Kitchen Rewire in Kettering
as Part of a Full Property Renovation
Project Overview
When a property is being renovated from top to bottom, the electrical work needs to be planned as part of the whole project — not added at the end. This full renovation in Kettering gave Entigen the opportunity to do the kitchen electrics properly: new circuits run before the kitchen went in, cable routes chased into the walls before plastering, and lighting positions confirmed before any cabinetry was fitted.
The result was a kitchen that worked well electrically from day one, with no compromises made on socket positions or lighting locations because the electrics had to fit around a finished room.
What the Client Needed
A complete electrical installation for the new kitchen, designed to work with the overall renovation rather than being squeezed in afterwards. The key requirements were:
- New kitchen circuits run from the consumer unit, sized for the intended appliances
- Wall chasing for concealed cable routes before plastering
- Dedicated supplies for all new kitchen appliances — oven, hob, dishwasher, fridge
- Socket positions confirmed in relation to cabinet layout
- LED strip lighting to the cabinet underside
- LED plinth lighting at floor level
- Clean, finished result that complemented the kitchen design
Electrical Work Completed
New circuits were run to the kitchen from the consumer unit, with the cabling chased into walls during the first-fix stage before plastering. This is the right way to do it — chasing walls after plastering is messier, slower and produces a worse result. Working to the renovation schedule rather than around it made a practical difference to the quality of the finish.
Appliance supplies were installed and positioned to land correctly behind each appliance — not just roughed in somewhere near the right area. Getting the position right matters because once appliances and cabinetry go in, accessing and adjusting cable positions becomes much harder.
LED cabinet lighting was installed under the wall units with the drivers hidden within the cabinet structure. Plinth lighting was run along the floor-level kickboards. Both add to the finished feel of the kitchen without being conspicuous in use.
Why Planning Electrics Early in a Renovation Matters
The most common issue with kitchen electrical work in a renovation context is getting the electrical contractor involved too late. If the kitchen fitter is already in and the walls are plastered, the options for neat cable routing are limited. Socket and switch positions may end up where they can be reached rather than where they should be.
On this project, the electrical work was sequenced correctly. That meant cables could be run through the structure of the building before it was closed up, lighting positions were agreed with the kitchen designer before any fixed elements went in, and the appliance supplies landed exactly where they were needed.
Planning also means that if anything changes during the renovation — a kitchen layout adjustment, a different appliance choice — there is time to adapt rather than bodge.
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Testing, Safety and Handover
All new circuits were tested on completion and an Electrical Installation Certificate issued for the kitchen circuits. The client was shown each circuit and its location on the consumer unit before handover.
Related Services
We handle kitchen electrics as part of full property renovations across Kettering and Northamptonshire. See our kitchen renovation page and property renovation services for more. For consumer unit upgrades as part of a renovation project, see our consumer unit replacement page. All electrical work falls under our electrical services.