Most homeowners want one honest answer before they commit: when will I have a working kitchen again? The truthful version is that the fitting itself is the short part, and the planning around it decides whether your project runs smoothly or drags on. Here is what a typical timeline looks like, and what tends to push it either way.
For a like-for-like kitchen swap in a standard Angus home, expect the on-site work to take roughly two to three weeks once everything is on site. A larger project that moves walls, reroutes plumbing, or opens up into a dining space is more often four to six weeks of trade work.
The bigger figure to plan around is the whole journey from first conversation to finished room. Allowing eight to fourteen weeks start to finish is realistic, because cabinet lead times and trade scheduling sit outside the fitting window.
Very little of the total is hammering and screwing. The unseen stages decide your start date, so it helps to see the project as a sequence rather than a single block of work.
Older properties around Monifieth, Broughty Ferry and the wider Carnoustie area often hide surprises behind the units. Lath-and-plaster walls, dated wiring that no longer meets regulations, or a boiler flue in an awkward spot can all add days once the old kitchen comes out.
Choices matter too. Painted bespoke cabinetry and stone worktops carry longer lead times than stock units and laminate. Worktops in quartz or granite usually cannot be templated until your cabinets are fixed in place, which builds a deliberate gap of a week or so into the second half of the job.
The single biggest delay we see is starting before everything has arrived. Pulling out a working kitchen while a single cabinet or appliance is still in transit leaves you without a sink for longer than anyone wants.
A design-and-build approach helps here because one point of contact coordinates the trades in the right order, so the electrician is not waiting on the joiner and the worktop template is booked the moment it can be. Agreeing the full specification, including handles, tiles and appliances, before the strip-out begins removes most of the mid-project decisions that cause stoppages.
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