Cooker hood installation in Weston-super-Mare

What prompts cooker hood installation in Weston-super-Mare?

If condensation runs down the windows of your Weston-super-Mare kitchen whenever you cook, the hood may be recirculating, undersized or ducted through a long, flexible run.

Homeowners in Weston-super-Mare 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. Weston-super-Mare sits about 27 miles west of Bath, and our Somerset coverage takes in everything in between.

What we cover for cooker hood installation in Weston-super-Mare

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

Core drilling through the outside wall and an external grille fitted and sealed
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
Hood fixed at the height set by the hood and hob manufacturers
Recirculating hoods fitted with carbon filters, and their limits explained

Guide prices for cooker hood installation in Weston-super-Mare

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the South West, and are firmed up once we have seen your Weston-super-Mare kitchen. For the South West, these ranges are close to the national figures.

Guide prices for cooker hood installation in Weston-super-Mare
Typical project	Guide price
Like-for-like cooker hood swapSame position and ducting	£120–£250
New ducted hood through an outside wallCore drilling, ducting run and external grille	£310–£930
Island or ceiling hood installedTwo-person install, fixings to the ceiling structure	£310–£650
Recirculating hood fittedNo ducting; carbon filters need replacing	£120–£310

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 Weston-super-Mare?

You will find Georgian townhouses, Victorian terraces, stone cottages and post-war estate houses throughout Somerset. Georgian townhouses in Bath often have kitchens at lower-ground level or in flats on upper floors, while Victorian terraces in Taunton and Yeovil tend to have a narrow back galley.

Steep streets and controlled parking in Bath, upper-floor flats without lifts and narrow village lanes can each make delivering worktops slower. Somerset's mains water is mostly hard, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common, and a filter or softener can help keep them working well.

Regulations for kitchen work in Weston-super-Mare

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.

Bath is a World Heritage city with many listed buildings, and homes in Exmoor National Park or conservation areas may need consent for new vents or internal changes.

Practical advice for Weston-super-Mare homeowners

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.
Ask for rigid ducting rather than flexible hose wherever the route allows, as it moves more air, gathers less grease and is usually quieter.
If your Weston-super-Mare 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.
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 Weston-super-Mare

How much does cooker hood installation cost in Weston-super-Mare?

Guide prices in Weston-super-Mare are about £120 to £250 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 work near Weston-super-Mare as well?

Yes. As well as Weston-super-Mare itself, we cover the rest of Somerset and nearby towns such as Burnham-on-Sea and Clevedon. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

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.

Nearby places we cover

We also carry out cooker hood installation in these towns near Weston-super-Mare: