Installation

Plenty of these go out to people fitting them themselves, and plenty go out to trades fitting them for somebody else. Both are normal.

White shaker wall and base cabinets fitted in a kitchen

Fitting them yourself

Shaker cabinets on a plywood box are about as straightforward as cabinets get. If you are comfortable with a level, a stud finder and a drill, a straight run is a weekend. Corners, out of square walls and the sink base are where the time goes.

Taking them flat pack means building the boxes first, which on a full kitchen is most of a day. Taking them assembled removes that, at the cost of needing a clear route in.

Having them fitted

Our owner spent fifteen years in general contracting before he sold cabinets, so installation is something he can talk about properly rather than hand off. Ask when you request a price and he will tell you what is available for your job and what it would cost.

Worth asking early, not lateWhether you are fitting them or having them fitted changes whether flat pack or assembled is the right call, and that changes the price. Settle it while you are still choosing, not after the truck is booked.

What you will need either way

Fillers, because the walls will not be square
Shims, for the same reason as the floor
A plan for the worktop, which is a separate trade and a separate lead time
Someone to reconnect the plumbing and any gas

The cabinet order covers the first two. What a full kitchen needs goes through them.