Cooker hood installation · England
Cooker hood installation in Wiltshire
We carry out cooker hood installation across Wiltshire, from Swindon to the smaller towns, with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote as standard.
When does cooker hood installation make sense in Wiltshire?
A new kitchen in a Wiltshire home can move the hob away from the old vent, so the hood, the duct run and the wall grille all need rethinking together.
Cooks across Wiltshire who fry, grill or stir-fry often find a recirculating hood leaves smells in the house, and look at ducting the air outside instead.
What does cooker hood installation in Wiltshire include?
Here is what usually goes into cooker hood installation, adjusted to your Wiltshire kitchen after we have measured it:
- 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 Wiltshire?
These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in the South West. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Prices across the South West are broadly in line with UK averages.
| 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%.
Kitchens in homes across Wiltshire
Across Wiltshire you will often find thatched and stone cottages, Victorian railway terraces, post-war estate houses and new-build estates, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Railway terraces in Swindon often have a narrow back kitchen, while stone and thatched cottages in the villages tend to have small kitchens with low ceilings.
Wiltshire's water is hard, much of it from chalk, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common and a filter can help. Village lanes and farm tracks can be narrow for delivery lorries, and Salisbury's historic centre has limited parking, so delivery is planned in advance.
Railway terraces often have a narrow galley that owners open into the dining room to make a family kitchen. In a thatched or stone cottage, uneven walls and floors usually mean careful scribing, and cooker extraction needs extra thought where a vent cannot easily go through a thick or listed wall.
Rules for cooker hood installation in Wiltshire
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.
Listed thatched cottages, Salisbury's historic centre and other conservation areas may need consent for a new external vent or changes to historic features.
Before you start
- 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.
- In a flat or a listed building, check what consents are needed before any hole is cut through an outside wall.
- Choose ducted extraction where you can; a recirculating hood filters grease and smells but leaves the moisture from cooking in the room.
- 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.
- If your Wiltshire 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 you live in a flat in Wiltshire, ask the freeholder, factor or managing agent about outside vents before you buy a ducted hood.
Questions about cooker hood installation in Wiltshire
How much does cooker hood installation cost in Wiltshire?
For a like-for-like cooker hood swap, budget around £120 to £250 including VAT in Wiltshire. That reflects typical costs in the South West; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Do you cover the whole of Wiltshire?
Yes. We carry out cooker hood installation across Wiltshire, including Swindon, Salisbury, Trowbridge and Chippenham. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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.
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.
Cooker hood installation in towns across Wiltshire
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Cooker hood installation in Swindon
- Cooker hood installation in Salisbury
- Cooker hood installation in Trowbridge
- Cooker hood installation in Chippenham
- Cooker hood installation in Melksham
- Cooker hood installation in Warminster
- Cooker hood installation in Devizes
- Cooker hood installation in Marlborough
- Cooker hood installation in Malmesbury