Fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham

Why fit-only kitchen fitting for a Chatham home?

If your kitchen is ordered for delivery to your Chatham home and the retailer does not offer fitting, fit only covers the labour to put it in properly.

Plenty of homeowners in Chatham buy a kitchen in a sale or from an online supplier, then look for someone to fit it once the delivery date is booked. If your home is in Chatham or close by in Gillingham or Rochester, the same survey, quote and fitting process applies.

What is included in the work?

The exact scope is agreed after the survey, but a typical job in Chatham covers:

Free survey visit to check your plan, the room and the service positions
Laminate or wood worktops cut, jointed, sealed and fixed down
Base, wall and tall units positioned, levelled on their legs and fixed to the wall
Packaging and offcuts cleared, with removal of the old kitchen available as an extra
Doors and drawer fronts hung and adjusted, with handles drilled and fitted
Sink, tap and appliances connected to the existing water, waste and power points

Guide prices for fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham

The figures below are guide prices for Chatham, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across the South East. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Prices in the South East usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

Guide prices for fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen (5–10 units)Labour to fit units, doors, laminate worktops and panels you have bought	£1,700–£2,900
Medium kitchen (10–15 units)As above	£2,900–£4,000
Large kitchen (15+ units, island or tall larders)As above	£4,000–£5,200
Fitter day rateOne fitter; a two-person team is usually £300–£450 per day	£210–£320 per day

Fit-only prices cover labour for units, doors, panels, plinths and laminate worktops with connections to existing points; stone worktops, new circuits, moved plumbing, gas connections, tiling, flooring and plastering are extra. Prices include VAT at 20%.

Kitchens in homes around Chatham

The housing mix across Kent includes Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Victorian terraces in the Medway towns and along the coast often have a narrow back-addition kitchen, while 1930s semis usually have a small kitchen beside a separate dining room.

Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering. Seaside terraces, permit parking and narrow village lanes can each make deliveries slower, so the route for long worktops is best checked at the survey.

What rules apply to fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham?

Fitting kitchen units you have bought needs no planning permission in England, although a listed building may need listed building consent for work that affects its character. Adding sockets or spurs to an existing kitchen circuit is not notifiable but must meet BS 7671, while a new cooker circuit is notifiable under Part P and certified through a competent person scheme or building control. Gas hobs are connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers.

Listed weatherboarded and timber-framed cottages, oast conversions and homes in conservation areas such as historic Canterbury may need consent for new external vents.

Getting the most from your fit-only kitchen fitting

If you buy a worktop for a Chatham kitchen yourself, check its length covers the longest run plus enough spare for joints and end trims.
Order handles in the right quantity with one or two spares; doors and drawers cannot be finished without them, and missing handles hold up sign-off.
Leave appliance manuals in their boxes; they give the housing sizes and ventilation gaps needed to install each appliance correctly in your Chatham kitchen.
Check the order includes filler panels, end panels, plinths, cornice or light rail, and enough legs and plinth clips for every base unit.

Questions about fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham

How much does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in Chatham?

Fit-only kitchen fitting in Chatham typically costs £1,700 to £2,900 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, based on prices in the South East. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Which parts of Chatham do you work in?

All of them. Our Kent coverage takes in the whole of Chatham, including the ME4 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Gillingham. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

Should I unpack my kitchen before the fitter arrives?

No. Leave everything in its packaging until fitting day. Sealed boxes protect doors and panels from knocks and dust, keep small parts with the right unit, and show that any damage happened before delivery. We open and check the boxes against the plan as the fit begins. The one exception is anything your supplier asks you to inspect on delivery, which you should check and report within their deadline.

What does fit-only kitchen fitting not include?

It does not include stone worktops, new electrical circuits, moved plumbing, gas connections, tiling, flooring or plastering. Stone is templated and fitted by the stone supplier or fabricator once the base units are fixed. Fit only covers the labour for units, doors, panels, plinths and laminate worktops, with connections to the points already in place. Any of the extras can be added as separate lines on the same written quote.

Do I need to order anything extra for a fit-only job?

Often, yes. Retail plans regularly leave out filler panels, end panels, plinths, cornice or light rail, legs and plinth clips, worktop joint strips or connector bolts, appliance door-fixing kits and the sink, tap and waste. On the survey we go through your order line by line and list anything missing, so it can be ordered before the fit rather than halting it halfway through.

Fit-only kitchen fitting near Chatham

We also carry out fit-only kitchen fitting in these towns near Chatham: