Botley kitchen fitting checklist before your units arrive
A plain checklist for Botley homeowners between ordering a trade kitchen and the fitter arriving.
Use this the week before your kitchen delivery in Botley. It is not a sales page — it is the list I wish every customer had already worked through.
1. Clear a path from the kerb
Howdens packs are heavy and awkward. If your Botley street is permit parking or packed at school run, decide where the lorry can stop. I need a clean route to the room — not a tour through three bedrooms of storage boxes.
2. Strip-out decisions
Who is removing the old kitchen? If you want me involved, say so early. Tiles, plaster scars and floor edges left after a DIY strip-out change how long the new fit takes.
3. Confirm appliance sizes in writing
'Standard aperture' is not a size. Dishwasher, fridge and oven model numbers prevent the classic Botley Saturday problem: units in, appliance delivered Monday, 20mm too tall.
4. Know your wall type for the hob and extractor
Especially on newer estates near Hedge End/Botley borders — lightweight partitions and hidden services catch people out. Mark what you know; I will check before drilling.
5. Temporary cooking plan
Even a smooth fit is a few days. A kettle circuit and a clear bit of worktop elsewhere keeps the household civil.
For the longer read on where install hours go on a Howdens job, see Fitting a Howdens kitchen in a Botley semi. For general carpentry in the village, see Carpenter in Botley.