Design-led kitchens fitted level, sealed watertight, and finished to the standard the rest of the house deserves. One team handling plaster, tiling, plumbing, electrics and worktops — no chasing anyone.
A plain-English overview of what the DAB team delivers, who it's for and when it matters. No marketing filler.
Kitchen installation covers everything from stripping out the old kitchen, adjusting walls and services, first-fix plumbing and electrics, floor levelling, cabinet installation, worktop templating and fitting, tiling and splashbacks, appliance installation and commissioning, and full plaster and decoration. Supply-and-fit (we design and supply the units) or fit-only (you supply your own units, we install).
Homeowners refitting a kitchen after 10–15 years, buyers of new-build kitchens who want to upgrade the developer-spec, and renovation clients where the kitchen is the heart of the wider refurb.
When the layout doesn't work for how you actually cook, when the worktops are scratched or scorched, when the doors are peeling, or when a new appliance you want (American fridge, integrated wine, induction hob) simply won't fit the old plan.
The reason bad kitchen installs look bad is that six trades usually touch the room — strip-out, plaster, plumber, electrician, fitter, tiler — and they rarely coordinate. One accountable contractor eliminates the gap where standards slip.
The specific ways this job goes bad when it's ignored, DIY'd, or handed to the cheapest quote in the WhatsApp group.
A kitchen fitted onto an unlevelled floor or an out-of-plumb wall never really recovers. Doors don't line up, worktop joints open over time, and the whole room reads as sloppy.
Bad silicone lines around sinks and hobs, or missed seals on quartz worktop joints, leak into cabinet carcasses. Two years in, the base units are swelling and rotten — cost to fix: half the kitchen.
Sockets fitted too close to the hob or sink without Part P notification aren't just non-compliant — they're a fire and shock risk. Not the corner to cut in the room with the highest electrical density in the house.
A kitchen designed by a showroom rep who's never watched you cook often ends up wrong — hob and sink too far apart, fridge in the walking path, no landing space next to the oven. Layout is a design skill, not just a supplier's software output.
The exact system our team runs on every job — from your first message to the certificate in your handover pack.
Site meeting, discussion of how you actually use the kitchen (who cooks, who eats where, appliance preferences, storage priorities), and initial layout options. CAD drawings and elevations if we're supplying the units.
Itemised quote covering strip-out, walls, plumbing, electrics, cabinets, worktops, appliances, tiling and decoration. Programme with delivery dates and completion.
Old kitchen removed and disposed of, floor levelled, walls made good, first-fix plumbing (new hot-and-cold to sink, dishwasher, washing machine, ice-maker), first-fix electrics (sockets, hob supply, extract fan, downlights).
Base and wall units installed level and plumb, doors adjusted, worktop templated (quartz, granite, Corian, laminate or solid wood) and returned by the stone mason, fitted and sealed. Splashbacks tiled.
Hob, oven, extractor, dishwasher, fridge-freezer connected and tested by our Gas Safe (where gas) and NICEIC electrician. Silicone lines snagged. Site cleaned. Handover pack with warranties and certificates.
What you actually get when you hire us for this job — measurable, provable, and reflected in every one of our verified reviews.
Design, supply, install, tile, plaster, plumb and wire — all under one number. You never referee between the fitter and the tiler.
Old kitchen floors and walls rarely are. We level substrate before the cabinets go on, so doors line up and worktops sit true.
Part P notification and Gas Safe compliance on every kitchen — certificates handed to you at completion.
Silicone joints around sinks, taps, hobs and worktop-to-wall junctions properly primed, applied and tooled — not a smear-and-hope approach.
Layouts that respect the classic kitchen 'work triangle' but adapted for open-plan reality — fridge-to-hob-to-sink placed for how you actually cook.
The number you sign is the number you pay, save for variations you approve in writing.
The specification-level answers the internet usually skips.
Supply-and-fit: we design the kitchen using our supplier network (rigid or flat-pack, painted timber, in-frame Shaker, high-gloss handle-less, contemporary slab) and install it. Fit-only: you supply cabinets from Howdens, Wren, DIY Kitchens, Magnet, IKEA or a bespoke maker, and we install to the same standard.
Quartz composite (Silestone, Caesarstone, Compac) — most popular, seamless joints, low maintenance. Granite — traditional, natural veining. Corian and solid-surface acrylics — thermoformable, seamless. Solid oak or walnut for a warm classic look. Laminate for budget builds with modern edge finishes.
Undermount, inset or Belfast sinks; boiling-water taps (Quooker, Fohen) with dedicated cold water where specified; induction, gas, or dual-fuel hobs — the Gas Safe engineer in our trusted network handles gas connections. Extract fans ducted to external air where required by Building Regs, not recirculating.
Engineered wood, LVT (Karndean, Amtico), porcelain tile, or full-body microcement — laid before cabinets where the design calls for it, or after where the design requires. Splashback tiling in ceramic, porcelain, glass, marble or metro.
Almost all our kitchen work is residential — one-off private kitchens designed for the household. Occasional commercial (café/small hospitality) fits where the client has a pre-existing plan; specification then follows commercial food-safety requirements.
The questions we're asked at almost every survey. Not on the list? Call 07834 974462 — the DAB team is happy to talk it through.
Fit-only for a typical mid-range kitchen (Howdens/Wren spec) usually £4k–£7k labour. Full supply-and-fit ranges widely: £15k–£25k for entry-mid, £25k–£45k for mid-premium, £45k+ for premium bespoke with quartz and premium appliances.
Fit-only: 5–10 working days depending on size and complexity. Full supply-and-fit including strip-out, plaster and tiling: 2–4 weeks. Quartz worktops add 5–10 days for templating and fabrication.
Yes — most clients set up a temporary kitchen in the utility, dining room or garage. Cold-water and microwave usually workable throughout; hob and full cooking usually offline for the first week.
Yes — we can supply appliances through trade accounts (typically 10–15% below RRP) or install client-supplied units. Either works. Warranties are transferred to you either way.
We work happily to third-party designs from your kitchen supplier or interior designer. Or we design in-house — up to you.
Yes — our plumber and Gas Safe engineer handle full re-plumb of a new kitchen layout including new sink positions, waste runs and gas hob connections.
Templated, laser-scanned or hand-templated on site, fabricated off-site, and returned in sections with mitred, epoxy-bonded seams. Correctly done, joins are invisible under normal light and completely watertight.
Kitchens across Staines-upon-Thames, Egham, Ashford, Chertsey, Sunbury-on-Thames, Weybridge, Windsor, Feltham and Kingston upon Thames.
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Free on-site survey. Fixed written quote in 2–3 working days. No pressure, no hidden costs, no unknown extras. The DAB team replies personally.
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