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Bespoke Kitchens in Scottish Borders
Cabinetry made for your room, in the timber and finish you choose.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Scottish Borders is a county of stone mill-town terraces and substantial rural farmhouses. That is exactly the kind of building stock a bespoke kitchen has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
We build bespoke kitchens as cabinetmakers rather than fitters: machined joints, real carcass construction, and a finish applied under workshop conditions before anything reaches your Scottish Borders address.
How we build it
Moisture matters more than most people expect. Timber is conditioned before machining, and anything going into a kitchen, utility or bathroom is specified in materials that will not swell at the bottom edge. That is why the base of a well-made unit still closes cleanly after five winters.
Finish and materials
Every finished job gets a short handover: what the surface is, how to clean it, and how to adjust a hinge if a door drops after the heating has been on for a season. Adjustment is normal in timber and takes about two minutes once you know which screw to turn.
| Guide price | from £1,450 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 10–14 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Solid tulipwood frames |
| Survey area | All of Scottish Borders, including Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Kelso |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Scottish Borders turns it into a fixed written quote.
Towns we cover
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What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Bespoke Kitchens in Scottish Borders — common questions
Can you make just the doors for an existing kitchen?
Yes. Replacing doors and drawer fronts on sound carcasses is the most cost-effective way to change a kitchen and we do a lot of it. We template from the existing carcass so the reveals stay even.
How long is a bespoke kitchen out of action during the fit?
Plan for two to three weeks from strip-out to worktop templating and final connection. We sequence so you keep a sink and a socket for as long as possible, and worktops are templated after the carcasses are set so they fit the real room.
Can you keep our existing appliances?
Usually, provided we have the make and model at survey so the apertures are cut correctly. Integrated appliances vary by tens of millimetres between brands and a guessed aperture is an expensive mistake.
Do you handle the electrics and plumbing?
We co-ordinate with them and set out the first fix positions, but the wet and electrical trades are separate. If you do not have your own, we can recommend people we work with regularly.
How do I pay, and when?
A deposit at order to cover materials, a stage payment when the work leaves the workshop, and the balance on completion after you have inspected the fit. Everything is written into the quotation before you commit.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Scottish Borders — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.