An HMO kitchen refit designs and installs a shared kitchen with enough sinks, cookers, worktop, storage and fridge space for everyone in the house. Barry is 7 miles south-west of Cardiff. We price communal kitchen refits there against Wales’s HMO rules and the council’s written HMO standards, so work is planned to the standard an inspection looks for.
- Area
- Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
- Postcodes
- CF62 and CF63
- Location
- 7 miles south-west of Cardiff
- Pricing region
- Wales
What do communal kitchen refits in Barry involve?
- Lockable food storage for each sharer
- Kitchen designed to your council’s amenity standards
- Heat detector and fire blanket
- Extraction to outside
- Electrics, sockets and lighting
Which rules apply in Barry?
The rules below are the Wales-wide position for this kind of work. Councils add their own standards and schemes on top, so we always check the address in Barry before we price.
- Kitchen and bathroom ratios are set in each council’s HMO standards.
- Fitness for human habitation rules require mains-powered, interlinked smoke alarms on every storey and CO alarms where there is a gas, oil or solid-fuel appliance.
- An electrical inspection and test at least every 5 years, with the report given to the contract-holder within 14 days.
- Council HMO standards and the fire risk assessment set detection, fire doors and escape routes.
How much do communal kitchen refits cost in Barry?
| Item | UK typical | Local guide | Per |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communal HMO kitchen with extra cooking and sink capacity (our estimate from domestic ranges) | £8,000 – £18,000 | £7,500 – £16,900 | kitchen |
| Interlinked mains alarm system (Grade D type), small HMO (our estimate from installer guides) | £800 – £2,000 | £750 – £1,900 | house |
Use these as a starting point for budgeting. Access, condition and the council’s requirements in Barry can move the figure either way, which is why we quote after seeing the house.
How long does it take?
Typical time on site: 1–2 weeks. We agree the programme with you before starting and send photo updates as the work progresses.
When do Barry landlords need it?
Typical reasons for this work in Barry:
- Tired kitchens that are putting tenants off
- More sharers than the current kitchen can serve
Questions about communal kitchen refits in Barry
How big does an HMO kitchen need to be?
Councils set their own standards, usually as a minimum floor area and a number of sinks, cookers and worktop lengths per number of sharers. We design to the standard for your address.
How far do you travel from Barry?
We cover the whole of Vale of Glamorgan and work UK-wide. For Barry the nearest towns on our list are Penarth (5 miles), Cardiff (7 miles), Whitchurch (8 miles).
Does a shared house in Barry need an HMO licence?
In Wales, mandatory licensing covers HMOs of 3 or more storeys with 5 or more people. Many councils, including Cardiff and Swansea, also run additional licensing for smaller HMOs. Every landlord must register with Rent Smart Wales.
How much do communal kitchen refits cost in Barry?
Our guide ranges for Wales are in the table on this page, and the guide-price tool gives a figure for your house. A fixed written quote follows a free site visit.
Communal kitchen refits near Barry
- Penarth · 5 mi
- Cardiff · 7 mi
- Whitchurch · 8 mi
- Llantwit Major · 9 mi
- Llantrisant · 10 mi
- Caerphilly · 12 mi
- All of Vale of Glamorgan
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