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The Process

Six to nine weeks, described honestly.

Every stage, what it actually looks like living without a kitchen for a stretch, and exactly when money moves.

  • Week 0

    Design visit & 3D layout

    An hour at your kitchen table, followed by a full 3D render of the proposed layout within a week.

  • Weeks 1–2

    Sign-off, ordering & scheduling

    Final design approved, cabinetry and appliances ordered, stone worktop provisionally booked. Nothing on site yet.

    Paperwork, not disruption
  • Week 3

    Strip-out

    Old kitchen removed, first-fix electrics and plumbing repositioned to the new layout. The kitchen goes out of use from here.

    Kitchen unavailable
  • Weeks 4–5

    Cabinetry install

    Units built and fitted in place, levelled and secured. The loudest, dustiest stretch of the whole job.

    The disruptive weeks
  • Week 6

    Stone template & fabrication

    Worktop templated from the fitted cabinets, then cut in our own workshop — this is why the worktop can't be measured any earlier.

  • Week 7

    Worktop fit & second fix

    Stone installed, sink and tap plumbed in, appliances integrated and tested.

  • Weeks 8–9

    Splashback, decoration & snagging

    Tiling or glass splashback, final electrics, a joint walkthrough to catch anything before handover.

Where the Investment Goes

Five stages. Nothing paid before it's earned.

10%Design deposit
30%Cabinetry ordered
25%Cabinetry installed
25%Worktop & second fix
10%Handover & sign-off
On Paper, Not Just a Promise

Four protections, all checkable.

  • Design deposit only

    The design deposit covers the 3D layout and consultation — not the full build cost, so you're never risking much before you've seen anything.

  • Insurance-backed guarantee

    Ten years, in your name, issued by the insurer — covered even if we stopped trading.

  • Proof of insurance

    £5m public liability, provided before strip-out begins.

  • Written contract

    Scope, price and payment stages fixed in writing before any deposit is taken.

See the programme against your own kitchen.

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