
- Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Canning Town?
These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in London. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Prices in London usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting | £160–£310 |
| New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille | £390–£1,200 |
| Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure | £390–£820 |
| Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing | £160–£390 |
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%.
What kind of kitchens do we fit in Canning Town?
The housing mix across Greater London includes Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Victorian terraces often have a narrow galley beside the side return, while conversion flats and mansion blocks usually fit the kitchen into a small room or along one living-room wall.
Permit parking, red routes and flats without lifts are common, so parking suspensions, stair carries and lift bookings may need arranging before delivery day. London's mains water is hard, so limescale builds quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth planning in.
What rules apply to cooker hood installation in Canning Town?
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.
Conservation areas are widespread across London, so a new extractor vent on a front wall may need permission, and leaseholders usually need the freeholder's written consent first.
Tips before you start
- Replace the carbon filters in a recirculating hood as often as the manufacturer advises, and clean the grease filters regularly so the hood keeps working well.
- If you live in a flat in Greater London, ask the freeholder, factor or managing agent about outside vents before you buy a ducted hood.
- Check whether your Canning Town home has an open-flued boiler or gas fire, and mention it at the survey so a spillage test can be planned.
- Check the minimum height above the hob in both the hood and hob instructions, and use the greater of the two figures.
Questions about cooker hood installation in Canning Town
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Canning Town?
Guide prices in Canning Town are about £160 to £310 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 Canning Town before quoting?
Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Canning Town. 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.
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.
How high should a cooker hood be above the hob?
At least the minimum distance given by the manufacturers. Both the hood and the hob instructions set a minimum gap between them, and where they differ the greater figure should be used. Gas hobs usually need more clearance than induction. A hood fitted too low is a fire risk, while one fitted much higher than recommended captures less steam.
Cooker hood installation in neighbouring towns
We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near Canning Town:
- Cooker hood installation in West Ham
- Cooker hood installation in Stratford
- Cooker hood installation in Bow
- Cooker hood installation in Limehouse
- Cooker hood installation in Stepney
- Cooker hood installation in Manor Park
- Cooker hood installation across Greater London