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Kitchen fitters in Bishop's Stortford: costs and timing
Kitchen installation is what we do most, and it is what we are known for across Hertfordshire and Essex. We fit shaker, handleless and in-frame kitchens from every major supplier, and we manage the whole job so you are not chasing five different trades.
A kitchen install with us starts with a proper survey. We measure the room ourselves, check the floor levels, look at where the waste and services run, and flag anything that could hold the job up before a single unit is unwrapped. You then get a written quote with the work broken down line by line.
On site we strip out the old kitchen, make good the walls and floor, run any new electrics and plumbing through our qualified trades, then fit the carcasses dead level and scribe the worktops and end panels to the walls. Appliances are connected and tested, tiling and splashbacks go in, and the room is left decorated and clean.
We can supply your kitchen through our trade suppliers, or fit one you have bought yourself from any of the major retailers. Either way you get the same survey, the same fixed written price and the same team on site.
Most kitchens take one to two weeks on site. We give you a day by day plan at the start so you know when you will be without a sink, when the worktop templater is coming and when you will be cooking again.
Choosing a worktop? Read about living with solid wood worktops.
Only need new worktops? See our guide to replacing kitchen worktops.
Keeping your units and refreshing the rest? See our kitchen makeover service.
What does a kitchen fitter do?
A kitchen fitter turns a room and a pile of flat packed or rigid units into a working kitchen. With us that covers the survey and measure, the strip out, any changes to pipework and cables through our qualified trades, building and levelling the units, templating and fitting worktops, connecting appliances, then the tiling, flooring and decorating that finish the room. It is one team for the whole new kitchen installation, so nothing falls between separate trades.
New kitchen, makeover or worktops only?
Not every kitchen renovation needs everything ripped out. A full new kitchen fit replaces the units and usually the layout, and it is what this page covers. If the cabinets are sound and you like where everything sits, a kitchen makeover keeps the boxes and changes the doors, worktops, splashback, paint and lighting instead. If the only thing letting the room down is the worktop, a worktop-only replacement goes onto your existing units. We will tell you at the survey which of the three makes sense.
What order to renovate a kitchen in
The order is the same on every job: strip out, first fix electrics and plumbing, plastering and making good, units fitted and levelled, worktops templated and fitted, appliances connected, then splashback tiling, flooring where it runs after the units, and decoration last. Following that sequence keeps finished surfaces clear of the dusty work, and it is why most kitchens take one to two weeks on site.
Kitchen services
- Kitchen Sink Installation
- Kitchen Island Installation
- Utility Room Installation
- Kitchen Fitters Cambridge
- Kitchen Fitters Hertfordshire
- IKEA Kitchen Fitters
- Wren Kitchen Fitters and Supplied Kitchen Fitting
- Kitchen Splashbacks
- Kitchen makeovers
- Kitchen worktop replacement
- Quartz and granite worktops
- Kitchen door replacement
- Painting kitchen cupboards
- Kitchen tiling and splashbacks
- What a new kitchen costs
- Kitchen fitters across Essex
What the price includes
- Strip out and safe disposal of the old kitchen
- Plastering and making good walls and ceilings
- First and second fix electrics and plumbing
- Unit assembly, fitting and levelling
- Worktop templating, fitting and jointing
- Appliance installation and testing
- Splashback tiling, flooring and decoration
Guides on cost and timing
- How much does a new kitchen cost in Hertfordshire and Essex?
- How long does it take to fit a new kitchen?
- Quartz worktop cost and kitchen worktop replacement prices
- Small kitchen layouts that add worktop without an extension
- How to get your home ready before a kitchen fitter arrives
- What happens at a kitchen survey, and why it matters
- Shaker, handleless or in-frame: choosing a kitchen style
- What order should a home refurbishment be done in?
- Kitchen fitting cost, labour only: what decides the price
- Need a kitchen fitter for a kitchen you have already bought?
- Replacing kitchen worktops only: new tops on old units
- Building regulations for a new kitchen or bathroom
- New kitchen doors or a whole new kitchen?
- Tiled kitchen splashbacks: ideas, set out and timing
- Kitchen island cost: what you are really paying for
- Solid wood worktops: what living with them is really like
- Quartz vs Granite Worktops
Common questions
- Do you fit a kitchen I have already bought?
- Yes. We fit kitchens bought from any of the major retailers, or we can supply one for you. The survey and written quote work the same way for both.
- How long does a kitchen installation take?
- Most kitchens take one to two weeks on site, and you get a day by day programme before we start.
- Will I have one point of contact?
- Yes. One team handles the job from strip out to the final coat of paint, so you are not chasing separate trades.
- Do you clean up each day?
- Yes. Waste is cleared as we go and the room is cleaned down at the end of each day.
- What order should you renovate a kitchen in?
- Strip out, first fix services, plastering, units, worktops, appliances, then tiling, flooring and decoration. Doing it in that order protects the finishes from the dusty stages.
- How do you fix ripped kitchen cabinet fittings?
- Where a hinge or runner has pulled out of the board, the fixing hole is repaired or the hinge is moved to fresh board, and worn hinges or runners are replaced. If the carcass itself is swollen or broken, we say so and price a repair or replacement unit.
- What does a kitchen fitter do?
- Surveys and measures the room, strips out the old kitchen, coordinates the electrics and plumbing, fits and levels the units, fits the worktops and appliances, and finishes with tiling, flooring and decorating. With us it is all one team.