Kitchen Extractors and Ventilation: Getting the Ducting Right First Time
PremiumPlan your kitchen extractor ducting route before first fix. Covers extractor types, Part F ventilation requirements, ducting materials, and the three-trade coordination that catches most homeowners out.
Do this first:
Your extractor is not just an appliance. It's a system that cuts through walls, runs through ceiling voids, involves three different trades, and must comply with building regulations. And it's the single most common source of coordination failures in a kitchen extension.
The problem is timing. By the time most homeowners start thinking about their extractor, the electrician has already first-fixed the power supply in the wrong place, the ceiling is plastered over the only viable duct route, and the builder has moved on to the next job. Retrofitting after the ceiling is up costs hundreds of pounds and leaves you with a bodge.
This guide covers what you actually need to decide, when you need to decide it, and who needs to know.
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