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Cooker hood installation in Kent

Our cooker hood installation work covers the whole of Kent, including Maidstone, Gillingham and Chatham.

Guide price£140 to £1,000
Towns covered29 towns, including Maidstone
Timescale3 to 7 hours for most hoods
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Is cooker hood installation right for your Kent kitchen?

Some Kent households simply want a quieter, more effective hood after years of a noisy one that barely clears the steam above a busy family hob.

If your Kent kitchen has an older open-flued boiler, fitting a stronger hood needs care, as it can affect the flue and should be followed by a spillage test.

What does cooker hood installation in Kent include?

After the survey visit we write the scope down. For cooker hood installation in Kent it usually covers:

  • 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
  • Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
  • Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
  • Island and ceiling hoods fixed into the ceiling structure by two people
  • Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
  • 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

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Kent?

These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in the South East. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Kent?
Typical projectGuide 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%.

Kitchens in homes across Kent

Across Kent you will often find Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions, and each shapes the kitchen differently. 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.

Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering. 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.

Many Victorian terraces have a narrow back kitchen that owners open into the dining room to make a family space. Oast and barn conversions can put the kitchen in an unusual room shape, which calls for careful planning of units, extraction and lighting.

Rules for cooker hood installation in Kent

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.

Before you start

  • 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.
  • In a flat or a listed building, check what consents are needed before any hole is cut through an outside wall.
  • If the kitchen has an open-flued boiler or gas fire, a Gas Safe registered engineer should carry out a spillage test after the hood is fitted.
  • Choose ducted extraction where you can; a recirculating hood filters grease and smells but leaves the moisture from cooking in the room.
  • Before choosing a hood for your Kent kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.
  • 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.

Questions about cooker hood installation in Kent

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Kent?

For a like-for-like cooker hood swap, budget around £140 to £280 including VAT in Kent. That reflects typical costs in the South East; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Do you cover the whole of Kent?

Yes. We carry out cooker hood installation across Kent, including Maidstone, Gillingham, Chatham and Tunbridge Wells. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.

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.

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.

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