Kitchen installation · West Midlands
Kitchen installation in Shirley
We carry out kitchen installation in Shirley, whether the kitchen came from a retailer, a trade counter or from us, and we put the price in writing before work starts.
Is kitchen installation right for your Shirley kitchen?
If you have bought a home in Shirley with a small galley or a dated back kitchen, a new installation can make far better use of the same space.
A new layout is a common reason to change kitchens in Shirley: moving the sink under the window, adding an island or opening up to the dining room. We cover all of Shirley, including the B90 postcode district, and travel out to neighbouring towns across the West Midlands.
What is included in the work?
After the survey visit we write the scope down. For kitchen installation in Shirley it usually covers:
- Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
- 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
- Base, wall and tall units fixed, levelled and secured to the wall
- Gas hobs connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers
How much does kitchen installation cost in Shirley?
Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the West Midlands, and are firmed up once we have seen your Shirley kitchen. Costs in the West Midlands sit close to the national guide.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections | £1,500–£2,500 |
| Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen | £2,500–£3,500 |
| Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels | £3,500–£4,500 |
| Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades | £18,000–£35,000 |
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 Shirley?
In and around Shirley, homes range across Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, post-war council-built houses and post-war flats and maisonettes. Victorian terraces often have a long galley behind the back room, while 1930s semis across Birmingham and the Black Country tend to have a small kitchen at the rear.
Busy terraced streets, permit parking near town centres and blocks with shared lifts can each affect delivery times and how worktops reach the kitchen. Birmingham's water is relatively soft, while much of the Black Country and Coventry is harder, so check your supplier's hardness figure before choosing a filter.
Building regulations, electrics and gas in Shirley
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 and listed buildings, including parts of Birmingham and Solihull, may need consent for new vents, and flat owners usually need the freeholder's consent first.
Before you book kitchen installation in Shirley
- Ask for appliance sizes and ventilation gaps to be checked against the housings before you buy appliances for a Shirley kitchen.
- If you live in a flat in Shirley, check building rules on working hours, lift protection and parking for the fitting van.
- If your house in the West Midlands is older, ask for the walls to be checked for level; out-of-true walls change how units and worktops are scribed.
- 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 Shirley
How much does kitchen installation cost in Shirley?
Guide prices in Shirley are about £1,500 to £2,500 including VAT for a small kitchen of 5 to 10 units, fit only. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.
Can you measure up in Shirley before quoting?
Yes. Every quote starts with a free, no-obligation survey visit to your home in Shirley. 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.
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.
Kitchen installation in neighbouring towns
Neighbouring towns where we offer kitchen installation:
- Kitchen installation in Solihull
- Kitchen installation in Birmingham
- Kitchen installation in Aston
- Kitchen installation in Smethwick
- Kitchen installation in Redditch
- Kitchen installation in Halesowen
- Kitchen installation across the West Midlands