Utility room fitting in Eastleigh

Thinking about utility room fitting in Eastleigh?

Dog owners and keen walkers around Eastleigh often ask for a utility with a deep sink, a coat cupboard and somewhere to leave muddy boots and wet jackets.

When a new kitchen is being planned in Hampshire, moving the laundry to a utility often makes room for deep drawers or a dishwasher in the kitchen itself. Homes right across Eastleigh are covered, as are nearby places such as Southampton, Romsey and the villages in between.

What is included in the work?

Your written quote lists everything included. For utility room fitting, that normally means:

Free survey visit to check water, waste, power and outside wall positions
Base, wall and tall units fitted, levelled and fixed to the wall
Worktop over the washing machine and dryer, supported clear of the appliances
Extract fan fitted to clear moisture from washing and drying
Utility sink and tap plumbed in, with new supplies and waste where none exist
Stacking kit fitted where the washer and dryer sit one above the other

Utility room fitting prices in Eastleigh

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in the South East, and are firmed up once we have seen your Eastleigh kitchen. Labour in the South East generally costs more than the UK average, which lifts these ranges a little.

Utility room fitting prices in Eastleigh
Typical project	Guide price
Utility units and worktop fitted (fit only)Three to six units, laminate worktop, panels	£1,400–£3,400
Utility room supplied and fittedUnits, worktop, sink, washer and dryer connections	£3,400–£8,000
New utility plumbing for a sink and washing machineSupplies, waste and valves where none exist	£460–£1,200

Fit-only and supply-and-fit ranges cover units, worktop and standard sink and appliance connections, with new plumbing where none exists as a separate line; extract fans, dryer vents and new circuits are quoted on top. Prices include VAT at 20%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in Eastleigh?

Typical homes in this part of Hampshire include Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, post-war estate houses and thatched and brick cottages. Terraces in Southampton and Portsmouth often have a narrow back kitchen, while post-war estate houses tend to have a compact rectangular room suited to an L-shape.

Dense terraced streets can be very tight for parking, and New Forest lanes and village roads may limit the size of delivery vehicle. Water across Hampshire is mostly hard, largely from chalk sources, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is common and a filter can help.

Do you need approval for utility room fitting in Eastleigh?

Fitting a utility room needs no planning permission in England, though a new dryer vent through the outside wall of a flat may need planning permission and the freeholder's consent. Adding sockets to an existing circuit is not notifiable, but a new circuit is, under Part P. Approved Document F sets an extract rate of about 30 litres per second for a utility room, so a new fan should be sized to meet it, and if an open-flued boiler shares the room, a Gas Safe registered engineer should carry out a spillage test once a fan is fitted.

Homes within the New Forest or South Downs national parks, listed cottages and conservation areas may need consent for a new extractor vent or alterations to historic features.

Before you book utility room fitting in Eastleigh

Before choosing a dryer for your Eastleigh utility, check whether there is an outside wall close enough for a short, straight vent duct.
Ask for an isolation valve on the washing machine supply that can be reached without pulling the machine out from under the worktop.
If your Hampshire home has an open-flued boiler in the utility, ask for a spillage test by a Gas Safe registered engineer once an extract fan goes in.
A worktop over appliances needs support at each side and a gap above the machines, so they can be slid out for servicing.

Questions about utility room fitting in Eastleigh

How much does utility room fitting cost in Eastleigh?

Guide prices in Eastleigh are about £1,400 to £3,400 including VAT for fitting three to six utility units and a worktop you have bought. 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 work near Eastleigh as well?

Yes. As well as Eastleigh itself, we cover the rest of Hampshire and nearby towns such as Southampton and Romsey. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

Can a worktop go over a washing machine and dryer?

Yes, and it is one of the most common utility layouts. The worktop is supported by units, end panels or a rail at each side rather than resting on the machines, with a small gap above them for vibration and so they can be slid out for servicing. Standard front-loading machines usually fit under a standard-height worktop, but we check the appliance heights against the plan first.

Does a condenser or heat pump dryer need an outside vent?

No. Condenser and heat pump dryers do not need an outside vent, so they can go where a vented dryer cannot. They collect water in a container that has to be emptied, or they can be connected to the waste so they drain automatically, which is easy when the dryer sits beside the washing machine. They still give off some warmth, so the space needs air around it. A vented dryer needs a duct to an outside wall.

Does a utility room need an extractor fan?

Yes, in most cases. Washing and drying put a lot of moisture into a small space, so extract ventilation is strongly advised: Approved Document F sets a rate of about 30 litres per second for utility rooms in England and Wales, and the building standards in Scotland and Technical Booklet K in Northern Ireland cover ventilation too. An extract fan ducted outside is the usual answer, with a window helping but not replacing it. A vented dryer needs its own duct as well.

Utility room fitting near Eastleigh

We also carry out utility room fitting in these towns near Eastleigh: