Cooker hood installation · Greater London
Cooker hood installation in Morden
Our cooker hood installation service covers Morden and nearby places such as Mitcham and Wimbledon, with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote as the first step.
Who usually needs cooker hood installation in Morden?
If your Morden house has thick solid walls, core drilling a neat hole for the duct takes the right equipment and careful positioning of the outside grille.
If your Morden 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. Our Greater London coverage reaches every part of Morden (SM4) and out towards Mitcham.
What we cover for cooker hood installation in Morden
After the survey visit we write the scope down. For cooker hood installation in Morden it usually covers:
- Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
- Island and ceiling hoods fixed into the ceiling structure by two people
- Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
- 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
- Survey of the hob position, duct route, outside wall and any open-flued appliance
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Morden?
The figures below are guide prices for Morden, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across London. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Labour in London 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 | £160–£310 |
| New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille | £390–£1,200 |
| Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure | £390–£820 |
| Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing | £160–£390 |
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%.
Fitting kitchens in older and newer Morden homes
Across Greater London you will often find Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Victorian terraces often have a narrow galley beside the side return, while conversion flats and mansion blocks usually fit the kitchen into a small room or along one living-room wall.
London's mains water is hard, so limescale builds quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth planning in. Permit parking, red routes and flats without lifts are common, so parking suspensions, stair carries and lift bookings may need arranging before delivery day.
Regulations for kitchen work in Morden
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 are widespread across London, so a new extractor vent on a front wall may need permission, and leaseholders usually need the freeholder's written consent first.
Worth knowing before the fit
- Before choosing a hood for your Morden kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.
- If you live in a flat in Greater London, ask the freeholder, factor or managing agent about outside vents before you buy a ducted hood.
- Ask for rigid ducting rather than flexible hose wherever the route allows, as it moves more air, gathers less grease and is usually quieter.
- 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 Morden
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Morden?
For a like-for-like cooker hood swap, budget around £160 to £310 including VAT in Morden. That reflects typical costs in London; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Can you measure up in Morden before quoting?
Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Morden. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send 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.
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.
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.
Nearby places we cover
We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near Morden:
- Cooker hood installation in Mitcham
- Cooker hood installation in Wimbledon
- Cooker hood installation in Worcester Park
- Cooker hood installation in Tooting
- Cooker hood installation in Carshalton
- Cooker hood installation in New Malden
- Cooker hood installation across Greater London