Cooker hood installation in Felling

What prompts cooker hood installation in Felling?

Homeowners in Felling 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.

A new kitchen in a Felling home can move the hob away from the old vent, so the hood, the duct run and the wall grille all need rethinking together. Kitchens in every part of Felling are covered, and the survey visit is free wherever you are in Tyne and Wear.

What is in a typical job?

Here is what usually goes into cooker hood installation, adjusted to your Felling kitchen after we have measured it:

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
Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
Hood fixed at the height set by the hood and hob manufacturers
Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained

Cooker hood installation prices in Felling

The figures below are guide prices for Felling, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across the North East. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Labour rates in the North East are generally lower than in London and the South East, so these ranges are a little below the national guide.

Cooker hood installation prices in Felling
Typical project	Guide price
Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting	£110–£220
New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille	£270–£810
Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure	£270–£570
Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing	£110–£270

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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

Typical homes in this part of Tyne and Wear include tyneside flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and post-war council-built houses. Tyneside flats often have a narrow kitchen in the rear offshoot, while 1930s semis and ex-council houses tend to have a small square kitchen at the back.

Hardness varies across Tyne and Wear, from fairly soft around Newcastle to harder in parts of Sunderland, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Back lanes behind terraced streets can help deliveries, but upper Tyneside flats have their own internal stair, so long worktops need careful handling.

Regulations for kitchen work in Felling

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.

In conservation areas and listed buildings, such as parts of central Newcastle and Tynemouth, a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.

Planning ahead

Ask for rigid ducting rather than flexible hose wherever the route allows, as it moves more air, gathers less grease and is usually quieter.
If your Felling 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.
Before choosing a hood for your Felling kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.
For an island or ceiling hood, find out what is above the ceiling, as joists or added timbers are needed to carry the weight securely.

Questions about cooker hood installation in Felling

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Felling?

For a like-for-like cooker hood swap, budget around £110 to £220 including VAT in Felling. That reflects typical costs in the North East; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Can you measure up in Felling before quoting?

Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Felling. 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.

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.

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 Felling

The same service is available a short drive from Felling, including: