How Long Does a Kitchen Redesign Take?
Every kind of redesign, in days and weeks, and what slows it down.
Free, no obligation. One local fitter prices it, not five.
Short answerA respray takes one to three days. A new kitchen takes three to five days to fit and two to three weeks with tiling, electrics and plumbing.
Every kind of redesign, in days and weeks
| Job | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Respray | 1 to 3 days | Some sprayers take the doors away and bring them back finished. |
| New doors and a laminate worktop | 2 to 3 days | Doors are made to order first: allow a few weeks. |
| Stone worktop | 5 to 10 working days | From templating to fitting. Fitting itself is a day. |
| New kitchen, fitting only | 3 to 5 days | Units, worktop, sink and appliances in. |
| New kitchen, the whole job | 2 to 3 weeks | With tiling, electrics and plumbing. |
| From signing off the design | Up to 12 weeks | For a made-to-measure kitchen, to fitted. |
| Bespoke kitchen | 4 to 6 weeks | Workshop time before anything comes to the house. |
What slows it down
- Changing the design after it's ordered.
- Stone worktops: nothing can be templated until the units are in.
- Moving the sink or cooker: the plumber and electrician come before the fitter.
- A wall coming out: the engineer, the steel and the plaster all come first.
Redesign your kitchen in the Studio
Free. About two minutes. Your redesign is drawn on your own photo, and when you like it, one kitchen fitter near you can price it.
- Photo your kitchenAny phone photo of the room.
- Rethink itLayout first, then the doors, colour, worktop and finishing touches.
- See it, then tweak itYour redesign on your own photo, then ask the AI designer for changes.
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Start with the shape of the room
Kitchens come in a handful of shapes. Each one has its own fixes.
Galley kitchens
Two runs facing each other. The gap between them decides everything.
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L-shaped kitchens
Two walls and a corner. Win the corner back, add a table or an island.
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U-shaped kitchens
Three walls of storage. Open one arm into a peninsula with stools.
More on U-shaped kitchens →
Kitchen islands
Needs 1200 mm clear all round. What to put on it and what it adds.
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Open plan kitchens
Taking a wall out: the engineer, the steel, the planning and the cost.
More on open plan kitchens →
Small kitchens
Shallow units, drawers, one tall unit and more light out of the same few metres.
More on small kitchens →Redesign without a new kitchen
If the units are sound, change what you see: the doors, the colour, the worktop.
Kitchen respray
From €700
New colour on the doors you have, in one to three days.
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Replacement kitchen doors
From €48 a door
New fronts on the units you have.
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Kitchen worktop replacement
From €800 fitted
Laminate, wood or stone on the units you have.
More on kitchen worktop replacement →Get your redesign priced
Three taps about the kitchen, then your number. It goes to one kitchen fitter who covers your area, and they ring you to talk it through, measure up and price it.
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Questions people ask
How long does a kitchen redesign take?
From one day for a small respray to two or three weeks of work for a new kitchen with tiling, electrics and plumbing.
How long does it take to fit a kitchen?
Three to five days for the fitting alone, two to three weeks for the whole job.
How long is the wait for a new kitchen?
Up to 12 weeks from signing off the design for a made-to-measure kitchen; four to six weeks of workshop time for bespoke.
Who will ring me?
One kitchen fitter who covers your area. Your number isn't sent to a list. They ring you within one working day, ask about the room and what you want to change, and arrange to measure it before giving you a written price. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
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