Kitchen fitters in Southampton
A bespoke kitchen designed with you and fitted by one team in four clear steps, from the first measure-up to the final worktop.
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No two homes, and no two homeowners, are the same, so every new kitchen we fit is planned from scratch. CAWS Carpentry & Building designs and installs bespoke kitchens across Southampton, with every detail agreed with you and the final say always yours.
Our team handles the whole project, from design and removing your old kitchen to fitting the new one and everything in between. We are based in West End, Southampton, and have been building and fitting since 2002. Call us or use the contact form and we will talk through your requirements, answer your questions and offer advice.
Established
Founded by Ryan Caws in West End, Southampton
Combined experience
In the building and carpentry trades
No hidden extras
The price we quote is the price you pay
Trade accreditations
Checkatrade · FENSA · FMB · FSB
Our four-step process
We work through each kitchen in the same four steps. Each one is finished and checked against your specification before we move on, so you stay involved throughout and the standard stays consistent.
- Design and planning
- Removing the existing kitchen
- Fitting and installation
- Worktops
1. Design, then strip-out
We visit at a time that suits you to survey your existing kitchen and take accurate measurements. We then sit down together and go through the options, from unit styles and colours to tiling, appliances and layout, and draw up a plan to your specification.
Next, we strip the old kitchen back to a clean slate, removing worktops, units, appliances and tiling. We know this stage is disruptive, so we work as quickly as we can without cutting corners.
2. Fitting, tiling and worktops
Your new units go in exactly as designed, with doors and drawers fitted to open and close properly. Because we handle the gas, plumbing and electrics, we can also fit appliances such as ovens, washing machines and dishwashers, and check each one is working. Any tiling you want is part of the installation too.
The worktops go in last, made to the colour, material and design you chose, then positioned carefully, secured and sealed. Before we leave, we walk through the kitchen with you, and if anything is not right we put it right while we are still on site.
More than kitchen fitters
The same team offers building services such as garden walls, block paved driveways, pointing and extensions, and is happy to work alongside a team you already have in place. Our roofers handle new pitched roofs, flat roofs, chimney and lead work, maintenance and repairs, and we also carry out loft conversions, refurbishments and bathroom installations. We are members of Checkatrade, and accredited by FENSA and the Federation of Master Builders.
Bespoke or off the shelf, with an itemised quote
Some customers want a kitchen designed and built from scratch. Others have already chosen a ready-made kitchen and need it installed well. We do both, and before any work begins you receive an itemised quotation, so there are no hidden fees or surprises later on.
We also fit kitchens for homeowners in nearby Romsey, and work for builders who need an extra hand on their own kitchen projects.
Speak to our past clients
Many clients come back to us for later projects, and much of our work now arrives through referrals and recommendations. If you would like to speak to previous kitchen customers before hiring us, just ask and we will put you in touch.
Kitchen fitting across Southampton and nearby
Many Southampton kitchens were planned for a very different way of living. In the city's terraces the kitchen is often a narrow galley at the back, with the dining room on the other side of a wall, so a new kitchen frequently goes hand in hand with knocking through or extending into the side return. In the interwar semis the job is more often updating an older layout, moving services and fitting units that make better use of a square room.
Also covering
- West End
- Living close to our West End base makes it easier for us to bring samples round and measure up again once walls come out.
- Bitterne
- In a Bitterne semi, opening the kitchen into the old back room to make a kitchen-diner is often the change people are after.
- Hedge End
- Newer Hedge End homes tend to have a sound layout already, so kitchen work there is usually about replacing tired units and appliances.
- Totton
- For Totton households we can fit an off-the-shelf range or a bespoke design, and plan the plumbing and electrics as part of the same job.
- Romsey
- Romsey's older cottages and townhouses can have uneven walls and floors, which bespoke units and careful scribing handle better than flat-pack.
- New Forest
- Forest cottages often have smaller rooms and low ceilings, so we plan storage carefully to make the most of a compact kitchen.
A typical kitchen project in Portswood, Southampton
- The home
- Portswood's end-of-terrace houses usually have the kitchen in a narrow rear room, with the side wall giving a little more freedom over window positions.
- What's usually wanted
- Owners often want more worktop and storage in a kitchen that was never designed for modern appliances.
- How we'd approach it
- We measure carefully, plan units around the existing window and door, and reroute plumbing and electrics where the layout changes. Slim units, tall larders and a breakfast bar are common ways to gain storage, and we coordinate parking for deliveries on busy residential streets.
- The result
- A compact kitchen that holds everything and is easier to cook in every day.
Built across Southampton & Hampshire.
Extensions, kitchens, bathrooms, lofts and carpentry — real projects by our team. Drag or use the arrows to explore.
An open-plan kitchen extension with a long island and full-height gable glazing looking out onto the garden.
A kitchen with a white-topped island, range cooker and an arched window, fitted with the electrics and plumbing.
A modern kitchen pairing a white island with black tall units.
A grey shaker-style kitchen with an island, tall larder units and a wood floor.
A white handleless kitchen with a breakfast bar and bar stools.
Tell us about your project.
Call us or send a few details and we’ll come straight back to you. We never turn an enquiry away — from a garden wall to a full extension.
- Office023 8047 1052
- Mobile07939 217974
- Email[email protected]
- Office47 Holly Gardens, West End, Southampton, Hampshire SO30 3RU