Install My Kitchen offers a pre-installation survey across Reading and surrounding Berkshire areas. The survey costs £195 and is credited in full against your installation balance when you confirm your date and pay your deposit.
- The survey takes place at your Reading home — we check your actual room against your kitchen plan.
- Survey fee of £195 is credited in full against your installation balance when you confirm your date and pay your deposit.
- We cover Reading and the surrounding Berkshire area with survey slots typically available within one to two weeks.
- Our written survey report forms the basis of your fixed-price installation quote — no hidden extras on the day.
Why a Survey Matters in Reading
Reading is Berkshire's largest town and a major commercial hub, with a thriving tech sector and excellent rail connections to London. The town offers a diverse mix of Victorian terraces in the older neighbourhoods, modern riverside apartments, and larger family homes in the leafy suburbs of Caversham and Earley. Demand for quality kitchen refurbishments is high, particularly among the professional households drawn to the town's strong employment market. The range of a varied mix of terraced, semi-detached, and detached properties found across Reading means that no two kitchen projects are identical. Ceiling heights vary between periods of construction, older properties may have walls that are not perfectly square, and plumbing or gas connections are not always in the positions a designer's plan assumes. A pre-installation survey is our way of catching these realities before work begins.
Carrying out a survey means the written quote we issue is based on what is actually in your kitchen, not what the retailer's plan suggests. This protects you from unexpected cost increases mid-project and gives our fitting team the information they need to plan the installation properly.
What the Survey Covers
- Room vs Plan Check
We compare your kitchen designer's plan with the actual room dimensions in your Reading home. Walls out of square, ceiling variations, and unexpected structural elements are identified before work begins.
- Service Positions
We confirm the location of existing plumbing, electrical sockets, and gas connections, and establish where new appliance connections will be positioned.
- Levels & Floor Assessment
Floors are rarely perfectly level. We measure the floor plane and note any gradients that will require packing or adjustment during cabinet installation.
- Wall Condition
We check the condition and construction of walls where units and tall cabinets will be fixed, identifying any areas that may need remedial work before fitting.
- Access Routes
We assess all access routes into the kitchen — corridors, doorways, staircases — and flag anything that could affect delivery or installation logistics.
- Appliance Positions
All integrated and freestanding appliance positions are confirmed and cross-referenced with the available service connections to ensure the plan is achievable.
- Risk & Scope Identification
Potential complications such as chimney breasts, uneven alcoves, or non-standard ceiling heights are flagged and factored transparently into your installation quote.
- Accurate Quote Preparation
Everything observed during the survey feeds directly into your written, itemised quote — so the price you are given accurately reflects the full scope of the work.
The Survey Fee — £195 Credited Back
The £195 survey fee is charged at the time of booking your survey appointment. It covers the specialist time spent visiting your Reading home, measuring the room, reviewing your kitchen plan, and preparing your written survey report and installation quote.
The credit is applied when you confirm your installation date by paying your booking deposit. At that point, the full £195 is deducted from your installation balance — so the survey costs you nothing if you proceed. If you decide not to go ahead after the survey, the fee is not returned, as it covers the time already invested in your project.
- Room vs plan check at your Reading property
- Services, levels, wall condition & access assessment
- Written survey report and fully itemised installation quote
- £195 credited in full against your installation balance on booking
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Frequently Asked Questions
The pre-installation survey is £195. This fee is credited in full against your installation balance when you confirm your installation date by paying your booking deposit. The only time the fee is not credited back is if you choose not to proceed after the survey.
One of our experienced fitters visits your Reading home to compare your kitchen retailer's plan with the actual room. We take detailed measurements, check service positions, assess wall and floor conditions, confirm appliance locations, and identify anything that could affect the installation. You receive a written survey report and a fully itemised installation quote.
Survey slots in Reading and the surrounding Berkshire area are typically available within one to two weeks of enquiry. Contact us via the form on this page or call 07399 651836 and we will confirm available dates promptly.
The £195 survey fee is credited against your installation balance — not refunded in cash. If you confirm your installation date and pay your deposit, the full £195 is deducted from your total. If you decide not to proceed after the survey, the fee covers the specialist time spent on your survey visit and report and is not returned.