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Kitchen fitters in Edinburgh and the Lothians
Kitchen design, supply and installation.
A kitchen installation is a small construction project with four trades in it: joiner, electrician, plumber and often a gas engineer and tiler. The fitter's real job is sequencing them so the worktop template happens after the units are level and before the sink is plumbed.
Costs divide roughly into units, worktop, appliances and labour, and the fourth is the one people forget. Removal, disposal, floor levelling and making good frequently add a third to a supply-only quote.
When Edinburgh owners call kitchen fitters
- The kitchen is dated and you are preparing the property for market.
- You are reconfiguring the layout or moving the sink or hob.
- Water damage or a failed worktop has forced a partial replacement.
- You are converting a property to let and need something durable rather than showy.
Local context: Edinburgh and the Lothians
Edinburgh flats rarely offer a rectangular kitchen. Chimney breasts, boxed soil stacks, unlevel floors, and walls that are 40mm out over three metres all mean scribing, packing and bespoke filler pieces. Flat-pack costing assumes none of that.
Access is the other local tax: carrying units up four flights of a tenement stair, with no lift and a shared close to protect, is real time and should be in the quote rather than discovered on delivery day.
What this work typically costs
Published ranges are market context gathered from local jobs, not a quotation. We do not price work, arrange it or take a cut of it — always get your own written quotes.
| Job | Typical range | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Fit only, supplied units, small flat kitchen | £1,500-£3,000 | Assumes existing services stay where they are. |
| Mid-range supply and fit, 10-12 units | £8,000-£16,000 | Excluding appliances; worktop choice moves this most. |
| Quartz or granite worktop, templated | £2,000-£4,500 | Priced by area, edge detail and cut-outs. |
| Move sink or hob position | £600-£1,800 | Soil and gas runs through solid floors are the cost. |
| Removal and disposal of old kitchen | £300-£700 | Includes SEPA-registered waste carriage. |
Tenements and common repairs
Moving a kitchen waste or a gas run in a flat may involve the common soil stack or a shared riser, and drilling a new waste through a rear elevation affects common stonework. Both need the other owners' agreement and possibly the factor's.
Noise hours matter more here than in a house. Agree a start time, protect the stair, and let the neighbours know the week the tile cutter arrives.
What to check before you instruct
- Who is responsible for gas, electrics and plumbing
- Payment schedule
- Insurance
- Who does the notifiable work
- Electrical and gas connections must be done by a registered electrician and a Gas Safe engineer. Get their names and registration numbers, not just the fitter's assurance.
- Payment schedule
- Deposit for materials, stages against progress, retention until snags are cleared. Never pay the full amount before completion.
- Insurance
- Public liability, and confirm who is liable if a worktop is templated wrongly.
- Written schedule of what is included
- Removal, disposal, flooring, tiling, making good and appliance fitting each need a yes or no in the quote.
We publish factual detail supplied by each business. We do not rate, rank, endorse or guarantee anyone listed, and no business pays for placement. Checking registration, insurance and references is always your decision.
Questions to ask before you instruct
- Who is your electrician and gas engineer and what are their registration numbers?
- Is disposal of the old kitchen included?
- How many days will I be without a working kitchen?
- What happens if the walls are out of square and fillers are needed?
- Is the worktop templated after the units are fitted?
- What is your snagging process and when is the final payment due?
Businesses listed
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Read our guide on kitchen fitters
Kitchen fitters: common questions
- Who is responsible for gas, electrics and plumbing in a kitchen fit?
- Clarify this before signing. Some fitters subcontract to Gas Safe and SELECT registered trades and hold the certificates; others expect you to arrange them, which affects both price and who certifies the work.
- How long does a kitchen installation usually take?
- A straightforward replacement is commonly one to two weeks on site; moving services, replastering, flooring and re-wiring extend that. Delivery of units before start is the usual cause of delay.
- Does a new kitchen need building standards approval in Scotland?
- Replacing units generally does not, but structural changes, new drainage runs, new circuits and ventilation changes can. Removing a wall between kitchen and living room almost always needs a warrant.