Cooker hood installation · Dundee and Angus
Cooker hood installation in Dundee
Homeowners and landlords in Dundee 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 Dundee?
Homeowners in Dundee adding a hob to a new island often need a ceiling hood with solid fixings and a duct route planned before the ceiling is closed up.
If condensation runs down the windows of your Dundee kitchen whenever you cook, the hood may be recirculating, undersized or ducted through a long, flexible run. We work throughout Dundee (DD1) and across the wider Dundee and Angus area.
What is in a typical job?
Here is what usually goes into cooker hood installation, adjusted to your Dundee kitchen after we have measured it:
- 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
- Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
- Spillage test by a Gas Safe registered engineer where an open-flued appliance is present
- Island and ceiling hoods fixed into the ceiling structure by two people
- Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Dundee?
As a starting point for Dundee, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Scotland. Labour rates in Scotland are generally lower than in London and the South East, so these ranges are a little below the national guide.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting | £110–£230 |
| New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille | £280–£850 |
| Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure | £280–£590 |
| Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing | £110–£280 |
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%.
Kitchens in homes around Dundee
The housing mix across Dundee and Angus includes sandstone tenement flats, Victorian villas, post-war council-built houses and fishing town cottages, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Dundee's tenement flats often have a narrow kitchen or a box room off the hall, while villas in Broughty Ferry and the Angus towns tend to have larger separate kitchens.
Dundee and Angus have soft mains water, so limescale is rarely an issue and taps and boiling water taps tend to stay free of heavy scale. Common stairs in tenements, steep streets in parts of Dundee and narrow glen roads in Angus can each affect deliveries and worktop lengths.
What rules apply to cooker hood installation in Dundee?
In Scotland, standard 3.14 of the domestic Technical Handbook expects kitchens to have extract ventilation, and a recirculating hood alone does not remove moisture. Fitting an extractor fan or a ducted hood does not normally need a building warrant. In a flat, a new vent through a shared outside wall may need the other owners' agreement and planning permission, and a listed building may need listed building consent. Where the room has an open-flued gas appliance, a Gas Safe registered engineer should carry out a spillage test after the hood is fitted.
Consent may be needed for new vents on listed buildings and in conservation areas, and homes in the upper Angus glens fall within the Cairngorms National Park.
Worth knowing before the fit
- 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.
- Choose a hood at least as wide as your hob, and compare its stated extraction rate with the size of the room before you buy.
- For an island hood in your Dundee kitchen, settle the hood position before the ceiling is boarded, so timber supports can be added in the right place.
- 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 Dundee
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Dundee?
Guide prices in Dundee are about £110 to £230 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.
Do you cover all of Dundee?
Yes. We work across Dundee, including the DD1 postcode district, and nearby towns such as St Andrews and Forfar. Book a free survey visit and we will arrange a time that suits you.
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.
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.
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.
Also covering nearby towns
Close to Dundee? We cover these nearby towns too:
- Cooker hood installation in St Andrews
- Cooker hood installation in Forfar
- Cooker hood installation in Arbroath
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- Cooker hood installation in Glenrothes
- Cooker hood installation in Brechin
- Cooker hood installation across Dundee and Angus