Fitted Kitchens Thetford

Most kitchens take around three to five months from the initial design consultation through to the end of installation. That includes the design and planning phase, which typically runs over several weeks, followed by manufacturing, which usually takes eight to twelve weeks depending on the complexity of the cabinetry. If your project is part of a larger building programme, such as an extension or full renovation, we work around your build schedule from the start so the kitchen fits into the wider timeline without holding anything up.

We come to your home and look at the room properly. That means understanding the dimensions, the natural light, where things currently sit, and what is and is not working. We talk through how you use the kitchen, what you need from it, and what your plans are for the wider space. There is no presentation, no pitch. It is a conversation about your home, and it gives us what we need to begin designing properly.

Yes, and those are often the most interesting projects to design for. Flint walls, uneven floors, chimney breasts, alcoves, low ceilings at the eaves: these things are resolved at the design stage, not treated as problems to work around during installation. Because everything is made specifically for your room, nothing relies on standard sizes lining up with a space that was never built to accommodate them.

Because your kitchen is designed from scratch, the style is not a choice from a fixed menu. That said, if you are drawn towards a particular direction, whether that is a classic shaker style, a handleless contemporary design, or something closer to a traditional in-frame kitchen, we design within that direction while making it specific to your home. The starting point is always what works for your room and how you live in it.

It is genuinely difficult to give a single figure, because the range is wide and for good reason. A smaller kitchen with straightforward cabinetry and mid-range appliances sits in a very different place to a large farmhouse kitchen with extensive storage, custom features and premium worktops. Generally speaking, most Mastercraft kitchens fall somewhere between fifteen and fifty thousand pounds, with the majority of full projects sitting in the twenty to thirty-five thousand pound range. The factors that move the number most are the size of the room, the materials you choose, the appliances, and the level of interior detail throughout. The best way to get a realistic figure for your home is to have the conversation first, so the design reflects what your space actually needs.

Your cabinetry is built in our own UK workshop, not sourced from an outside supplier and assembled on site. Every cabinet is rigid-assembled in the factory before it is delivered, which means it arrives at your home as a finished unit, not as a flat-pack that is put together in your kitchen. That approach produces a more accurate, more durable result, and it means the installer is fitting complete cabinetry, not building it from components in your home.

The full installation is handled by our team. You do not need to find or coordinate separate trades for the kitchen itself. If your project involves broader building work, such as electrical or plumbing changes that sit outside the kitchen installation, we can talk through how those are best coordinated. For the kitchen itself, everything is handled by the same people who designed and built it.

Yes, and having design and manufacturing under one roof is particularly useful in those situations. When a kitchen is part of a wider build, the dimensions, structural constraints and sequencing all need to be understood early, before decisions get locked in by other trades. Because we design and make the kitchen ourselves, we can work directly with your architect or builder from the start, and we can adapt as the build develops without having to go back to an external supplier. It also means the kitchen is designed for the finished space, not adjusted to fit what was built around it.

Once the design is finalised, your kitchen goes into production in our workshop. Before that happens, we carry out a precise survey of your room to confirm every dimension. Manufacturing typically takes eight to twelve weeks. During that time, you will know the installation dates in advance, so you can plan around them. When the installation team arrives, everything has already been made to fit. There is no working it out on site.

Yes. We can share relevant work during your consultation, and there is a range of projects in our journal and portfolio to give you a sense of how different spaces have been approached. Period properties and rural homes are something we design for regularly across this part of Norfolk, so there is likely to be work that reflects your situation.

If you are planning a kitchen for a specific date, working backwards from that, three to five months is a realistic minimum for a straightforward project. If your kitchen is part of a larger renovation or extension, it is worth starting the design conversation earlier, ideally before the building work begins, so the kitchen is designed around the finished space from the outset rather than fitted into whatever remains at the end.

We come to you. The consultation happens in your home, because that is the only way to understand the room properly. Seeing a kitchen in a showroom tells you something about materials and finishes, but it does not tell you how a design will work in your specific space. Starting in your home means the design is grounded in reality from the first conversation.