The size and shape of the room
Run length, not floor area, sets the cabinetry cost. A galley with six metres of run can cost more than a large square room with two walls of glazing. Tall banks, islands and pantries add run; open walls remove it.
— Cost guide · London
What a bespoke kitchen actually costs
Every kitchen we build is individually priced against a surveyed room — so instead of a headline number that collapses at the first site visit, here is exactly what moves the figure up and down, and how to get a real one for your own space within 12 hours.
- · No showroom margin
- · Made & fitted in-house
- · Indicative price in 12 hours
- · Three to four weeks
— Price my kitchen
Indicative price within 12 hours.
— Six things that move the number— 01 — 02 — 03 — 04 — 05 — 06
What you are paying for
Cabinet construction and finish
Carcass material, drawer-box quality and finish decide the bulk of the figure. Hand-sprayed and hand-finished fronts, veneers and fluted or curved detail sit above a flat matt lacquer. Handleless and shadow-gap details take more workshop hours.
Worktops and stone
Quartz, porcelain, granite and natural marble sit at very different levels, and so do thickness, mitred edges, waterfall returns, full-height splashbacks and bookmatched veining. Slab selection and templating are always priced against the actual stone.
Appliances and specification
Appliances are frequently a fifth of a project. Integrated columns, wine cabinets, boiling taps, extraction and specialist ventilation change both the appliance line and the cabinetry built to house them.
Site works most quotes omit
Moving services, re-plastering, flooring, electrics, plumbing alterations, making good and waste removal. We identify these at survey so they are in the number from the start rather than arriving as variations mid-install.
Access and building constraints
Lift-only access, listed interiors, permit bays, estate working hours and lower-ground levels all affect install time. London projects live or die on this and it belongs in the price, not in a surprise invoice.
— Breakdown
Where the money goes
- Cabinetry & joinery
- The largest single element on almost every project — carcasses, fronts, internal storage and the workshop hours behind them.
- Worktops & stone
- Second largest on most kitchens once mitres, returns and splashbacks are included.
- Appliances
- Client-specified, and the easiest line to move up or down without touching the design.
- Design, survey & drawings
- Technical drawings to a 0.2mm tolerance, carried into the project once you proceed.
- Installation
- Our own joiners, one installation week, templated stone and final calibration.
— Budget honestly
How to get more kitchen for the same money
- 01
Buy direct from the maker
There is no showroom margin, no franchise fee and no subcontracted fitting mark-up in a Dominus price. You pay for cabinetry and labour, not a high-street lease.
- 02
Spend on what you touch
Drawer boxes, hinges, runners and worktop are used daily. Put budget there and take it out of decorative elements that only affect one wall.
- 03
Let the appliances flex
The same kitchen can be specified with very different appliance packages. We price it both ways so the decision is yours, not a default.
- 04
Fix the scope before you start
Most overspend is variations. A proper survey and full drawings before manufacture means the figure you sign is the figure you pay.
— Questions
Before you budget
- Why don't you publish fixed prices?
- Because nothing is standard. Every kitchen is drawn to a surveyed room and priced against those drawings, the finishes chosen and the site works needed. A published price would either be a headline that never survives the survey or a figure padded to cover the worst case.
- How quickly can I get a real number?
- You have an indicative figure within 12 hours of the consultation, and a fully itemised price once drawings are signed off.
- Is the quote fully inclusive?
- Yes. Design, cabinetry, worktops, installation and the site works we identify at survey are all in the number. Appliances are listed separately so you can see exactly what they contribute.
- Do you take a large deposit?
- Payments are staged against milestones — order, workshop build and installation. Nothing is taken before drawings are agreed.
- How long does the work take?
- Three to four weeks from signed drawings: consultation and survey, design, workshop build, then a single installation week.
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