Carpentry and joinery

Kitchen fitting

Fitting a kitchen, including worktops. Gas and electrical connections are separate restricted jobs.

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Whether this needs a licence in Ireland

Ireland

No licence required

Taken from the statute below; not yet reviewed by a lawyer

Irelandwww.cru.ieChecked 14/10/2026

Kitchen fitting: what the job involves

Assembling and fitting a kitchen: units level and square, worktops jointed and sealed, doors and drawers aligned, sink, hob and appliances cut in. A kitchen fitter coordinates with a plumber, a registered electrician and, for a gas hob, a Registered Gas Installer, whose work cannot be done by the fitter alone.

Also asked for as: kitchen fitter · fit a kitchen · kitchen installer · worktop fitting · flat pack kitchen assembly

How the job is usually done

Check the kitchen design against the room: measurements, services, window and door positions, and the delivery list.
Strip out the old kitchen with services safely disconnected by the right trades.
Have first-fix plumbing, electrical and any gas pipe moved to the new layout.
Assemble and fix base and wall units level and secure, scribing end panels and fillers to the walls.
Fit worktops: cut, joint and seal laminate or wood on site; stone and quartz are templated and fitted by the supplier.
Cut in the sink and hob, fit appliances, plinths, cornices and panels.
Second-fix plumbing and electrics, gas connection and testing by the right trades, then hang and align doors and drawers.

Kitchen fitting: what is included

Usually included

Assembling and fixing units
Fitting laminate or timber worktops and upstands
Fitting doors, drawers, handles, plinths and end panels
Fitting integrated appliances into their housings

Usually not included — agree it separately

Electrical work beyond plugging in, which needs a Registered Electrical Contractor
Gas hob or cooker connection, which needs a Registered Gas Installer
Stone or quartz worktops, which the supplier templates and fits
Tiling, plastering and painting
Removing the old kitchen to a permitted waste facility, unless agreed

Materials and who supplies them

Units, worktops, doors and appliances, usually supplied by the kitchen company or the customer
Fixings, sealants, worktop jointing kits and fillers, supplied by the fitter
Plumbing and electrical materials, supplied by those trades

How long it takes

Usually one to two weeks for a typical kitchen including the other trades; the fitting itself is often three to five days.

When to book

Book the fitter, the electrician, the plumber and any stone templating together, because a delay in one trade holds up the rest.

Kitchen fitting: the rules in Ireland

What the official sources say, checked against them on the date shown. A summary, not legal advice — follow the link to read the rule itself.

New sockets, a new cooker circuit or moving circuits is Restricted Electrical Works for a Registered Electrical Contractor, who must issue a Completion Certificate.
Applies to: the electrician
Safe Electric Ireland, for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities · safeelectric.ie · Checked 9 October 2026
Connecting, moving or disconnecting a gas hob or cooker is reserved to a Registered Gas Installer, who must give you a Declaration of Conformance.
Applies to: the gas installer
Register of Gas Installers of Ireland, for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities · rgi.ie · Checked 9 October 2026
Building work on a home is charged at the reduced VAT rate of 13.5%, but where the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, the goods rate applies to the whole job; ask how a supply-and-fit quote is charged.
Applies to: the contractor
Revenue · revenue.ie · Checked 9 October 2026
Anybody who takes waste away from your home must hold a waste collection permit, and handing waste to an unpermitted collector is an offence for the householder.
Applies to: the homeowner and whoever removes the waste
National Waste Collection Permit Office · nwcpo.ie · Checked 9 October 2026

What kitchen fitting costs, and why

What jobs on Talqero came to

Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.

What affects the price

Number of units and whether they arrive flat-packed or rigid
Worktop material and the joints and cut-outs needed
Moving the sink, cooker or gas and electrical points
Integrated appliances, larder units and tall housings
Removing and disposing of the old kitchen
Walls and floors that are out of level
VAT: building work on a home is charged at the reduced rate of 13.5% by a VAT-registered business — unless the materials come to more than two-thirds of the price, when Revenue’s two-thirds rule applies the goods rate to the whole job. Ask whether a quote includes VAT.

Paperwork to ask for at the end

The electrician’s Completion Certificate for any new or altered circuits
The RGI’s Declaration of Conformance for any gas connection
Appliance manuals and warranty registrations
The kitchen supplier’s warranty on units and worktops

Safety

The old kitchen must be disconnected by a plumber, electrician and RGI before it comes out; nobody else should cap a gas pipe.
Wall units must be fixed to the wall with fixings that suit the wall type; plasterboard walls need the right fixings or noggins.
Hobs need the clearances the manufacturer specifies to wall units and extractor hoods.

Kitchen fitting: before you hire

Questions to ask a tradesperson

Will you coordinate the plumber, electrician and gas installer, or should I?
Is the old kitchen removal and disposal included, and where will it go?
How will you join and seal the worktops?
How long will I be without a working kitchen?
Will I get a Completion Certificate and a gas Declaration of Conformance where needed?

What you can do yourself

Assembling flat-pack units is within a careful DIYer’s reach, but the gas and electrical connections must be done by registered installers.

What to put in your task

Roughly how many units (base and wall) are in the new kitchen?
Do the units arrive flat-packed or already assembled?
What worktop are you having?
Is the layout changing, with the sink or cooker moving?
Does the old kitchen need to be taken out and removed?
Is the hob gas or electric?

Photos that help

The kitchen as it is now, from each corner
The new kitchen plan or the supplier’s drawing
The sink, cooker and fuse board positions
Any walls or floors that are visibly out of level

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Questions about kitchen fitting

Does kitchen fitting need a licence in Ireland?

No licence is required for this work in Ireland (source: www.cru.ie). Ask instead for references and photographs of similar jobs.

Who connects the cooker and hob?

A gas hob or cooker must be connected by a Registered Gas Installer. A new cooker circuit or new sockets must be installed by a Registered Electrical Contractor. A kitchen fitter who is also registered for those can do it; otherwise they coordinate with those trades.

How long will I be without a kitchen?

Typically one to two weeks from strip-out to working sink and cooker, longer if stone worktops have to be templated after the units are fitted. Setting up a temporary kitchen elsewhere helps.

Can I keep my old appliances?

Yes, if they fit the new housings. Integrated appliances have to match the door sizes and housing units of the new kitchen.

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