Fit-only kitchen fitting in Southampton

Thinking about fit-only kitchen fitting in Southampton?

If you are renovating a house in Southampton yourself, buying the kitchen direct and paying only for fitting keeps the choice of units and the budget in your hands.

If you have chosen stone worktops for a Southampton kitchen, fit only gets the base units level and fixed so they are ready when the fabricator arrives to template. If your home is in Southampton or close by in Hythe, Hampshire or Totton, the same survey, quote and fitting process applies.

What we cover for fit-only kitchen fitting in Southampton

After the survey visit we write the scope down. For fit-only kitchen fitting in Southampton it usually covers:

Packaging and offcuts cleared, with removal of the old kitchen available as an extra
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
Delivery checked against the plan and delivery note before fitting starts
Free survey visit to check your plan, the room and the service positions

What does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in Southampton?

As a starting point for Southampton, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the South East. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

What does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in Southampton?
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%.

House types around Southampton and what they mean for a kitchen

Across Hampshire you will often find Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, post-war estate houses and thatched and brick cottages, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Terraces in Southampton and Portsmouth often have a narrow back kitchen, while post-war estate houses tend to have a compact rectangular room suited to an L-shape.

Dense terraced streets can be very tight for parking, and New Forest lanes and village roads may limit the size of delivery vehicle. Water across Hampshire is mostly hard, largely from chalk sources, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common and a filter can help.

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

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.

Homes within the New Forest or South Downs national parks, listed cottages and conservation areas may need consent for a new extractor vent or alterations to historic features.

Practical advice for Southampton homeowners

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.
Book the fit for a date after the full delivery has arrived in Hampshire; a split delivery is a common reason for a fit stalling halfway.
If you buy a worktop for a Southampton kitchen yourself, check its length covers the longest run plus enough spare for joints and end trims.
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 Southampton

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

Guide prices in Southampton are about £1,700 to £2,900 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.

Which parts of Southampton do you work in?

All of them. Our Hampshire coverage takes in the whole of Southampton, including the SO15 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Hythe, Hampshire. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

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.

Nearby places we cover

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