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Cooker hood installation in Merseyside

If you need cooker hood installation anywhere in Merseyside, we survey the kitchen, agree the scope with you and book every trade through to handover.

Guide price£110 to £860
Towns covered19 towns, including Liverpool
Timescale3 to 7 hours for most hoods
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A fitter on a step ladder fixing a stainless steel chimney cooker hood above a hob, with ducting visible above

Thinking about cooker hood installation in Merseyside?

People in flats across Merseyside sometimes rely on recirculating hoods because an outside vent needs consent from the building's owners, and want to know what else improves ventilation.

A new kitchen in a Merseyside home can move the hob away from the old vent, so the hood, the duct run and the wall grille all need rethinking together.

What does cooker hood installation in Merseyside include?

The exact scope is agreed after the survey, but a typical job in Merseyside 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 Merseyside?

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the North West, and are firmed up once we have seen your Merseyside kitchen. Costs across the North West tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Merseyside?
Typical projectGuide 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–£860
Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure£280–£600
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 across Merseyside

Across Merseyside you will often find Victorian terraces, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and converted warehouse flats, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Two-up two-down terraces often have a small back kitchen off the living room, while 1930s semis tend to have a separate kitchen with space to open into a dining room.

Merseyside's mains water is soft, so limescale is rarely a big issue and taps, sinks and boiling water taps stay cleaner for longer. Terraced streets with back entries, city-centre flats with booked lifts and permit parking zones can all affect how and when a kitchen is delivered.

Knocking a small back kitchen through to the living room is a common way to make space for a table in a terrace. Large Victorian villas split into flats often mean fitting a full kitchen into one room, with shared services and stair access to plan around.

Rules for cooker hood installation in Merseyside

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 and listed buildings are common in older parts of Liverpool and the Wirral, so a new vent on a visible wall may need consent.

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.
  • Keep the duct run short and straight with rigid ducting, because every bend and extra metre of flexible hose reduces how much air the hood moves.
  • In a flat or a listed building, check what consents are needed before any hole is cut through an outside wall.
  • Check the minimum height above the hob in both the hood and hob instructions, and use the greater of the two figures.
  • For an island hood in your Merseyside kitchen, settle the hood position before the ceiling is boarded, so timber supports can be added in the right place.
  • Before choosing a hood for your Merseyside kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.

Questions about cooker hood installation in Merseyside

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Merseyside?

Guide prices in Merseyside 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 the whole of Merseyside?

Yes. We carry out cooker hood installation across Merseyside, including Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens and Southport. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.

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.

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.

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