Cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

Is cooker hood installation right for your Tyne and Wear kitchen?

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

If your Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear include?

Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:

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 Tyne and Wear?

As a starting point for Tyne and Wear, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the North East. Prices in the North East usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Tyne and Wear?
Typical project	Guide price
Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting	£110–£220
New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille	£270–£810
Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure	£270–£570
Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing	£110–£270

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 Tyne and Wear

Across Tyne and Wear you will often find tyneside flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and post-war council-built houses, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Tyneside flats often have a narrow kitchen in the rear offshoot, while 1930s semis and ex-council houses tend to have a small square kitchen at the back.

Hardness varies across Tyne and Wear, from fairly soft around Newcastle to harder in parts of Sunderland, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Back lanes behind terraced streets can help deliveries, but upper Tyneside flats have their own internal stair, so long worktops need careful handling.

In an upper Tyneside flat, the kitchen often sits in a narrow offshoot, so planning a usable layout within that width is the main task. Terraces and semis frequently have a separate kitchen that owners open into the dining room.

Rules for cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

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.

In conservation areas and listed buildings, such as parts of central Newcastle and Tynemouth, a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.

Before you start

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.
In a flat or a listed building, check what consents are needed before any hole is cut through an outside wall.
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.
Choose ducted extraction where you can; a recirculating hood filters grease and smells but leaves the moisture from cooking in the room.
If you live in a flat in Tyne and Wear, 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.

Questions about cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Tyne and Wear?

For a like-for-like cooker hood swap, budget around £110 to £220 including VAT in Tyne and Wear. That reflects typical costs in the North East; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Do you cover the whole of Tyne and Wear?

Yes. We carry out cooker hood installation across Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields and Gateshead. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.

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.

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 in towns across Tyne and Wear

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Cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

Is cooker hood installation right for your Tyne and Wear kitchen?

What does cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear include?

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Tyne and Wear?

Kitchens in homes across Tyne and Wear

Rules for cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

Before you start

Questions about cooker hood installation in Tyne and Wear

Cooker hood installation in towns across Tyne and Wear

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