Kitchen Renovation Timeline Nottingham

Wondering how long a kitchen renovation actually takes once the work starts, and what happens in the gaps between the visible jobs, is one of the first questions most Nottingham homeowners ask before committing to a project. A straightforward replacement usually runs 4-5 weeks once materials are on site, but the real planning starts before that, in the lead time for units, stone worktops, and any planning or building control approval an extension might need. This page breaks the process down stage by stage, from the first measure-up through strip-out, first and second fix, and final snagging, so you can see roughly what's happening in your house each week rather than guessing.

Older Nottingham properties add their own wrinkle to that schedule - a Victorian terrace in the Lace Market or a period house near the Castle can hide an out-of-square wall or an uneven floor that only shows up once the old units are stripped out, which is why buffer time gets built into the plan rather than promised away to win a shorter-sounding quote.

• Initial consultation, measuring and CAD/interactive floor-planning design, so you see the kitchen before committing to it
• Material selection at our partner showroom, Kudos Kitchens, where doors and worktops look properly under real lighting rather than on a phone screen
• Strip-out and removal of the old kitchen, including skip arrangements, under our registered waste carrier licence
• First and second fix electrics, plumbing, and any replastering needed around chased walls, carried out by our own qualified trades
• Base, wall and tall unit installation, worktop templating and fitting in stone or laminate, and appliance connection with gas safety and electrical certification
• Tiling and splashbacks, hardware fitting, final snagging, a handover demonstration, and your written installation warranty

• Structural alterations such as removing walls or fitting steel beams - these get surveyed and priced separately once we know what's actually holding the room up
• Planning permission and building control applications for extensions - we arrange them where needed, but the approval process (8 weeks minimum) and any associated fees sit outside the core kitchen contract
• Redecoration of hallways, dining rooms or other areas disrupted by dust - we protect them with dust sheets and barriers, we don't repaint them
• Alternative cooking facilities during the works - most families set up their own temporary spot with a microwave, kettle and portable hob in a utility room, dining room or conservatory

1. Before the strip-out starts (design and ordering) -- Measure-up, CAD/interactive floor-planning and material selection happen first, followed by a written agreement and order of units, appliances and any stone worktop. This stage isn't part of the on-site weeks below, but it sets them - stone worktops in particular need to be ordered early because the slab has to be cut to a template taken later, once units are fixed.
2. Week 1 - strip-out -- The old kitchen comes out, including sink, units and often flooring, with skip and waste removal handled under our registered waste carrier licence. This is when a wall that isn't as solid as it looks, or a floor that isn't level, tends to show up on older properties - it gets surveyed and talked through with you before anything else proceeds.
3. Week 2 - first fix electrics and plumbing -- Wiring and pipework are routed to match the new layout, sockets and lighting positions are chased into walls, and any replastering needed around that chasing is carried out before units go anywhere near the room.
4. Week 3 - units go in and worktops get templated -- Base, wall and tall cabinets are fixed in place first. Stone worktop templating can only happen once the units are physically fixed, since the template has to match the room as built, not the original drawing - laminate worktops can usually be cut and fitted the same week.
5. Week 4 - second fix and worktop fitting -- Stone or laminate worktop is fitted, appliances are connected and commissioned - gas hobs and ranges by a Gas Safe registered engineer, electrical connections by a Part P approved installer - and tiling or splashbacks go up.
6. Week 5 - snagging and handover -- Hardware is fitted, a formal snagging pass checks doors, drawers and finishes before we call the job done, and you get a handover demonstration plus your written installation warranty.

Kitchens through us start from around £5,000 for a full design, supply and installation package, though the actual figure depends on the size of the room, the units and worktop you choose, and whether any structural or electrical upgrading is needed on top of the standard first and second fix work described above. Stone worktops cost more than laminate but come with a much longer warranty, and any wall removal or steel beam work only gets priced once we've confirmed what's involved - that's part of why the planning phase matters as much as the installation weeks. If spreading the cost suits you better, flexible finance is available through an FCA-regulated partner, subject to status. None of this replaces a proper figure for your own kitchen: a free, no-obligation home visit gets you a full written quotation with no hidden extras added later, once we've actually seen the space and talked through the timeline that fits it.

Running over 800 kitchen installations across Nottingham has shown us where renovation schedules actually go wrong, and it's rarely the fitting week itself. Victorian terraces in areas like the Lace Market and The Park often hide a wall that isn't as solid as it looks once the old plaster comes off, so a survey and contingency day gets built into any job on an older property before we quote a finish date, rather than being added on as a delay once we're already inside. Stone worktop templating can only happen once units are fixed in place, which is why quartz and granite jobs get flagged for longer lead times at the first site visit instead of surfacing as a surprise partway through. Because the same core team handles carpentry, plumbing, electrics and gas connection on every project, we schedule first and second fix in the order that's proven to work over two decades of jobs - the plasterer only goes in once chased walls are signed off, and gas commissioning is booked once the hob or range is physically on site, not before. That pattern, repeated across 800-plus kitchens, is what the week-by-week timeline on this page is built from, not a generic project template.

We're based in Nottingham and work from a dedicated regional workshop, so the timeline above holds whether you're in the city itself - the Victorian terraces of The Park and Carlton mentioned earlier are typical examples of the older properties that need extra checking - or further out in West Bridgford, Wollaton, Beeston, Arnold and Sneinton. We also cover Nottinghamshire towns including Mansfield, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Stapleford, and reach into Derbyshire as far as Derby, Long Eaton, Alfreton and Heanor, roughly a 15-20 mile radius that extends to Chesterfield and the Derbyshire border. Properties nearer Nottingham Castle and the older, sandstone-founded parts of the city tend to have the uneven floors and out-of-square walls we mentioned under hidden problems, so we build extra survey and levelling time into jobs in those conservation areas. Homes along the NET tram corridor through Beeston and Clifton are just as straightforward for us to reach with a full team and equipment as anywhere closer to the workshop.

The single biggest thing that pins down when your renovation can actually start is lead time - stone worktops, planning permission and material ordering all take longer than the installation itself. Booking your design consultation early means we can plan around those lead times properly instead of you waiting on a supplier at the last minute. Get in touch for a free, no-obligation home visit and a written timeline built around your own kitchen, not a generic one.

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