Kitchen fitting
Supply and fit kitchens
Supply and fit means buying a kitchen and having it installed through one company. We survey the room, design the layout, help you choose doors, carcasses, worktops and appliances, then order everything, take delivery and fit it, along with the electrics, plumbing, tiling and flooring the job needs. Design is included in the price, and you have a single point of responsibility for both the parts and the fit.
When do you need supply and fit kitchens?
Supply and fit suits people who would rather not coordinate a retailer, a fitter and several trades themselves. When one company orders the kitchen and fits it, there is no argument about whether a gap, a short panel or a damaged door is a supply problem or a fitting problem. The plan is also drawn by the people who have to build it, so wall lengths, service positions and appliance housings are checked before anything is ordered.
The process starts with a free survey visit, where we measure the room and talk through how you cook, store and use the space. We then prepare a layout, a specification and an itemised written quote. Your price is fixed in writing once the layout, specification and scope are agreed, and the payment terms are set out in the quote before anything is ordered. We then order, take delivery, check every item and book each trade in the right order.
What is included?
- Free survey visit with full measurements and a check of the services
- Layout design and specification included in the supply-and-fit price
- Help choosing door styles, carcass construction, worktops, sinks and appliances
- Units, panels, plinths, worktops and fixings ordered to the agreed plan
- Delivery received by us and every item checked before fitting begins
- Strip-out, electrics, plumbing and gas work booked with qualified trades
- Units, worktops, sink and appliances fitted, with stone templated after the base units
- Splashbacks, tiling, flooring and a final check together before handover
How much does supply and fit kitchens cost?
These are national guide prices including VAT at 20%. Prices are higher in London and the South East and lower in much of the North, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Choose your area below for a local range.
| Typical project | Guide price |
|---|---|
| Budget refit, supplied and fittedStandard units, laminate worktops, essential appliances | £8,000–£18,000 |
| Mid-range kitchen, supplied and fittedRigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops, integrated appliances | £18,000–£35,000 |
| Premium kitchen, supplied and fittedDesigner ranges, stone worktops, premium appliances | £35,000–£75,000 |
Supply-and-fit ranges include design, units, worktops, the appliances described, fitting and the electrics, plumbing and finishes a typical refit needs; knock-throughs, new gas runs and major replastering are quoted separately. Your price is confirmed after a free survey visit.
How long does it take?
Typical timescale: 4 to 20 weeks from order, depending on the range; 1 to 3 weeks on site. The programme for your kitchen is set out in the quote, and depends on the size of the room, what is moving, lead times for units and worktops and, after plastering, drying time.
Do you need permission or building regulations approval?
The rules differ across the UK. Choose your nation:
A supplied and fitted kitchen needs no planning permission in England, except where listed building consent applies or a new vent is cut through the outside wall of a flat. New circuits and consumer units are notifiable under Part P and certified through a competent person scheme or building control. Cooker hoods are planned to meet Approved Document F, and gas hobs are connected by Gas Safe registered engineers.
In Wales, a new kitchen needs no planning permission; a listed building may need listed building consent, and a new outside vent from a flat may need planning permission. Because extending an existing circuit within a kitchen is notifiable in Wales, the electrics for almost any new layout are certified through a competent person scheme or building control. Extraction is designed to Approved Document F, and gas connections are made by Gas Safe registered engineers only.
In Scotland, supplying and fitting a kitchen does not usually need a building warrant, though removing a load-bearing wall or changing how waste water is discharged does. Electrical work must meet the building standards and BS 7671, with an Electrical Installation Certificate on completion. Extraction should meet standard 3.14, gas hobs and cookers are connected only by Gas Safe registered engineers, and listed buildings may need listed building consent.
In Northern Ireland, a new kitchen in the same room needs no planning permission, and building control is only involved for structural changes or new drainage. Domestic electrics have no notification scheme, but the work is installed, tested and certified to BS 7671. Technical Booklet K covers kitchen ventilation, gas work is for Gas Safe registered engineers only, and listed buildings may need consent for internal changes.
What should you think about before starting?
- Lead times vary by range: roughly four to six weeks for budget kitchens, six to ten for mid-range and twelve to twenty for premium.
- Bespoke and made-to-measure kitchens typically take longer still, so allow for that if you are working towards a moving-in date.
- Choose appliances before the design is finalised, as their sizes decide housing widths, tall unit heights and where sockets and isolators go.
- Carcass construction matters as much as the doors: ask about board thickness, back panels and whether units arrive rigid or flat-pack.
- Read the payment terms in the written quote before ordering, including what is due at each stage, as the kitchen is ordered specifically for you.
- Settle the specification before the order is placed, because changing doors, worktops or layout afterwards can add cost and several weeks.
How does the project run?
- Guide price. Use the online guide-price tool or call us for a realistic range for your area
- Free survey visit. We measure the room, check walls, floors and service positions, and look at the plan or delivery
- Itemised written quote. Broken down by stage and trade, with any worktop templating, engineer or approval costs listed
- Fitting in the right order. Strip-out, first fix, units, worktops, second fix and finishing, with the trades booked in sequence
- Final check and handover. A walk-round together, certificates for electrics and gas, and the manufacturers' documents
Questions about supply and fit kitchens
How much does a supply and fit kitchen cost?
A budget kitchen supplied and fitted is typically £8,000 to £18,000 including VAT, a mid-range kitchen with rigid units, quartz or solid wood worktops and integrated appliances £18,000 to £35,000, and a premium kitchen £35,000 to £75,000. The range, the worktop material, the appliances and how much the layout changes make the biggest difference. Your price is fixed in writing once the layout, specification and scope are agreed.
How long does a supplied kitchen take to arrive?
Roughly four to six weeks for budget ranges, six to ten weeks for mid-range and twelve to twenty weeks for premium ranges, counted from the order. Bespoke and made-to-measure kitchens typically take longer. Stone worktops are templated once the base units are fixed and fitted about one to two weeks later. We confirm the expected lead time for your chosen range before you commit to an order.
Is kitchen design included when you supply the kitchen?
Yes. The measured survey, layout plan and specification are part of the supply-and-fit price rather than a separate charge. You see the layout, door and worktop choices and appliance positions before ordering, and changes are made at the planning stage, when they are simple to redraw. The agreed plan is what we order from and what the fitters work to.
Who is responsible if a supplied part is wrong or damaged?
We are. Because we order the kitchen and take delivery, we check every item against the plan and deal with the supplier directly if anything is missing, damaged or wrong. You do not have to chase a retailer while a fitter waits on site. If a replacement affects the timetable, we tell you and re-plan the order of work around it.
What are the payment terms for a supply and fit kitchen?
Payment terms are set out in your written quote before anything is ordered, so you know exactly what is due and at which stage. They depend on the range and the scope of work, and nothing is ordered until you have read and agreed them. If any part of the schedule is unclear, ask about it before you sign rather than after the order has been placed.
Can I choose my own appliances with a supply and fit kitchen?
Yes. You can choose appliances through us as part of the specification or buy them yourself. If you buy them, send us the model details before the design is finalised, so housings, ventilation gaps, door-fixing kits and power points are planned around them. Any manufacturer cover on appliances you buy stays with you and the retailer you bought them from.
Related guides
- How much does a new kitchen cost in the UK?
- Fit only or supply and fit: which is better value for a kitchen?
Related kitchen services
- Kitchen design and planning
- Kitchen installation
- Kitchen worktop fitting
- Integrated appliance installation
Where do we carry out supply and fit kitchens?
We take on supply and fit kitchens across England, Wales, mainland Scotland and Northern Ireland. Choose your area for local guide prices and the rules that apply there.
England
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- County Durham
- the East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- the Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- the West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire