Which firm to call for which job
A new kitchen, designed and fitted. Kitchen Design Studio employs its own fitting team and gives a 10-year guarantee on its kitchens, and Design Time designs, supplies and fits kitchens from its West Bridgford showroom.
Fitting a kitchen you have already bought. JCP Kitchens has fitted kitchens for Homebase, Wickes, B&Q and MFI since 1984, and Kitchen Fitter Nottingham fits any make of kitchen.
A kitchen made to measure. Colourhill makes its kitchens in its own Nottinghamshire factory, and Tom’s Kitchens Design makes kitchens from any wood to any specification.
A kitchen facelift. Nottingham Kitchen Fitter does kitchen makeovers and facelifts as well as full fitted kitchens.
The whole project managed. L&M Interiors supplies, fits and manages the job, including the building work, plastering, tiling, plumbing and electrics.
Building regulations and gas work for a new kitchen
Refitting a kitchen with new units and fittings does not generally need building regulations approval, the Planning Portal says, but drainage or electrical work that is part of the refit may. A kitchen put into a room that has never had one is likely to need approval, to make sure the room has adequate ventilation and drainage and meets the requirements for structural stability, electrical safety and fire safety.
Gas work is the other part to check. The HSE says anyone employed to work on gas appliances in a home must be a Gas Safe registered engineer and competent in that area of gas work, and every registered engineer carries an ID card with the appliances they are qualified to work on marked on the back. You can check an engineer on the Gas Safe Register website or on its freephone helpline, 0800 408 5500, before a gas hob or cooker goes in.
