Kitchen refurbishment in Gillingham

Why do people in Gillingham choose kitchen refurbishment?

Some Gillingham households want a new look but cannot face two weeks without a kitchen; a refurbishment keeps the services in place and shortens the time the room is out of use.

If you have bought a house in Gillingham 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. Kitchens in every part of Gillingham are covered, and the survey visit is free wherever you are in Kent.

What we cover for kitchen refurbishment in Gillingham

Your written quote lists everything included. For kitchen refurbishment, that normally means:

Damaged units or tired appliances swapped where the rest of the kitchen is sound
Old worktops removed and new laminate, wood or stone worktops fitted
New doors, drawer fronts, end panels and plinths fitted to the existing units
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
New handles drilled and fitted, with hinges and drawer runners adjusted or replaced

What does kitchen refurbishment cost in Gillingham?

As a starting point for Gillingham, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the South East. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

What does kitchen refurbishment cost in Gillingham?
Typical project	Guide price
New doors, worktops and handles on sound unitsCarcasses kept, everything you see replaced	£2,900–£6,900
Refresh plus sink, tap, splashback and lightingA full visual refit without moving services	£4,600–£10,400
Partial refit with some new units and appliancesDamaged units swapped, new appliances fitted	£6,900–£16,100

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%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in Gillingham?

Typical homes in this part of Kent include Victorian terraces, weatherboarded cottages, 1930s semis and oast house conversions. Victorian terraces in the Medway towns and along the coast often have a narrow back-addition kitchen, while 1930s semis usually have a small kitchen beside a separate dining room.

Seaside terraces, permit parking and narrow village lanes can each make deliveries slower, so the route for long worktops is best checked at the survey. Water across Kent is hard, so limescale builds up quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth considering.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Gillingham

Refurbishing a kitchen in England needs no planning permission or Building Regulations approval in itself, though a listed home may need listed building consent before historic features are removed. Swapping light fittings or adding sockets on existing kitchen circuits is not notifiable under Part P but must meet BS 7671; a new circuit is notifiable. A gas hob must be disconnected and reconnected by a Gas Safe registered engineer.

Listed weatherboarded and timber-framed cottages, oast conversions and homes in conservation areas such as historic Canterbury may need consent for new external vents.

Getting the most from your kitchen refurbishment

Collect appliance model numbers before the survey so housing sizes and door-fixing kits can be checked against anything you plan to keep or replace.
Before booking a refurbishment for your Gillingham home, empty the sink cupboard and check the base for swelling or soft spots, as it decides whether that unit stays.
In an older house in Kent, ask for the walls behind the worktop to be checked for level, as a new straight worktop can show gaps the old one hid.
Stone worktops are templated once the old tops are off and fitted about one to two weeks later, so plan for a gap without full worktops.

Questions about kitchen refurbishment in Gillingham

How much does kitchen refurbishment cost in Gillingham?

Guide prices in Gillingham are about £2,900 to £6,900 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.

Can you measure up in Gillingham before quoting?

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

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.

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 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.

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