Utility room fitting in Greenwich

When does utility room fitting make sense in Greenwich?

When a new kitchen is being planned in Greater London, moving the laundry to a utility often makes room for deep drawers or a dishwasher in the kitchen itself.

If your Greenwich home has a back lobby or a rear porch with a little spare width, a few units and a stacked washer and dryer can make it a working utility. If your home is in Greenwich or close by in New Cross or Blackheath, the same survey, quote and fitting process applies.

What is in a typical job?

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

Extract fan fitted to clear moisture from washing and drying
Utility sink and tap plumbed in, with new supplies and waste where none exist
A vent to outside for a vented dryer, or a drain hose for condenser models
Free survey visit to check water, waste, power and outside wall positions
Washing machine supply, waste and isolation valve, tested for leaks
Worktop over the washing machine and dryer, supported clear of the appliances

What does utility room fitting cost in Greenwich?

Use these ranges to plan your budget. They include VAT, reflect costs in London, and are firmed up once we have seen your Greenwich kitchen. Prices in London usually run above the national guide, mainly because labour and parking cost more.

What does utility room fitting cost in Greenwich?
Typical project	Guide price
Utility units and worktop fitted (fit only)Three to six units, laminate worktop, panels	£1,600–£3,900
Utility room supplied and fittedUnits, worktop, sink, washer and dryer connections	£3,900–£9,100
New utility plumbing for a sink and washing machineSupplies, waste and valves where none exist	£520–£1,300

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%.

Fitting kitchens in older and newer Greenwich homes

In and around Greenwich, homes range across Victorian and Edwardian terraces, conversion flats, mansion block flats and 1930s semis. Victorian terraces often have a narrow galley beside the side return, while conversion flats and mansion blocks usually fit the kitchen into a small room or along one living-room wall.

Permit parking, red routes and flats without lifts are common, so parking suspensions, stair carries and lift bookings may need arranging before delivery day. London's mains water is hard, so limescale builds quickly on taps and boiling water taps, and a scale-reducing filter is worth planning in.

Regulations for kitchen work in Greenwich

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.

Conservation areas are widespread across London, so a new extractor vent on a front wall may need permission, and leaseholders usually need the freeholder's written consent first.

Planning ahead

If your Greater London 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.
Ask for an isolation valve on the washing machine supply that can be reached without pulling the machine out from under the worktop.
Before choosing a dryer for your Greenwich utility, check whether there is an outside wall close enough for a short, straight vent duct.
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 Greenwich

How much does utility room fitting cost in Greenwich?

Guide prices in Greenwich are about £1,600 to £3,900 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 Greenwich as well?

Yes. As well as Greenwich itself, we cover the rest of Greater London and nearby towns such as New Cross and Blackheath. The process is the same wherever the kitchen is.

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.

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.

Can a utility room go in a garage or under the stairs?

Often, yes, as long as the space already exists and is usable. In a garage it needs to be dry and protected from frost, with power and a route for water and waste. Under the stairs, check the headroom, the ventilation and whether a door can open fully. We fit units and connect appliances in existing spaces; converting a garage into a habitable room is a separate building project.

Also covering nearby towns

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