How much does kitchen fitting cost in Teesside? (2026)
Kitchen installation in Teesside costs £2,500 to £5,000 in labour for a typical supply-only kitchen in 2026. Full supply-and-fit projects run £8,000 to £20,000, worktop replacement £800 to £3,000, refurbishments £1,500 to £4,000, replacement doors £600 to £1,500, and bespoke handmade kitchens £12,000 to £30,000.
Where the showroom markup hides
The single largest cost decision in a kitchen is who sells you the cabinets. The national showrooms quote 'supply and fit' packages where the fitting is subcontracted and the units carry a 30 to 40 per cent markup dressed up as a 50-per-cent-off sale. The alternative, buy the same-quality cabinets supply-only from Howdens, Wren, Wickes or Magnet, and pay an independent fitter £2,500 to £5,000 to install them, routinely saves £3,000 to £6,000 on an identical room. It is not a trick; it is just what the supply chain actually costs.
What moves a quote
- Layout changes: moving the sink, hob or any soil pipe adds plumbing and electrical first-fix work; keeping services roughly in place is the cheapest design decision there is.
- Worktop material: the swing from laminate to quartz is £1,000-plus on a typical run, and cut-outs (hob, sink, drainer grooves) price individually on stone.
- Structural work: knock-throughs, steels and Building Regs price separately, £2,000 to £4,000 typically, and honest quotes split them from the kitchen so you can see them.
- Room condition: Teesside's terraces hide un-plumb walls and buried pipework; a quote written after a real survey carries that risk in the number, a quote written from photos turns it into extras.
- Appliances: specced openly, £400 and £1,200 ovens both cook dinner; the quote says which is which.
The refurbishment fork
Before pricing a rip-out, price the refurb: doors £600 to £1,500, full refurbishment £1,500 to £4,000. On the 1990s and 2000s stock across Ingleby Barwick, Wynyard and the Fairfield estates, the carcasses usually outlast the doors, and the refurb delivers most of the visual impact for a quarter of the money. The one question that settles it: are the carcasses sound? A survey answers that in twenty minutes.
Budget planning, honestly
Add 10 per cent contingency to any quote on a pre-1980 house, terraces especially; the odd buried pipe or un-level floor is a when, not an if. And beware the schedule trap: stone worktops are templated after units are fitted, which inserts a week into every project. A quote that promises quartz inside five days is a quote that has never fitted quartz.
| Job | Typical price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen installation (labour) | £2,500–£5,000 | Supply-only units, 5–10 days |
| Full supply & fit | £8,000–£20,000 | Units, worktops, appliances, labour |
| Laminate worktops | £800–£1,200 | Fitted, old tops removed |
| Solid wood worktops | £1,200–£2,000 | Oak/beech, oiled finish |
| Quartz/granite worktops | £1,800–£3,000 | Templated, cut-outs extra |
| Kitchen refurbishment | £1,500–£4,000 | Doors, worktop, handles, sink, lighting |
| Replacement doors only | £600–£1,500 | Made to measure, fitted in a day |
| Knock-through (structural) | £2,000–£4,000 | Steel, Building Regs, making good |
| Bespoke handmade kitchen | £12,000–£30,000 | In-frame, hand-painted, stone tops |