Fit-only kitchen fitting · England
Fit-only kitchen fitting in Tyne and Wear
Homeowners and landlords across Tyne and Wear can book us for fit-only kitchen fitting: labour-only fitting for a kitchen you have bought from any supplier, flat-pack or rigid.
When does fit-only kitchen fitting make sense in Tyne and Wear?
People in Tyne and Wear who have bought from a trade counter often want a fitter who will check the plan against the room before any boxes are opened.
If you have chosen stone worktops for a Tyne and Wear kitchen, fit only gets the base units level and fixed so they are ready when the fabricator arrives to template.
What does fit-only kitchen fitting in Tyne and Wear include?
Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:
- 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 Tyne and Wear?
As a starting point for Tyne and Wear, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the North East. Costs across the North East tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Small kitchen (5–10 units)Labour to fit units, doors, laminate worktops and panels you have bought | £1,400–£2,200 |
| Medium kitchen (10–15 units)As above | £2,200–£3,200 |
| Large kitchen (15+ units, island or tall larders)As above | £3,200–£4,000 |
| Fitter day rateOne fitter; a two-person team is usually £300–£450 per day | £160–£250 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 Tyne and Wear
You will find tyneside flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and post-war council-built houses throughout Tyne and Wear. Tyneside flats often have a narrow kitchen in the rear offshoot, while 1930s semis and ex-council houses tend to have a small square kitchen at the back.
Hardness varies across Tyne and Wear, from fairly soft around Newcastle to harder in parts of Sunderland, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Back lanes behind terraced streets can help deliveries, but upper Tyneside flats have their own internal stair, so long worktops need careful handling.
In an upper Tyneside flat, the kitchen often sits in a narrow offshoot, so planning a usable layout within that width is the main task. Terraces and semis frequently have a separate kitchen that owners open into the dining room.
Rules for fit-only kitchen fitting in Tyne and Wear
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.
In conservation areas and listed buildings, such as parts of central Newcastle and Tynemouth, a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.
Before you start
- Check the order includes filler panels, end panels, plinths, cornice or light rail, and enough legs and plinth clips for every base unit.
- Worktop joint strips or connector bolts, appliance door-fixing kits and the sink, tap and waste are easy to leave off an order.
- If you chose stone worktops, the stone supplier templates and fits them after the base units are fixed, usually one to two weeks later.
- Do not open or assemble anything before the survey; sealed boxes make it far easier to claim missing or damaged parts from the supplier.
- Leave appliance manuals in their boxes; they give the housing sizes and ventilation gaps needed to install each appliance correctly in your Tyne and Wear kitchen.
- 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.
Questions about fit-only kitchen fitting in Tyne and Wear
How much does fit-only kitchen fitting cost in Tyne and Wear?
Guide prices in Tyne and Wear are about £1,400 to £2,200 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.
Do you cover the whole of Tyne and Wear?
Yes. We carry out fit-only kitchen fitting across Tyne and Wear, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, South Shields and Gateshead. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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.
Fit-only kitchen fitting in towns across Tyne and Wear
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Sunderland
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in South Shields
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Gateshead
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Washington
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Tynemouth
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Wallsend
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Newburn
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in North Shields
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Whitley Bay
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Houghton-le-Spring
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Felling
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Jarrow
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Gosforth
- Fit-only kitchen fitting in Hebburn