Kitchen installation in Chatham

Is kitchen installation right for your Chatham kitchen?

A new layout is a common reason to change kitchens in Chatham: moving the sink under the window, adding an island or opening up to the dining room.

Many people in Kent replace a kitchen when they move in, before unpacking, so the noisy work is done while the house is still empty. Our Kent coverage reaches every part of Chatham (ME4) and out towards Gillingham.

What is in a typical job?

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

Gas hobs connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers
Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
First-fix electrics and plumbing for the new layout
Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Chatham?

These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in the South East. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Chatham?
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections	£1,700–£2,900
Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen	£2,900–£4,000
Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels	£4,000–£5,200
Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades	£20,500–£40,000

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%.

Fitting kitchens in older and newer Chatham homes

You will find Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions throughout Kent. Victorian terraces in the Medway towns and along the coast often have a narrow back-addition kitchen, while 1930s semis usually have a small kitchen beside a separate dining room.

Seaside terraces, permit parking and narrow village lanes can each make deliveries slower, so the route for long worktops is best checked at the survey. Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering.

Do you need approval for kitchen installation in Chatham?

Fitting a new kitchen does not need planning permission in England. Listed building consent may be needed if the building is listed, and a new vent through the outside wall of a flat may need planning permission and the freeholder's consent. Electrical work must meet BS 7671, and new circuits or a new consumer unit are notifiable under Part P, so they are certified through a competent person scheme or building control. New extraction should be designed to Approved Document F rates (about 30 litres per second for a hood ducted outside), a refit should not leave ventilation worse than before, and only Gas Safe registered engineers may connect a gas hob.

Listed weatherboarded and timber-framed cottages, oast conversions and homes in conservation areas such as historic Canterbury may need consent for new external vents.

Tips before you start

Before you order a kitchen for your Chatham home, ask for a survey so the plan is checked against real measurements, not estimates.
Clear the room and the route to it before fitting day, and arrange somewhere in your Chatham home for a kettle and microwave.
Order stone worktops early in the plan, as templating can only happen once the base units are fixed.
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 Chatham

How much does kitchen installation cost in Chatham?

For a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, budget around £1,700 to £2,900 including VAT in Chatham. That reflects typical costs in the South East; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Do you work near Chatham as well?

Yes. As well as Chatham itself, we cover the rest of Kent and nearby towns such as Gillingham and Rochester. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

How long does it take to install a kitchen?

Most kitchens take three to twelve days on site to fit, depending on the number of units and whether services are moving. Allow one to three weeks overall once electrics, plumbing, tiling and flooring are included, plus one to two weeks between templating and fitting if you choose stone worktops.

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: