Kitchen refurbishment in Belfast

Who usually needs kitchen refurbishment in Belfast?

If you have bought a house in Belfast with a dated kitchen that still works, refreshing the doors, worktop and sink is often the quickest way to make it feel like your own.

People preparing to sell a home in County Antrim sometimes refresh the kitchen instead of replacing it, so viewers see clean doors, a sound worktop and modern lighting without a full refit bill. We work throughout Belfast (BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5 and BT6) and across the wider County Antrim area.

What is in a typical job?

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

Sink and tap replaced on the existing supplies and waste
Under-cabinet and ceiling lighting updated by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
Tiled, glass or panel splashback fitted once the new worktops are in
Free survey visit to check every carcass for water damage, level and fixings
Damaged units or tired appliances swapped where the rest of the kitchen is sound
New doors, drawer fronts, end panels and plinths fitted to the existing units

What should you budget for kitchen refurbishment in Belfast?

The figures below are guide prices for Belfast, including VAT and adjusted for typical costs across Northern Ireland. The fixed price comes after we have measured up. Labour rates in Northern Ireland are generally lower than in London and the South East, so these ranges are a little below the national guide.

What should you budget for kitchen refurbishment in Belfast?
Typical project	Guide price
New doors, worktops and handles on sound unitsCarcasses kept, everything you see replaced	£2,200–£5,300
Refresh plus sink, tap, splashback and lightingA full visual refit without moving services	£3,500–£7,900
Partial refit with some new units and appliancesDamaged units swapped, new appliances fitted	£5,300–£12,300

Guide ranges assume the existing layout and services stay in place with laminate or wood worktops; stone worktops, moved services, new circuits, flooring and plastering are priced as separate lines. Prices include VAT at 20%.

Fitting kitchens in older and newer Belfast homes

In and around Belfast, homes range across red-brick terraces, Victorian villas, post-war estate houses and rural bungalows. 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.

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. 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.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Belfast

In Northern Ireland, a kitchen refurbishment needs no planning permission or building control application, although a listed building may need listed building consent before historic features are removed. There is no Part P-style notification for domestic electrics, but new lighting and sockets should be installed and tested to BS 7671 and certified. A gas hob must be reconnected by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

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 book kitchen refurbishment in Belfast

Before booking a refurbishment for your Belfast home, empty the sink cupboard and check the base for swelling or soft spots, as it decides whether that unit stays.
If you let a property in Belfast, book the refurbishment between tenancies and choose durable finishes such as laminate worktops and wipe-clean splashbacks.
In an older house in County Antrim, ask for the walls behind the worktop to be checked for level, as a new straight worktop can show gaps the old one hid.
Keep appliances that fit their housings, but check that any new integrated appliance matches the existing gap and door-fixing method.

Questions about kitchen refurbishment in Belfast

How much does kitchen refurbishment cost in Belfast?

Guide prices in Belfast are about £2,200 to £5,300 including VAT for new doors, worktops and handles on sound units. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.

Which parts of Belfast do you work in?

All of them. Our County Antrim coverage takes in the whole of Belfast, including the BT1, BT2, BT3, BT4, BT5 and BT6 postcode districts, as well as surrounding towns such as Castlereagh. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

How long will I be without a kitchen during a refurbishment?

Usually two to seven days on site. New doors and handles can often be fitted in a day or two with the kitchen usable between visits. Replacing worktops, the sink and the splashback takes longer, and stone worktops add about one to two weeks between templating and fitting. Ask about a temporary worktop so the sink can stay in use during that gap.

Will a refurbished kitchen look like a new one?

It can come very close, because doors, worktops, handles and the splashback make up most of what you see. The differences show inside the cupboards and in the layout, which stays the same. Matching new end panels, plinths and cornice to the doors matters, because old panels left in place give the age of the kitchen away.

How do you check whether my kitchen units are sound?

At the survey we check the carcasses one by one. We look for swollen or flaking board around the sink, dishwasher and kettle area, staining from old leaks, sagging shelves, damaged hinge holes, loose wall fixings and units that have dropped out of level. Sound carcasses are kept, and damaged ones are listed on the quote as replacements so nothing is left to chance later.

Nearby places we cover

Neighbouring towns where we offer kitchen refurbishment: