Kitchen Renovations in Knutsford
Blades Building — a Warrington-based Ltd company covering Knutsford and the wider Cheshire area. Rated 10/10 on Checkatrade across 36 reviews.
Blades Building is a Warrington-based kitchen renovation contractor working across Knutsford (WA16) and the surrounding Cheshire East area. Most of our Knutsford customers live in georgian townhouses, cottages and prime detached homes — the sort of stock you see between Mobberley and Plumley — and know the property well enough to want a builder who plans the job around it rather than around a standard template.
Working around Knutsford
- Historic Cheshire market town with strict conservation controls.
- Knutsford sits in Cheshire under Cheshire East, on the WA16 postcode.
- Access is via M6 J19, roughly 11 miles south-east of Warrington of Warrington town centre.
- The housing stock we typically work on here is georgian townhouses, cottages and prime detached homes, which affects how we price and sequence kitchen renovations.
- King Street and Tatton Park is a well-known local reference point — we've worked on projects within walking distance.
What kitchen renovations usually looks like around Knutsford
full strip-out and refit in an existing footprint
kitchen relocation into a new rear extension
opening kitchen through to the dining room with a steel beam
island kitchens with re-routed drainage and power
utility and boot-room additions off the main kitchen
How a Knutsford kitchen renovation job runs
Design sign-off
We work to your chosen supplier's plan or introduce you to a designer.
Strip & structure
Old kitchen out, floor sorted, any walls moved and made-good.
First fix
Plumbing, gas, waste and electrics roughed in for the new layout.
Fit & finish
Units in, worktop template + fit, appliances, tiling and snags.
Things we flag on Knutsford projects
- moving gas or waste runs across an existing floor build-up
- extract routes through external walls vs recirculating hoods
- electrical circuits — most 1970s+ kitchens need a dedicated ring
- worktop template lead times (typically 10–14 days)
- temporary kitchen setup while the room is out of use
Also working near Knutsford
Knutsford sits close to Mobberley, Plumley, Ollerton — we cover those and the wider Cheshire area for kitchen renovations.
Knutsford kitchen renovations — questions we're asked
Do you handle the electrics and gas?
We work with Part P registered electricians and Gas Safe engineers routinely — all certification issued at the end of the job.
Do you supply the kitchen or do I?
Either. Most customers buy directly from Howdens, Wren or Symphony and we install; if you'd rather we handle procurement we can do that too and pass on the trade pricing.
Can you move the sink to a different wall?
Yes — as long as the new run has enough fall to the soil stack. We'll flag any awkward runs at survey rather than mid-build.
Can you fit an island in a Knutsford home?
Yes — the constraint is usually not width, it's routing waste, water and power under the existing floor. Around Knutsford, where the housing stock is mostly georgian townhouses, cottages and prime detached homes, that's usually straightforward with a suspended floor and trickier on a solid slab.
How long is the house without a working kitchen in Knutsford?
A straight-swap refit in a typical Knutsford home is usually 2–3 weeks kitchen-out. If we're also knocking through or extending, plan 5–8 weeks and we'll help you rig a temporary kitchen in another room.
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