How Much Time Does It Take To Install A New Kitchen?

While the time required to install a kitchen varies according to the scope of the project, a decent rule of thumb is one week for a simple kitchen when substituting like for like. This does not take into account the time necessary to plan a new kitchen. If your kitchen makeover is part of a bigger home expansion or remodel, or if the design and fittings are more involved, the project may take many weeks, if not months. Most people like to install a new kitchen in a garage conversion or even a house extension.

A typical work schedule for installing a kitchen

1. Create your brief and budget.
2. Communicate your specifications.
3. We agree on a formal contract, schedule the work, and agree on a budget. (Keep in mind that the majority of competent builders will not be available to begin immediately; consider this on your schedule.)
4. We finalize your brief.
5. Disposal of the previous kitchen. This should take around a day.
6. Complete plumbing and electrical work, as well as final measurements.
7. Conduct wall repairs, such as patching or plastering.
8. Decoration – the process of painting or wallpapering walls, woodwork, and other surfaces.
9. Now is the time to install new flooring (tiles, floorboards or lino etc).
10. Base units are installed first, followed by wall units.
11. Worktops have been erected and the piping for the new sink has been connected.
12. Tiling the walls.
13. Units are equipped with doors and knobs.
14. Appliances have been fitted.
15. Certificates required are handed over to you for safekeeping.

Costs of kitchen remodelling on an average basis

A new kitchen may cost between £7,000 and £20,000, depending on the size of the room, the specification, the quality of the materials used, the number of appliances, the cost of installation, and the location in which you reside.

While a few simple flat-pack kitchen modules can be purchased for around £1,000 and installed on a do-it-yourself basis, high-end kitchens can be sophisticated and often of higher quality, justifying their significantly higher price tag.

Selections such as multi-oven range cookers and professional-style kitchen faucets, as well as high-quality kitchen units and stone worktops, will all contribute to the ultimate cost, so it is critical to consider the quality and finish you desire from the outset. For example, a top-of-the-range professional style range cooker would cost more than £10,000, while entry-level versions start at £650. Kitchen workshops also vary significantly in price, with laminate costing around £25 per linear metre and real stone or composite costing around £275-£350 per countertop linear metre.

Budget for smaller details as well, such as the hinges on your unit doors – though most kitchens come equipped with soft-close hinges these days, some businesses charge roughly £20 per door or £35-50 per drawer for them.

When selecting a contractor to construct your new kitchen, obtain at least three quotations to obtain a more accurate estimate of the project’s expenses prior to making a final selection.

The prices mentioned representing the projected average expenses for June 2021.

Cost of kitchen installation

The duration and cost of installation will vary based on a variety of factors, including the following:

• The size of the area and the number of units being installed
• The kind of worktop that you select (stone, for example, is trickier to fit than laminate).
• What type of ornamental work, such as plastering, is required?
• Whether you are installing new flooring,

The scope of the work — relocating or extending a kitchen, for example, will certainly need more labour than a simple like-for-like replacement of equipment.

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