Cooker hood installation in Southampton

Why cooker hood installation for a Southampton home?

Homeowners in Southampton 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.

Some Southampton households simply want a quieter, more effective hood after years of a noisy one that barely clears the steam above a busy family hob. We work throughout Southampton (SO15) and across the wider Hampshire area.

What we cover for cooker hood installation in Southampton

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

Hood fixed at the height set by the hood and hob manufacturers
Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained
Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
Short, straight runs of rigid ducting wherever the route allows
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

What does cooker hood installation cost in Southampton?

Typical cooker hood installation prices for homes in Southampton, including VAT and adjusted for the South East. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Prices in the South East usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

What does cooker hood installation cost in Southampton?
Typical project	Guide 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%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in Southampton?

Across Hampshire you will often find Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, post-war estate houses and thatched and brick cottages, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Terraces in Southampton and Portsmouth often have a narrow back kitchen, while post-war estate houses tend to have a compact rectangular room suited to an L-shape.

Water across Hampshire is mostly hard, largely from chalk sources, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common and a filter can help. Dense terraced streets can be very tight for parking, and New Forest lanes and village roads may limit the size of delivery vehicle.

Regulations for kitchen work in Southampton

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.

Homes within the New Forest or South Downs national parks, listed cottages and conservation areas may need consent for a new extractor vent or alterations to historic features.

Worth knowing before the fit

Ask for rigid ducting rather than flexible hose wherever the route allows, as it moves more air, gathers less grease and is usually quieter.
For an island hood in your Southampton kitchen, settle the hood position before the ceiling is boarded, so timber supports can be added in the right place.
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.
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 Southampton

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Southampton?

Guide prices in Southampton are about £140 to £280 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.

Which parts of Southampton do you work in?

All of them. Our Hampshire coverage takes in the whole of Southampton, including the SO15 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Hythe, Hampshire. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

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.

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.

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.

Cooker hood installation near Southampton

We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near Southampton: