Kitchen installation in Portslade

Why kitchen installation for a Portslade home?

If you have bought a kitchen online or from a trade counter for your Portslade home, we can check the delivery against the plan and fit it properly.

Landlords and sellers across East Sussex often fit a new kitchen because it is one of the first rooms buyers and tenants judge a home by. Homes right across Portslade are covered, as are nearby places such as Hove, Shoreham-by-Sea and the villages in between.

What we cover for kitchen installation in Portslade

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

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
Panels, plinths, cornice, splashback and a final check before handover
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
Worktops cut, jointed and sealed, or templated for stone

Guide prices for kitchen installation in Portslade

The figures below are guide prices for Portslade, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across the South East. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Prices in the South East usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

Guide prices for kitchen installation in Portslade
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%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in Portslade?

Across East Sussex you will often find Regency townhouses and flats, Victorian terraces, 1930s semis and seaside bungalows, and each shapes the kitchen differently. Regency and Victorian houses split into flats often have small kitchens in former reception rooms, while 1930s semis usually have a compact kitchen at the back.

East Sussex has hard water, so limescale builds up on taps, kettles and boiling water taps, and a filter or softener is worth considering. Seafront flats without lifts, permit parking and steep streets in the coastal towns can make delivery and waste removal slower, so access needs planning.

Do you need approval for kitchen installation in Portslade?

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 Regency buildings, conservation areas and homes inside the South Downs National Park may need consent for a new external vent, and flat owners usually need freeholder consent.

Planning ahead

Clear the room and the route to it before fitting day, and arrange somewhere in your Portslade home for a kettle and microwave.
Order stone worktops early in the plan, as templating can only happen once the base units are fixed.
Before you order a kitchen for your Portslade home, ask for a survey so the plan is checked against real measurements, not estimates.
Leave every box sealed until the fit; parts get lost or damaged once packaging is opened and stacked around the house.

Questions about kitchen installation in Portslade

How much does kitchen installation cost in Portslade?

Kitchen installation in Portslade typically costs £1,700 to £2,900 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only, based on prices in the South East. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Do you cover all of Portslade?

Yes. We work across Portslade, including the BN41 postcode district, and nearby towns such as Hove and Shoreham-by-Sea. 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.

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.

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.

Nearby places we cover

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