Kitchen refurbishment · Scotland
Kitchen refurbishment in Glasgow
If you need kitchen refurbishment anywhere in Glasgow, we survey the kitchen, agree the scope with you and book every trade through to handover.
Thinking about kitchen refurbishment in Glasgow?
If you have bought a house in Glasgow 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.
A kitchen fitted ten or fifteen years ago in a Glasgow home may have good units let down by a chipped laminate worktop, faded doors and a stained sink.
What does kitchen refurbishment in Glasgow include?
Your written quote lists everything included. For kitchen refurbishment, that normally means:
- Free survey visit to check every carcass for water damage, level and fixings
- New doors, drawer fronts, end panels and plinths fitted to the existing units
- Old worktops removed and new laminate, wood or stone worktops fitted
- New handles drilled and fitted, with hinges and drawer runners adjusted or replaced
- Sink and tap replaced on the existing supplies and waste
- Tiled, glass or panel splashback fitted once the new worktops are in
- Under-cabinet and ceiling lighting updated by an electrician and tested to BS 7671
- Damaged units or tired appliances swapped where the rest of the kitchen is sound
How much does kitchen refurbishment cost in Glasgow?
As a starting point for Glasgow, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Prices across Edinburgh and Glasgow are broadly in line with UK averages.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| New doors, worktops and handles on sound unitsCarcasses kept, everything you see replaced | £2,600–£6,100 |
| Refresh plus sink, tap, splashback and lightingA full visual refit without moving services | £4,100–£9,200 |
| Partial refit with some new units and appliancesDamaged units swapped, new appliances fitted | £6,100–£14,300 |
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%.
Kitchens in homes across Glasgow
You will find sandstone tenement flats, Victorian terraces and villas, four-in-a-block flats and post-war high-rise flats throughout Glasgow. Tenement flats often have a kitchen off the hall, sometimes with an old bed recess, while four-in-a-block flats tend to have a narrow galley at the back.
Glasgow's mains water is soft, much of it from Loch Katrine, so limescale is rarely a problem and taps and boiling water taps stay cleaner. Tenement closes and common stairs mean carrying units by hand, often to upper floors, and permit parking near the door may need arranging for delivery day.
Tenement kitchens often have high ceilings and a former bed recess, which can take tall units, a fridge freezer or a small dining nook. Four-in-a-block flats and ex-council houses more often need a full refit with new wiring, better storage and a more practical layout.
Rules for kitchen refurbishment in Glasgow
In Scotland, replacing doors, worktops, a sink or light fittings in a house does not normally need a building warrant, and most electrical work in a house does not either, but it must meet the building standards and BS 7671, so ask for an electrical certificate. A listed building may need listed building consent before historic features are removed. Gas hobs are disconnected and reconnected by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Many of the city's tenement streets, including much of the West End, are conservation areas, so a new external vent may need consent, and common walls involve neighbours.
Before you start
- Keep appliances that fit their housings, but check that any new integrated appliance matches the existing gap and door-fixing method.
- Check whether the hinges and drawer runners can be reused; worn or mismatched fittings can stop new doors from sitting straight.
- Open the sink cupboard and look for swollen board or staining; water-damaged carcasses should be replaced, not hidden behind new doors.
- Measure replacement doors against your carcasses rather than the old doors, as widths, hinge positions and drawer box sizes vary between ranges.
- In an older house in Glasgow, ask for the walls behind the worktop to be checked for level, as a new straight worktop can show gaps the old one hid.
- Photograph the inside of a few cupboards, including the hinges and drawer boxes, so replacement doors and fronts can be matched to your existing carcasses.
Questions about kitchen refurbishment in Glasgow
How much does kitchen refurbishment cost in Glasgow?
Guide prices in Glasgow are about £2,600 to £6,100 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.
Do you cover the whole of Glasgow?
Yes. We carry out kitchen refurbishment across Glasgow. Every job starts with a free survey visit and an itemised written quote.
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.