When we: Replace your kitchen
Why’s the work being done?
We regularly check the kitchen in our homes to make sure:
- The kitchen’s condition, we expect your kitchen to last a minimum of 16 years
- It has enough space and the layout’s good
If your kitchen needs, or is due, to be replaced, we will be in touch to advise you of the process.
Please note we have the whole financial year (April to March) to replace your kitchen, so you may have a survey completed early on in the year but we work to a programme and have the whole year to complete.
What you need to do
- You’ll be able to choose the style and colour of the kitchen units, worktop, wall tiles, vinyl flooring and wall-paint colour from the samples we offer. Howdens Joinery will come out a design your kitchen with you. If you want to purchase extra units you will be able to and you can arrange this directly with Howdens
- Once you’ve made your choices, the kitchen will be made, and a we’ll agree on a date with you for work to begin - please dont panic if you havent heard from us after a few weeks following your survey. We will be in touch with a fitting date soon.
- By the time we come to do the work, you’ll need to have cleared all your work surfaces, cupboards and moved your fridge, freezer, washing machine etc out the way, into another room
- Please remember – when we’re working in your home, we’ll need an adult (someone 18 or above) to be there too.
What work is involved?
We will:
- Replace your kitchen units
- Replace your worktop, kitchen sink/taps
- Replace the vinyl floor covering
- Replace the wall tiles
- Replace electrical sockets
- Patch repair the wall plaster, if needed
- Paint your walls, ceiling and woodwork
- Replace or add in an extractor fan
If you want to, you’ll have the chance to buy extra kitchen wall units too.
Work will take around two weeks. Having a kitchen replaced can be quite disruptive. You don’t realise how much you use the kitchen until it’s not there! We will make sure your sink is reconnected at the end of each day, and your cooker is reconnected in the same place at the end of the work.