Kitchen installation · Northern Ireland
Kitchen installation in County Antrim
Kitchen installation in County Antrim starts with a free visit to measure up, then a written scope and quote before any work begins.
Is kitchen installation right for your County Antrim kitchen?
Landlords and sellers across County Antrim often fit a new kitchen because it is one of the first rooms buyers and tenants judge a home by.
Many people in County Antrim replace a kitchen when they move in, before unpacking, so the noisy work is done while the house is still empty.
What does kitchen installation in County Antrim include?
Your written quote lists everything included. For kitchen installation, that normally means:
- Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
- Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe
- First-fix electrics and plumbing for the new layout
- Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
- 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
- Panels, plinths, cornice, splashback and a final check before handover
How much does kitchen installation cost in County Antrim?
Typical kitchen installation prices for homes in County Antrim, including VAT and adjusted for Northern Ireland. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Prices in Northern Ireland usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.
| 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 across County Antrim
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.
Opening the return kitchen of a Belfast terrace into the living room is a common way to make a kitchen-diner. Rural bungalows often run on oil-fired heating, and owners frequently want a larger kitchen with a utility room for boots and laundry.
Rules for kitchen installation in County Antrim
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.
Before you start
- Decide where the sink, hob and dishwasher go early, because moving them later means repeating plumbing, electrics and tiling.
- If the house was built before 2000, consider an asbestos survey before strip-out, especially with textured ceilings or old floor tiles.
- Order stone worktops for templating as soon as the base units are fixed, as fabrication usually takes one to two weeks.
- Book the survey before you order a kitchen, so the plan is checked against real wall lengths, window heights and service positions.
- Keep the delivery note and plan together until the fit, so any missing parts can be reported to the supplier quickly.
- Check that your County Antrim delivery can reach the kitchen: tall larder units and long worktops need clear access through doors and stairs.
Questions about kitchen installation in County Antrim
How much does kitchen installation cost in County Antrim?
For a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, budget around £1,300 to £2,200 including VAT in County Antrim. That reflects typical costs in Northern Ireland; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.
Do you cover the whole of County Antrim?
Yes. We carry out kitchen installation across County Antrim, including Belfast, Lisburn, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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.
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.
Kitchen installation in towns across County Antrim
Choose a town for local guide prices and postcode coverage:
- Kitchen installation in Belfast
- Kitchen installation in Lisburn
- Kitchen installation in Newtownabbey
- Kitchen installation in Carrickfergus
- Kitchen installation in Ballymena
- Kitchen installation in Antrim
- Kitchen installation in Larne
- Kitchen installation in Ballymoney