Kitchens in Harlow

Ask most Harlow homeowners what they would change first and the kitchen comes up before anything else. When the town's early homes were designed the kitchen was a working room, deliberately separate, sized for a fitted sink and a cooker and very little else. Sixty years of appliances, islands and open plan living later, that room is the one holding the rest of the house back. Abbotts Build Hub has spent more than 25 years remodelling Essex kitchens, and in this town the job is as much about the walls and services as it is about the units.

Opening up an original new town kitchen

In Mark Hall, Katherines, Bush Fair and the terraces around the neighbourhood greens, the usual answer is to take down the wall between the galley kitchen and the dining room and build one bright space that runs front to back. That is structural work, so we design the opening, install the beam and coordinate building control rather than leaving you to arrange it. Solid ground floors are common in these houses, which means an island sink or a relocated dishwasher needs its drainage planned before the screed is disturbed. Older properties often still carry a boiler or an airing cupboard in the middle of the kitchen wall, and moving those, along with rewiring for modern sockets and appliance circuits, is part of the same programme. Because our building, plumbing, electrical and finishing trades are all in house, the sequence holds together and the room is not sitting idle waiting for someone to turn up.

Church Langley, Newhall and Old Harlow

On the newer estates the layout is usually already sound. Homes at Church Langley and Newhall tend to have a kitchen and dining area at the back with doors to the garden, so the work is a full replacement, better storage, a proper worktop and lighting that suits how the room is used morning and evening. Newhall's contemporary interiors reward simple, well made cabinetry and honest materials. Old Harlow, Churchgate Street and Potter Street sit at the other end of the scale, where walls run out of true, ceilings dip and floors slope. Fitting there means scribing units to the room and setting worktops against surfaces that were never straight, which is skilled joinery rather than flat pack assembly. A kitchen refit often turns out to be the first stage of a broader home renovation, and it is worth planning the two together if that is where you are heading.

What we handle and what shapes the budget

We take the room back to a clean shell, carry out any structural changes, then run the first fix plumbing and electrics, plaster, tile, fit the units and appliances, complete the second fix and finish with decoration. You can read about the full process on our fitted kitchens page, and see the rest of the work we do for homeowners in Harlow. The budget is driven by whether walls are coming out, how far services have to move, the cabinetry and worktop you choose, and the condition of the floor once the old kitchen is lifted. Every project is fully insured and our workmanship is guaranteed. Call 07967 232435 or book your free, no obligation quote and we will measure up and talk options.