How long does a kitchen renovation take?

Most custom kitchen renovations take around 6–10 weeks from the first design meeting to the finished kitchen. Expect a few weeks for design and sign-off, three to five weeks for manufacture, and several days to just over a week on site for installation. Stone benchtops, structural changes and building consent can extend that — settling your design and finishes early is the best way to stay on schedule.

Stage 1 — Design and quote (1–3 weeks)

It starts with an in-home consultation and accurate measure-up. From there we develop a tailored design and 3D concepts, refine it with you, and provide a fixed written quote. This stage moves at your pace — the sooner you're happy to sign off the layout and choose your finishes, the sooner your kitchen enters the build queue.

Stage 2 — Manufacture (3–5 weeks)

Once the design is signed off, your cabinetry is built to order in our Rotorua factory on CNC and edging machines. Because we make it ourselves, we control this stage rather than waiting on a supplier. If your benchtop is engineered stone or porcelain, it's usually templated after the cabinets are installed, so that fabrication runs in parallel toward the end.

Stage 3 — Installation (3–7 days, sometimes longer)

This is the part most people picture — and it's usually the quickest. We remove and dispose of your old kitchen, install the new cabinetry, coordinate the plumber and electrician, fit the benchtop and complete the finishing. A standard kitchen is often done in three to seven working days. Stone benchtops add a short gap: the bench is templated once cabinets are in, then fabricated and installed a week or so later, so you may have a brief period with cabinets in but the final top still to come.

What can extend the timeline

• Design changes after sign-off — the most common cause of delay. Lock it in before manufacture begins.
• Structural or layout changes — removing walls or relocating services adds trades and time.
• Building consent— where it's required, council processing adds weeks before work can start.
• Long-lead items — imported appliances, specialty stone or custom hardware can have their own wait times.
• Trade coordination — plumbing, electrical, tiling and plastering all need to slot together in the right order.

How to keep yours on track

Decide your finishes early, keep the layout settled once it's signed off, and order any long-lead appliances in good time. With one team handling design, manufacture and installation, there's no hand-off between separate companies — which is where renovations usually lose weeks. We'll give you a clear schedule up front and keep you posted at each stage.