Kitchen Renovation in Dubai: Layout, Cabinetry and Timeline Considerations

Getting the Layout Right First

A kitchen renovation is where planning matters more than almost anywhere else in the home. Cabinetry, worktops, appliances and services all have to align precisely, and layout decisions made early are what everything else gets built around. Changing your mind on layout halfway through is the single most common cause of kitchen renovation delays.

Cabinetry, Worktops and Appliances as One Decision

Cabinetry, worktop and appliance choices interact more than they seem to at first, appliance dimensions affect cabinetry, cabinetry affects worktop layout, worktop material affects splashback options. Coordinating design and trades together, rather than choosing each element independently, is what makes the finished kitchen work exactly as intended rather than as a collection of separate good choices.

Lighting for Task and Ambience

Kitchen lighting does two different jobs: task lighting over worktops and the hob, and ambient lighting for the room as a living space. Both get planned at the same stage as electrical rerouting, not added afterwards as an afterthought.

What to Expect During the Renovation

From initial layout through joinery, lighting and final connections, one team stays accountable for the result. So you have a single point of contact rather than coordinating cabinetmakers, electricians and plumbers separately yourself. Timeline depends on scope, and gets confirmed with you before work starts.

What a Kitchen Renovation Costs in Dubai

A complete kitchen renovation with LEOS Project Management is AED 23,999 including VAT, covering a U-shaped layout with base and wall cabinets up to nine metres, a separate island table, a marble countertop and a sink. The price is confirmed at a free site visit before any work begins.

Kitchens outside that size or shape, or built to a different specification, are quoted after the visit. Every package is customisable, so a different stone, cabinet finish or appliance arrangement is priced rather than refused.

Publishing the figure is deliberate. If it is outside your budget you know straight away, and if it is in range the conversation starts from something real.

What Actually Moves a Kitchen Quote

The biggest single factor is whether services move. A U-shape against three existing walls usually keeps the sink, waste and hob close to where they already are. Relocating a sink means new supply and waste runs; relocating a hob can mean a new circuit.

After that: the run length of cabinetry, the worktop material, and whether appliances are integrated or freestanding. Integrated units need specific cabinet widths, which is decided at design stage rather than discovered on fitting day.

What rarely moves the price is the thing people worry about most, which is tile choice. Tiling is a small part of a kitchen compared with cabinetry and stone.

Why Worktops Are Templated After the Units Go In

A worktop is cut to a template taken from the installed cabinets, not from a drawing. Walls are rarely perfectly square, and a millimetre of error at template stage is a visible gap at the finish.

This is why a kitchen has a pause in the middle: units fitted, template taken, then a wait while stone is cut. Anyone promising a kitchen with a stone worktop in a handful of days is either not templating properly or not using stone.

Questions Worth Asking Any Kitchen Contractor

Ask whether the quote includes removing and disposing of the old kitchen. Ask what the carcasses are made of, not just the door finish. Ask who connects the appliances and whether that is included.

Ask how extraction is handled, because a recirculating hood in a kitchen that could have been vented outside is a shortcut you will notice every time you cook. And ask what happens if something is found behind the old units, because the honest answer is that it is quoted and agreed with you before anyone proceeds.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a kitchen renovation cost in Dubai?

A complete kitchen renovation with LEOS Project Management is AED 23,999 including VAT, covering a U-shaped layout with base and wall cabinets up to nine metres, a separate island table, a marble countertop and a sink. Kitchens outside that size or shape are quoted after a free site visit.

Can I keep my existing kitchen layout?

Usually yes, and it is normally the cheaper option. Keeping the sink and hob close to where they already are avoids new supply and waste runs. If the current layout genuinely does not work we will say so and price the change rather than talk you into it.

Are appliances included?

Appliances are supplied separately unless agreed otherwise, so you keep the choice. We coordinate installation as part of the work and confirm sizes and service requirements at the site visit, before cabinetry is ordered.

Can I choose my own cabinets and worktop?

Yes. Every package is customisable. The published specification is a tested starting point, and any change is priced and agreed before anything is ordered.

Is the work guaranteed?

Yes. Depending on scope, the warranty runs from three to six months, confirmed in writing with your quote.