Fit-Only vs Supply and Fit Kitchens: Which Is Better?
Fit-only or supply and fit? Compare cost, risk, timing and who's responsible when things go wrong, with real Glasgow prices from £795. No VAT added.
Supply and Fit Kitchens in Glasgow
Supply and fit kitchens from Kitchen Fitter Glasgow start at £4,495 for a small kitchen with laminate worktops, and most cost £6,500 to £11,000 before appliances. One company measures your room, plans the layout, orders every unit and fits the finished kitchen, so nothing falls into the gap between a shop and a fitter. We cover all of Glasgow and Renfrewshire from Johnstone, with no VAT added and a 2-year written guarantee.
- 2-year written guarantee
- Gas Safe registered engineer
- No VAT added
- Supply and fitfrom £4,495
- Home surveyFree
- Workmanship guarantee2 years, in writing
- VATNone added
What does supply and fit mean?
Supply and fit means one company supplies the kitchen and fits it, instead of you buying from a retailer and hiring a fitter separately. With us, that covers the survey, the layout, the units, doors, worktops, sink and tap, delivery to your home, and the full installation. It suits homeowners who want a new kitchen without spending weekends in showrooms, comparing plans and chasing deliveries, and who'd rather have one person accountable from the first measurement to the final handover.
Why do kitchens bought and fitted separately go wrong?
When the kitchen and the fitting come from different places, nobody owns the whole job. Three problems come up again and again.
Measurements that don't match the room
Retail kitchen plans are often drawn from measurements taken by the customer, sometimes with a tape and a phone torch on a Sunday afternoon. A wall that's 20mm shorter than measured, a boxed-in pipe nobody mentioned, or a window that sits lower than expected can mean a unit that won't fit, a gap filled with an awkward panel, or a reorder that adds weeks.
Two companies, and nobody responsible
If a cabinet arrives the wrong size, the retailer says the fitter should have checked, and the fitter says the plan was wrong. You're stuck in the middle, paying for return visits while the two argue, and the guarantee on the kitchen and the guarantee on the fitting point at each other.
Deliveries that don't line up with the fit
Retailers deliver when it suits their schedule, and good fitters are booked weeks ahead. If the delivery slips, the fitter's slot is lost, and if it arrives early, a kitchen's worth of boxes sits in your hall for a fortnight.
Each of these turns a new kitchen, one of the biggest purchases you'll make for your home, into weeks of phone calls, delays and compromise.
How does our supply-and-fit process work?
Our supply-and-fit process puts one person in charge of the measurements, the order and the fitting. These are the seven steps.
- Free home survey. We measure every wall, window, door and pipe, and check the floors, plumbing and electrics.
- Layout plan. We plan the layout with you, positioning the sink, hob, oven, fridge-freezer and dishwasher around how you actually use the room.
- Choose your finish. You choose door style, colour, handles, worktop and sink, and we talk through how each choice affects the price.
- Fixed written quote. Every unit, panel and task is listed in writing, with appliances and any gas or electrical changes shown separately.
- Order. A 25% deposit goes towards ordering your kitchen. We check the order against our own measurements before it's placed.
- Delivery and fitting. We time the delivery to the start date, check every box on arrival, and fit the kitchen, with gas and electrical work by our partner Gas Safe registered engineer and certified electrician.
- Handover. We walk through the finished kitchen with you, put right any snags, clean up and hand over your 2-year written guarantee. The balance is paid when you're happy.
What's included in our supply-and-fit kitchens?
A supply-and-fit price covers the whole kitchen and the labour to fit it.
Included:
- Home survey and layout plan
- Base, wall and tall units with doors, drawers and handles
- Plinths, end panels, fillers and cornice to finish the kitchen properly
- Laminate worktops, sink and tap
- Delivery timed to your start date
- Full fitting, including integrated appliances
Priced separately, so you only pay for what you choose:
- Appliances, if you'd like us to supply them
- Solid wood or quartz worktops
- Removing the old kitchen, from £195
- New positions for the sink, hob or sockets, with the plumbing, gas or electrical work that involves
- Tiling, flooring and plastering, or a full kitchen renovation if the whole room is changing
How much does a supply-and-fit kitchen cost in Glasgow?
A supply-and-fit kitchen costs from £4,495 with us, and most Glasgow kitchens cost £6,500 to £11,000 before appliances. For comparison, Checkatrade's Glasgow listings put the average at £7,520 (November 2026), and our prices have no VAT added.
Where your kitchen lands in that range depends on these choices:
| Choice | Keeps the price lower | Pushes the price higher |
|---|---|---|
| Size | Galley or single-wall kitchen | U-shape, island or kitchen-diner |
| Units | Standard base and wall units | Tall larder units, corner carousels, pan drawers |
| Doors | Plain slab or simple shaker | Painted, in-frame style or handleless rails |
| Worktops | Laminate | Solid wood or quartz |
| Appliances | Keeping your own | New integrated appliances |
| Layout | Sink and hob stay put | Moving plumbing, gas or electrics |
See worked examples, including a supply-and-fit kitchen in Bishopbriggs, in our Glasgow kitchen fitting price guide.
Supply and fit or fit-only: which should you choose?
Choose supply and fit if you want one company responsible for everything, and fit-only if you've already found a kitchen you love at a retailer. The biggest difference is who carries the risk when something goes wrong.
| If this happens… | With supply and fit | With fit-only |
|---|---|---|
| A unit arrives the wrong size | We measured, so we put it right | You deal with the retailer |
| A door arrives damaged | We arrange the replacement | You return it to the retailer |
| The delivery is late | We reschedule our own fit | You rebook your fitter |
| A part is missing | We chase our own order | You chase the retailer |
| You want design help | Included | Your retailer's planner |
| Total cost | One price for kitchen and fitting | Kitchen price plus fitting from £795 |
Choosing your kitchen: styles and layouts
At the design stage we talk you through door styles, worktops and layouts, with prices for each option, so you can see what you're getting before you commit.
Door styles
Shaker doors, with their framed panel, suit Glasgow's period tenements and villas as well as modern homes. Slab and handleless doors give a clean, contemporary look and work well in smaller kitchens, where handles can catch in tight walkways. Painted finishes can be colour-matched to your walls, and wood-effect doors bring warmth to a north-facing room.
Layouts that suit Glasgow homes
A tenement flat often suits a galley or single-wall layout, sometimes using the old bed recess for tall units; our tenement kitchen fitting page covers this in detail. Semi-detached and detached houses in areas such as Newton Mearns, Bearsden and Bishopbriggs usually have room for an L-shape, U-shape or island, and many owners open the kitchen into the dining room for a kitchen-diner.
Fitted kitchens near you in Glasgow and Renfrewshire
We supply and fit kitchens from our Johnstone base in Renfrewshire, across Glasgow and the towns around it. Whether you've searched for "fitted kitchens near me" in Paisley, the Southside or East Kilbride, the same person surveys, orders and fits your kitchen.
- Renfrewshire: Johnstone, Paisley, Renfrew, Linwood, Erskine, Houston, Bridge of Weir (PA1 to PA6, PA8, PA11)
- Glasgow: West End, Southside, City Centre, Dennistoun, Shettleston, Maryhill (G1, G11, G12, G20, G31, G32, G41 to G44)
- East Renfrewshire: Newton Mearns, Giffnock, Clarkston, Barrhead (G46, G76 to G78)
- East Dunbartonshire: Bearsden, Milngavie, Bishopbriggs (G61, G62, G64)
- South Lanarkshire: Rutherglen, Cambuslang, East Kilbride (G72 to G75)
See all the areas we cover or our full list of kitchen fitting services.
Guides that help you plan
Free, practical guides from James, written for Glasgow homes and checked against our current prices.
Kitchen Layout Ideas: Galley, L-Shaped, U-Shaped and Island
Kitchen layout ideas: galley, single wall, L-shaped, U-shaped, island and peninsula, with the space each needs and which Glasgow homes suit them.
What Should a Kitchen Fitting Quote Include?
A line-by-line checklist for kitchen fitting quotes: what should be included, the extras often missed, fixed price vs day rate, VAT and payment terms.
Start your new kitchen with a free survey
Tell us about the kitchen you're picturing, and we'll measure up, plan the layout with you and send a fixed written price.
Supply and fit kitchen questions
Who designs the kitchen?
We plan the layout with you at and after the home survey, using our own measurements. You choose the door style, colour, handles, worktop and sink, and we position the units, appliances and services around how you use the room. Because we take the measurements and fit the kitchen, the plan is checked against the real room before anything is ordered.
Can I choose my own appliances?
Yes. You can buy your own appliances and we'll fit them, or ask us to include them in your quote. If you're buying your own, send us the model numbers before we order the units, so the housings, gaps and ventilation are planned around the exact appliances you've chosen.
What happens if a unit arrives damaged?
We deal with it. Because we supply the kitchen, a damaged or wrong item is our problem to sort out with the supplier, not yours. We check every box when it arrives, arrange the replacement and fit everything else in the meantime, so the job keeps moving.
Does the deposit go towards the kitchen?
Yes. The 25% deposit books your start date and goes towards ordering your kitchen and materials. The balance is paid when the kitchen is finished and you're happy with it. There's no VAT to add to either payment, because Kitchen Fitter Glasgow isn't VAT registered.
Is supply and fit more expensive than fit-only?
Not always. Fit-only can cost less if you buy a kitchen in a retailer's sale, but supply and fit includes the design, ordering, delivery management and responsibility for the whole kitchen. Once you count your own time, any return visits and retailer delivery charges, the gap is often smaller than it first looks.
Do you take the old kitchen away?
Yes. Removing and disposing of an old kitchen costs from £195 and can be added to any supply-and-fit job. We disconnect the services safely, with any gas work done by our partner Gas Safe registered engineer, strip out the units and worktops, and take the waste away before fitting starts.
How long does it take to fit a supply-and-fit kitchen?
Most supply-and-fit kitchens take 4 to 6 days on site, depending on size and whether the old kitchen is being removed. We confirm the start date and the expected number of days when we place your order, and we time the delivery so the kitchen arrives just before we start.
Do you supply fitted kitchens near me in Newton Mearns or Bearsden?
Yes. We supply and fit kitchens in Newton Mearns, Giffnock and Clarkston in East Renfrewshire, and in Bearsden, Milngavie and Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, as well as across Glasgow and Renfrewshire. The home survey is free wherever you are in our area.