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Cooker hood installation in New Malden
Cooker hood installation for New Malden homes: ducted and recirculating cooker hoods fitted, with wall core drilling, ducting and an external grille. Every job starts with a free survey visit and a written quote.
Is cooker hood installation right for your New Malden kitchen?
A new kitchen in a New Malden home can move the hob away from the old vent, so the hood, the duct run and the wall grille all need rethinking together.
Some New Malden households simply want a quieter, more effective hood after years of a noisy one that barely clears the steam above a busy family hob. Homes right across New Malden are covered, as are nearby places such as Worcester Park, Surbiton and the villages in between.
What does cooker hood installation in New Malden include?
Your written quote lists everything included. For cooker hood installation, that normally means:
- 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
- Power supply connected by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
- Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
- 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 New Malden?
The figures below are guide prices for New Malden, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across London. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Prices in London usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.
| 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%.
House types around New Malden and what they mean for a kitchen
In and around New Malden, homes range across Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis. 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.
Do you need approval for cooker hood installation in New Malden?
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.
Tips before you start
- 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.
- Before choosing a hood for your New Malden kitchen, find the nearest outside wall to the hob, because the shorter the duct run, the better the extraction.
- If your New Malden 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.
- 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.
Questions about cooker hood installation in New Malden
How much does cooker hood installation cost in New Malden?
Cooker hood installation in New Malden typically costs £160 to £310 including VAT for a like-for-like cooker hood swap, based on prices in London. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.
Which parts of New Malden do you work in?
All of them. Our Greater London coverage takes in the whole of New Malden, including the KT3 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Worcester Park. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.
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.
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.
Cooker hood installation near New Malden
We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near New Malden:
- Cooker hood installation in Worcester Park
- Cooker hood installation in Surbiton
- Cooker hood installation in Morden
- Cooker hood installation in Wimbledon
- Cooker hood installation in Hook
- Cooker hood installation in Chessington
- Cooker hood installation across Greater London