Kitchen installation in Greenwich

What prompts kitchen installation in Greenwich?

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

Many people in Greater London replace a kitchen when they move in, before unpacking, so the noisy work is done while the house is still empty. Homes right across Greenwich are covered, as are nearby places such as New Cross, Blackheath and the villages in between.

What is in a typical job?

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

Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
Panels, plinths, cornice, splashback and a final check before handover
Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
First-fix electrics and plumbing for the new layout

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Greenwich?

As a starting point for Greenwich, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in London. Prices in London usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

What should you budget for kitchen installation in Greenwich?
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections	£2,000–£3,200
Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen	£3,200–£4,600
Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels	£4,600–£5,800
Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades	£23,500–£45,500

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 Greenwich

Typical homes in this part of Greater London include Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis. Victorian terraces often have a narrow galley beside the side return, while conversion flats and mansion blocks usually fit the kitchen into a small room or along one living-room wall.

London's mains water is hard, so limescale builds quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth planning in. Permit parking, red routes and flats without lifts are common, so parking suspensions, stair carries and lift bookings may need arranging before delivery day.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Greenwich

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.

Conservation areas are widespread across London, so a new extractor vent on a front wall may need permission, and leaseholders usually need the freeholder's written consent first.

Worth knowing before the fit

Keep the delivery note and plan together until the fit, so any missing parts can be reported to the supplier quickly.
Check that your Greenwich delivery can reach the kitchen: tall larder units and long worktops need clear access through doors and stairs.
If your house in Greater London is older, ask for the walls to be checked for level; out-of-true walls change how units and worktops are scribed.
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 Greenwich

How much does kitchen installation cost in Greenwich?

For a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, budget around £2,000 to £3,200 including VAT in Greenwich. That reflects typical costs in London; we confirm the actual figure in writing once we have measured up.

Can you measure up in Greenwich before quoting?

Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Greenwich. We measure the room, check the walls, floor and service positions, then send an itemised written quote.

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.

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.

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.

Nearby places we cover

We also carry out kitchen installation in these towns near Greenwich: