Kitchen installation in Swansea

Is kitchen installation right for your Swansea kitchen?

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

Some Swansea households already have a kitchen they like the look of but not the fit: doors out of line, gaps at the wall and a worktop that has lifted. Homes right across Swansea are covered, as are nearby places such as Neath, Llanelli and the villages in between.

What does kitchen installation in Swansea include?

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

Free survey visit, measurements and an itemised written quote
Removal and disposal of the old kitchen, with gas and electrics made safe
Worktops cut, jointed and sealed, or templated for stone
Gas hobs connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers
Sink, tap and integrated appliances fitted and connected
Panels, plinths, cornice, splashback and a final check before handover

Kitchen installation prices in Swansea

These guide ranges include VAT at 20% and are adjusted for prices in Wales. We confirm your price in writing after a free survey visit. Prices in Wales usually come in below the national guide, as labour rates are lower than in the South East.

Kitchen installation prices in Swansea
Typical project	Guide price
Small kitchen, 5–10 units, fit onlyYour units fitted, laminate worktop, sink and appliance connections	£1,400–£2,300
Medium kitchen, 10–15 units, fit onlyAs above, for a typical family kitchen	£2,300–£3,200
Large kitchen, 15+ units or an island, fit onlyTall larders, island, more cut-outs and panels	£3,200–£4,100
Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances, fitting and the usual trades	£16,600–£32,000

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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

You will find Victorian terraces, valley terraces, post-war council-built houses and seaside bungalows throughout West Glamorgan. Terraced houses in Swansea and Neath often have a narrow back kitchen, while post-war homes and bungalows tend to have a compact room that suits an L-shaped layout.

Steep hillside streets and terraces with steps to the door can make carrying worktops harder, so the delivery route is planned at the survey. Mains water in West Glamorgan is generally soft, so limescale is less of a worry and taps and boiling water taps tend to stay cleaner.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Swansea

In Wales, fitting a kitchen does not need planning permission, though a listed building may need listed building consent. Part P is wider than in England: extending an existing circuit within a kitchen is notifiable, as well as new circuits and consumer units, so most kitchen electrics are certified through a competent person scheme or building control. New extraction should be designed to the Welsh Approved Document F rates, a refit should not leave ventilation worse than before, and gas work is for Gas Safe registered engineers only.

If your home is listed or in a conservation area, including parts of Swansea and some Gower villages, a new external vent or changes to historic features may need consent.

Worth knowing before the fit

Ask for appliance sizes and ventilation gaps to be checked against the housings before you buy appliances for a Swansea kitchen.
If you live in a flat in Swansea, check building rules on working hours, lift protection and parking for the fitting van.
Check that your Swansea delivery can reach the kitchen: tall larder units and long worktops need clear access through doors and stairs.
Decide where the sink, hob and dishwasher go early, because moving them later means repeating plumbing, electrics and tiling.

Questions about kitchen installation in Swansea

How much does kitchen installation cost in Swansea?

Guide prices in Swansea are about £1,400 to £2,300 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 Swansea before quoting?

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

Also covering nearby towns

The same service is available a short drive from Swansea, including: