Kitchen installation in Cardiff

Why kitchen installation for a Cardiff home?

If the kitchen in your Cardiff home is twenty years old, with tired doors and worn worktops, a full installation renews everything in one planned job.

Landlords and sellers across South Glamorgan often fit a new kitchen because it is one of the first rooms buyers and tenants judge a home by. We work throughout Cardiff (CF10, CF11, CF14, CF15, CF23 and CF24) and across the wider South Glamorgan area.

What does kitchen installation in Cardiff include?

Here is what usually goes into kitchen installation, adjusted to your Cardiff kitchen after we have measured it:

Gas hobs connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers
Worktops cut, jointed and sealed, or templated for stone
First-fix electrics and plumbing for the new layout
Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected

What does kitchen installation cost in Cardiff?

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

What does kitchen installation cost in Cardiff?
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections	£1,400–£2,300
Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen	£2,300–£3,200
Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels	£3,200–£4,100
Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades	£16,600–£32,000

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 Cardiff

In and around Cardiff, homes range across Victorian terraces, Edwardian villas, post-war estate houses and waterfront apartments. Cardiff's Victorian terraces often have a long galley in the back addition, while Edwardian villas in Penarth may have a separate kitchen and breakfast room.

Much of South Glamorgan has soft to moderately soft water, though some parts are harder, so check with your supplier before choosing a filter. Busy on-street parking in terraced areas and apartment blocks with booked lifts can affect delivery times and how long worktops are carried in.

Regulations for kitchen work in Cardiff

In Wales, fitting a kitchen does not need planning permission, though a listed building may need listed building consent. Part P is wider than in England: extending an existing circuit within a kitchen is notifiable, as well as new circuits and consumer units, so most kitchen electrics are certified through a competent person scheme or building control. New extraction should be designed to the Welsh Approved Document F rates, a refit should not leave ventilation worse than before, and gas work is for Gas Safe registered engineers only.

Listed buildings and conservation areas, including parts of Cardiff and Penarth, may need consent for new vents, and apartment owners usually need the freeholder's consent.

Worth knowing before the fit

Check that your Cardiff delivery can reach the kitchen: tall larder units and long worktops need clear access through doors and stairs.
Before you order a kitchen for your Cardiff home, ask for a survey so the plan is checked against real measurements, not estimates.
Keep the delivery note and plan together until the fit, so any missing parts can be reported to the supplier quickly.
If the house was built before 2000, consider an asbestos survey before strip-out, especially with textured ceilings or old floor tiles.

Questions about kitchen installation in Cardiff

How much does kitchen installation cost in Cardiff?

Guide prices in Cardiff are about £1,400 to £2,300 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only. 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 work near Cardiff as well?

Yes. As well as Cardiff itself, we cover the rest of South Glamorgan and nearby towns such as Penarth and Caerphilly. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

Kitchen installation in neighbouring towns

The same service is available a short drive from Cardiff, including: