Kitchen installation in Cardigan

Is kitchen installation right for your Cardigan kitchen?

Landlords and sellers across Dyfed often fit a new kitchen because it is one of the first rooms buyers and tenants judge a home by.

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

What is in a typical job?

The exact scope is agreed after the survey, but a typical job in Cardigan covers:

Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
Panels, plinths, cornice, splashback and a final check before handover
Worktops cut, jointed and sealed, or templated for stone
Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe

Guide prices for kitchen installation in Cardigan

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in Wales, and are firmed up once we have seen your Cardigan kitchen. Prices in Wales usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.

Guide prices for kitchen installation in Cardigan
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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

The housing mix across Dyfed includes stone cottages, Victorian terraces, farmhouses and post-war bungalows, so no two kitchen fits are quite alike. Stone cottages and farmhouses often have a small kitchen in a rear extension, while terraces in Llanelli and Aberystwyth tend to have a narrow galley at the back.

Mains water across most of Dyfed is soft, so limescale is rarely a big problem, though farms on private supplies may need their own filtering. Rural farm tracks, steep coastal lanes and long distances between villages can affect delivery vehicles, so worktop lengths and timing need planning ahead.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Cardigan

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.

Homes in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park or Bannau Brycheiniog, listed cottages and conservation areas may need consent for a new external vent or historic alterations.

Before you book kitchen installation in Cardigan

Keep the delivery note and plan together until the fit, so any missing parts can be reported to the supplier quickly.
Order stone worktops early in the plan, as templating can only happen once the base units are fixed.
If your house in Dyfed is older, ask for the walls to be checked for level; out-of-true walls change how units and worktops are scribed.
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 Cardigan

How much does kitchen installation cost in Cardigan?

Kitchen installation in Cardigan typically costs £1,400 to £2,300 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, based on prices in Wales. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Do you cover all of Cardigan?

Yes. We work across Cardigan, including the SA43 postcode district, and nearby towns such as Carmarthen and Haverfordwest. Book a free survey visit and we will arrange a time that suits you.

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.

Do I need building regulations approval for a new kitchen?

Usually only for parts of the job. Fitting units does not need approval, but new electrical circuits are notifiable in England and Wales, removing a load-bearing wall needs approval everywhere, and in Scotland structural work needs a building warrant. Gas work must always be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Also covering nearby towns

Close to Cardigan? We cover these nearby towns too: