Kitchen Fitters Ashbourne

Fitting kitchens in Ashbourne

Ashbourne lies about 14 miles north-west of Derby and has been a market town since the 13th century. It sits on the fringe of the Peak District National Park rather than inside it, and is often called the gateway to Dovedale. The spire of St Oswald’s Church, 215 feet high, can be seen across the town, Henmore Brook runs through the middle, and the Tissington Trail heads north along the old railway line towards Buxton. Each Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday the streets become the pitch for Royal Shrovetide Football.

We fit kitchens throughout the town and in the villages around it, including Clifton to the south-west, Osmaston to the south and Fenny Bentley to the north on the A515.

Our kitchen fitting services in Ashbourne

The kitchen services we offer in Ashbourne, for town houses and village homes alike:

• Kitchen unit installation
• Worktops & countertops
• Appliance installation
• Supply and fit
• Fit-only for any supplier
• Plumbing, wiring & tiling

Brick, stone and old walls in the town centre

The centre of Ashbourne is a conservation area, designated in 1968, and the parish has more than 160 listed buildings. They are a mix of red brick, stone, roughcast and stucco, from the stone Old Grammar School of 1586 to the brick houses with tiled roofs along Church Street and around the Market Place, along with several almshouses.

If you own one of these older buildings, your kitchen may be in a back wing or a former scullery, with thick walls, deep window reveals and floors that fall away from the house. Those rooms reward careful planning. We take levels across the whole floor, build up or trim plinths to suit, and scribe every panel that meets a wall. Worktops in solid oak, walnut or iroko suit the character of these rooms, and quartz or granite are templated after the cabinets are fixed so the stone follows the real line of the wall.

Listed status applies to the interior as well as the frontage. Taking out a wall, forming a new doorway or running an extractor duct through an old wall can all need listed building consent, which has to be granted before the work starts.

Later homes and how a job comes together

Outside the historic core, kitchen projects are more often about using the space better: a kitchen-diner in place of two small rooms, an island where the room allows, more tall storage and a properly vented extractor. Whatever the age of the house, the process is the same. We visit, measure and give you a free written quote, then agree a start date.

Derbyshire Joinery Specialists was founded by Liam Taylor, who spent more than ten years in property and joinery before setting up the company. His approach is simple: you deal with one person. Our joiners fit the units, worktops and appliances; partner electricians, plumbers and tilers carry out their trades under the same quote. We will fit a kitchen you have bought from Howdens, Wren, Magnet, IKEA, B&Q, Wickes or an independent, or supply one ourselves, and Ideal4Finance can spread the cost, subject to status.

Kitchen fitting questions — Ashbourne