Fit-only kitchen fitting · Scotland
Fit-only kitchen fitting in the Scottish Borders
If you need fit-only kitchen fitting anywhere in the Scottish Borders, we survey the kitchen, agree the scope with you and book every trade through to handover.
Why fit-only kitchen fitting for a Scottish Borders home?
If your kitchen is ordered for delivery to your Scottish Borders home and the retailer does not offer fitting, fit only covers the labour to put it in properly.
If you are renovating a house in the Scottish Borders yourself, buying the kitchen direct and paying only for fitting keeps the choice of units and the budget in your hands.
What does fit-only kitchen fitting in the Scottish Borders include?
Here is what usually goes into fit-only kitchen fitting, adjusted to your Scottish Borders kitchen after we have measured it:
- Free survey visit to check your plan, the room and the service positions
- Delivery checked against the plan and delivery note before fitting starts
- Base, wall and tall units positioned, levelled on their legs and fixed to the wall
- Doors and drawer fronts hung and adjusted, with handles drilled and fitted
- Laminate or wood worktops cut, jointed, sealed and fixed down
- End panels, filler panels, plinths, cornice and light rail scribed and fitted
- Sink, tap and appliances connected to the existing water, waste and power points
- Packaging and offcuts cleared, with removal of the old kitchen available as an extra
How much does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in the Scottish Borders?
As a starting point for the Scottish Borders, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Scotland. Prices in Scotland usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Small kitchen (5–10 units)Labour to fit units, doors, laminate worktops and panels you have bought | £1,400–£2,400 |
| Medium kitchen (10–15 units)As above | £2,400–£3,300 |
| Large kitchen (15+ units, island or tall larders)As above | £3,300–£4,200 |
| Fitter day rateOne fitter; a two-person team is usually £300–£450 per day | £170–£260 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 across the Scottish Borders
Across the Scottish Borders you will often find stone mill-town terraces, Victorian villas, farm cottages and post-war council-built houses, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Stone terraces in Hawick and Galashiels often have a small kitchen at the back, while Victorian villas in Peebles and Kelso tend to have larger separate kitchens.
The Scottish Borders generally have soft mains water, though rural homes on private supplies may need testing and filtering. Rural roads and farm tracks can be narrow for delivery lorries, and older town centres may have limited parking, so delivery is planned in advance.
Stone terraces in the mill towns usually have small rooms and thick walls that suit a galley or L-shaped layout. Farm cottages are often off the gas grid, so cooking may be planned around induction, LPG or an oil-fired range.
Rules for fit-only kitchen fitting in the Scottish Borders
In Scotland, fitting kitchen units you have bought does not need a building warrant, and nor does most electrical work in a house, but the work must still meet the building standards and BS 7671. Ask the electrician for an Electrical Installation Certificate or Minor Works Certificate. Gas hobs and cookers must be connected by a Gas Safe registered engineer, and the kitchen should keep extract ventilation that meets standard 3.14.
Older Borders towns often have conservation areas and listed buildings, so a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.
Before you start
- Worktop joint strips or connector bolts, appliance door-fixing kits and the sink, tap and waste are easy to leave off an order.
- Do not open or assemble anything before the survey; sealed boxes make it far easier to claim missing or damaged parts from the supplier.
- Store the boxes flat in a dry, heated room rather than a damp garage, so doors and carcasses do not swell or warp before fitting.
- Measure integrated appliances against the housings on the plan, including ventilation gaps, before buying them separately from the kitchen.
- Ask your supplier for the full order list as well as the plan, so the fitter can check part numbers and not just unit sizes.
- Keep using the old kitchen until fitting day if you can, and ask for its removal and disposal to be priced on the same quote.
Questions about fit-only kitchen fitting in the Scottish Borders
How much does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in the Scottish Borders?
For a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, budget around £1,400 to £2,400 including VAT in the Scottish Borders. That reflects typical costs in Scotland; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Do you cover the whole of the Scottish Borders?
Yes. We carry out fit-only kitchen fitting across the Scottish Borders, including Hawick, Galashiels, Peebles and Kelso. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised 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.
What happens if parts of my kitchen are missing or damaged?
Missing or damaged parts are the supplier's to replace. We check the delivery against your plan and delivery note before fitting starts and tell you straight away if anything is short, broken or wrong, so you can raise it with the supplier while we re-plan the order of work. Units that do not depend on the missing part can often still go in, and sealed boxes make any claim simpler.
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.
Fit-only kitchen fitting in towns across the Scottish Borders
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Hawick
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Galashiels
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Peebles
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Kelso