Kitchen installation in Belfast

When does kitchen installation make sense in Belfast?

If you have bought a home in Belfast with a small galley or a dated back kitchen, a new installation can make far better use of the same space.

If you have bought a kitchen online or from a trade counter for your Belfast home, we can check the delivery against the plan and fit it properly. Homes right across Belfast are covered, as are nearby places such as Castlereagh, Newtownabbey and the villages in between.

What does the job involve?

After the survey visit we write the scope down. For kitchen installation in Belfast it usually covers:

Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
First-fix electrics and plumbing for the new layout
Worktops cut, jointed and sealed, or templated for stone
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
Gas hobs connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers
Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Belfast?

As a starting point for Belfast, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Northern Ireland. Costs across Northern Ireland tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Belfast?
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections	£1,300–£2,200
Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen	£2,200–£3,100
Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels	£3,100–£4,000
Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades	£15,800–£31,000

Fit-only guide ranges cover labour for units, laminate worktops and standard connections; stone worktops, new circuits, moved services, tiling, flooring and plastering are priced as separate lines. Prices include VAT at 20%.

Kitchens in homes around Belfast

You will find red-brick terraces, Victorian villas, post-war estate houses and rural bungalows throughout County Antrim. Red-brick terraces in Belfast often have a narrow kitchen in the return, while estate houses and rural bungalows tend to have a separate kitchen with room for a table.

Mains water across most of County Antrim is soft, so limescale is less of a problem and taps and boiling water taps tend to stay cleaner. Terraced streets with entries at the back, city flats with booked lifts and country lanes can each affect deliveries, so the route for worktops is checked at the survey.

Do you need approval for kitchen installation in Belfast?

In Northern Ireland, a like-for-like kitchen refit needs no planning permission or building control application. There is no Part P-style notification for domestic electrics, but the work should be installed and tested to BS 7671 and certified. Structural alterations and new drainage go to council building control under the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, and gas work is for Gas Safe registered engineers only.

Listed buildings and conservation areas in older parts of Belfast and the county towns may need consent for new vents, and apartment owners usually need management consent.

Getting the most from your kitchen installation

Before you order a kitchen for your Belfast home, ask for a survey so the plan is checked against real measurements, not estimates.
Order stone worktops early in the plan, as templating can only happen once the base units are fixed.
Keep the delivery note and plan together until the fit, so any missing parts can be reported to the supplier quickly.
Plan for one to two weeks without a working kitchen; a microwave, kettle and a temporary sink elsewhere make it easier.

Questions about kitchen installation in Belfast

How much does kitchen installation cost in Belfast?

Kitchen installation in Belfast typically costs £1,300 to £2,200 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, based on prices in Northern Ireland. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Do you cover all of Belfast?

Yes. We work across Belfast, including the BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5 and BT6 postcode districts, and nearby towns such as Castlereagh and Newtownabbey. Book a free survey visit and we will arrange a time that suits you.

Can I use my kitchen during the installation?

Not for most of it. Once the old kitchen comes out there is no sink or cooker until the new one is connected, usually a week or two for an average kitchen. We plan the job so the water and power are off for as little time as possible, and we tell you which days will be the most disruptive.

What order does a kitchen installation follow?

The usual sequence is strip-out, any structural work, first-fix electrics and plumbing, plastering, base and wall units, worktops, second fix of sockets, sink, tap and appliances, then splashbacks, flooring and decorating. Some floors go down before the units and some after, depending on the floor type, which we agree at the survey.

Will you fit a kitchen I have bought myself?

Yes. We fit kitchens bought from any retailer, trade counter or online supplier, flat-pack or rigid. On the survey we check the plan, and before fitting we check the delivery against it. Missing or damaged parts are for the supplier to replace, and we tell you straight away so the fit can be re-planned.

Also covering nearby towns

Neighbouring towns where we offer kitchen installation: