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# Trades you need for kitchens

## Summary

A kitchen renovation combines design and cabinetry with plumbing, electrical, tiling and finishing trades. 9 trades are usually involved: kitchen designers and installers, interior designers, joiners and cabinetmakers, plumbers and gasfitters, electricians, plasterers and GIB stoppers, tilers, flooring (carpet, timber, vinyl, polished concrete), painters and decorators.

A kitchen renovation combines design and cabinetry with plumbing, electrical, tiling and finishing trades.

## Typical order

1. **Design and consent**: [Kitchen designers and installers](/trades/kitchens/), [Interior designers](/trades/interior-designers/)
2. **Services first fix**: [Plumbers and gasfitters](/trades/plumbers-gasfitters/), [Electricians](/trades/electricians/)
3. **Insulation and linings**: [Plasterers and GIB stoppers](/trades/plasterers-gib-stoppers/)
4. **Fit-out and finishes**: [Joiners and cabinetmakers](/trades/joiners-cabinetmakers/), [Tilers](/trades/tilers/), [Flooring (carpet, timber, vinyl, polished concrete)](/trades/flooring/), [Painters and decorators](/trades/painters-decorators/)

Trades appear under the first stage where they are needed. Your builder sets the real sequence.

## Trades you'll need for kitchens

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* ### [Kitchen designers and installers](/trades/kitchens/)

  Kitchen design, cabinetry supply and installation.

  No kitchen designers and installers listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/kitchens/).
* ### [Interior designers](/trades/interior-designers/)

  Layouts, finishes, colour, lighting and furnishing.

  No interior designers listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/interior-designers/).
* ### [Joiners and cabinetmakers](/trades/joiners-cabinetmakers/)

  Custom kitchens, vanities, cabinetry, doors and windows made to measure.

  No joiners and cabinetmakers listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/joiners-cabinetmakers/).
* ### [Plasterers and GIB stoppers](/trades/plasterers-gib-stoppers/)

  Interior wall and ceiling linings and stopping, and exterior plastering.

  No plasterers and GIB stoppers listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/plasterers-gib-stoppers/).
* ### [Plumbers and gasfitters](/trades/plumbers-gasfitters/)

  Water supply, waste, hot water, gas and drainage connections.

  No plumbers and gasfitters listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/plumbers-gasfitters/).
* ### [Electricians](/trades/electricians/)

  Wiring, switchboards, lighting, power and electrical safety.

  No electricians listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/electricians/).
* ### [Tilers](/trades/tilers/)

  Floor, wall and splashback tiling, including wet areas.

  No tilers listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/tilers/).
* ### [Flooring (carpet, timber, vinyl, polished concrete)](/trades/flooring/)

  Carpet, timber, vinyl, tile-look and polished concrete floors.

  No flooring (carpet, timber, vinyl, polished concrete) listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/flooring/).
* ### [Painters and decorators](/trades/painters-decorators/)

  Interior and exterior painting, wallpaper and protective coatings.

  No painters and decorators listings yet. [See what they do, how to check them and how to join](/trades/painters-decorators/).

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