Fit-only kitchen fitting in Swanage

When does fit-only kitchen fitting make sense in Swanage?

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

People in Dorset who have bought from a trade counter often want a fitter who will check the plan against the room before any boxes are opened. Homes right across Swanage are covered, as are nearby places such as Poole, Bournemouth and the villages in between.

What does the job involve?

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

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
Laminate or wood worktops cut, jointed, sealed and fixed down
End panels, filler panels, plinths, cornice and light rail scribed and fitted
Doors and drawer fronts hung and adjusted, with handles drilled and fitted

Guide prices for fit-only kitchen fitting in Swanage

As a starting point for Swanage, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the South West. Costs in the South West sit close to the national guide.

Guide prices for fit-only kitchen fitting in Swanage
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen (5–10 units)Labour to fit units, doors, laminate worktops and panels you have bought	£1,500–£2,600
Medium kitchen (10–15 units)As above	£2,600–£3,600
Large kitchen (15+ units, island or tall larders)As above	£3,600–£4,600
Fitter day rateOne fitter; a two-person team is usually £300–£450 per day	£190–£290 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%.

Fitting kitchens in older and newer Swanage homes

The housing mix across Dorset includes thatched cottages, Victorian and Edwardian villas, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Edwardian villas in Bournemouth often have a separate kitchen and scullery, while 1930s semis and bungalows tend to have a compact room at the back.

Flats in converted villas may have no lift and shared hallways, and narrow village lanes can make delivering long worktops difficult. Most of Dorset has hard water, so limescale on taps, sinks and boiling water taps is common, and a scale-reducing filter can help.

Regulations for kitchen work in Swanage

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.

Thatched and listed cottages may need listed building consent for internal changes, and owners of flats in converted houses usually need the freeholder's consent before work starts.

Practical advice for Swanage homeowners

Leave appliance manuals in their boxes; they give the housing sizes and ventilation gaps needed to install each appliance correctly in your Swanage kitchen.
Before your kitchen is delivered to your Swanage home, clear a dry room to store the boxes flat, away from damp garages and outbuildings.
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.
If you chose stone worktops, the stone supplier templates and fits them after the base units are fixed, usually one to two weeks later.

Questions about fit-only kitchen fitting in Swanage

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

For a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, budget around £1,500 to £2,600 including VAT in Swanage. That reflects typical costs in the South West; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Which parts of Swanage do you work in?

All of them. Our Dorset coverage takes in the whole of Swanage, including the BH19 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Poole. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

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.

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.

Also covering nearby towns

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