Cooker hood installation · Kent
Cooker hood installation in Deal
Cooker hood installation for Deal homes: ducted and recirculating cooker hoods fitted, with wall core drilling, ducting and an external grille. Every job starts with a free survey visit and a written quote.
Is cooker hood installation right for your Deal kitchen?
Cooks across Kent who fry, grill or stir-fry often find a recirculating hood leaves smells in the house, and look at ducting the air outside instead.
Some Deal households simply want a quieter, more effective hood after years of a noisy one that barely clears the steam above a busy family hob. Deal sits about 38 miles east of Maidstone, and our Kent coverage takes in everything in between.
What is included in the work?
Here is what usually goes into cooker hood installation, adjusted to your Deal kitchen after we have measured it:
- Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
- Spillage test by a Gas Safe registered engineer where an open-flued appliance is present
- Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
- Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
- Island and ceiling hoods fixed into the ceiling structure by two people
- Survey of the hob position, duct route, outside wall and any open-flued appliance
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Deal?
The figures below are guide prices for Deal, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across the South East. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting | £140–£280 |
| New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille | £340–£1,000 |
| Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure | £340–£720 |
| Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing | £140–£340 |
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 Deal?
You will find Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions throughout Kent. Victorian terraces in the Medway towns and along the coast often have a narrow back-addition kitchen, while 1930s semis usually have a small kitchen beside a separate dining room.
Seaside terraces, permit parking and narrow village lanes can each make deliveries slower, so the route for long worktops is best checked at the survey. Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering.
Regulations for kitchen work in Deal
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.
Listed weatherboarded and timber-framed cottages, oast conversions and homes in conservation areas such as historic Canterbury may need consent for new external vents.
Planning ahead
- 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.
- Before choosing a hood for your Deal kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.
- If your Deal home is listed, or in a building with strict rules on outside changes, check what is allowed before any hole is cut for a duct.
- 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 Deal
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Deal?
Cooker hood installation in Deal typically costs £140 to £280 including VAT for a like-for-like cooker hood swap, based on prices in the South East. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.
Which parts of Deal do you work in?
All of them. Our Kent coverage takes in the whole of Deal, including the CT14 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Dover. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.
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.
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.
Does a cooker hood need a hole in the wall?
A ducted hood does. The usual route is a core-drilled hole through the nearest outside wall, with rigid ducting from the hood and an external grille sealed into the wall. Where the hob is far from an outside wall, the duct can sometimes run above the wall units or through a ceiling void. A recirculating hood needs no hole, but it removes no moisture.
Cooker hood installation near Deal
We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near Deal:
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- Cooker hood installation in Folkestone
- Cooker hood installation in Canterbury
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