Kitchen refurbishment in Lisburn

Is kitchen refurbishment right for your Lisburn kitchen?

After a leak under the sink, some Lisburn homeowners find only a few units are damaged; swapping those and refreshing the fronts can cost far less than starting again.

If you have bought a house in Lisburn 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. Our County Antrim coverage reaches every part of Lisburn (BT27 and BT28) and out towards Belfast.

What is in a typical job?

Every kitchen is different, so we confirm the scope in writing. Most jobs of this kind include:

Tiled, glass or panel splashback fitted once the new worktops are in
Sink and tap replaced on the existing supplies and waste
Damaged units or tired appliances swapped where the rest of the kitchen is sound
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
New handles drilled and fitted, with hinges and drawer runners adjusted or replaced

What does kitchen refurbishment cost in Lisburn?

Typical kitchen refurbishment prices for homes in Lisburn, including VAT and adjusted for Northern Ireland. Your own figure depends on the size of the kitchen, the layout and what is moving. Costs across Northern Ireland tend to sit under UK averages, which these ranges reflect.

What does kitchen refurbishment cost in Lisburn?
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%.

Local homes and their kitchens

You will find red-brick terraces, Victorian villas, post-war estate houses and rural bungalows throughout County Antrim. 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.

Do you need approval for kitchen refurbishment in Lisburn?

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 Lisburn

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.
If your Lisburn kitchen has a tiled splashback, decide early whether it stays; removing old tiles often damages the plaster behind and adds a day of making good.
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.
Open the sink cupboard and look for swollen board or staining; water-damaged carcasses should be replaced, not hidden behind new doors.

Questions about kitchen refurbishment in Lisburn

How much does kitchen refurbishment cost in Lisburn?

Kitchen refurbishment in Lisburn typically costs £2,200 to £5,300 including VAT for new doors, worktops and handles on sound units, based on prices in Northern Ireland. Larger or more involved jobs cost more, and your price is fixed in writing after a free survey visit.

Which parts of Lisburn do you work in?

All of them. Our County Antrim coverage takes in the whole of Lisburn, including the BT27 and BT28 postcode districts, as well as surrounding towns such as Belfast. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

Is it worth refurbishing a kitchen rather than replacing it?

Often, yes, if the carcasses are sound and you are happy with the layout. A refurbishment keeps the hidden structure and spends the budget on what you see. It stops being good value when several units are water-damaged, when you want to move the sink, hob or walls, or when the units are an unusual size that new doors will not suit.

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.

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