Our Kitchen Design & Build Process
We know that renovating your home or replacing your kitchen can be challenging, so we have dedicated ourselves to refining our process to make it as efficient and straightforward as possible.
FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION
We've refined our process over the years so you always know what's happening and when. Here's how a Minerva kitchen comes together, from your first showroom visit to the day it's finished, and roughly how long each stage takes.
Discover
It starts with a visit to one of our showrooms, with no obligation. We'll show you the collections and finishes in person, and we can arrange a home visit to see your space. From there we draw up an initial design concept and a detailed estimate. If you'd like to go ahead, a £1,000 + VAT deposit and signed terms secure your place in our schedule and that deposit comes off your final balance.
Design
Once you're ready to proceed, we develop the full design. We take detailed measurements at your home and produce 3D renders so you can see the kitchen before it's built, plus mood boards to help with finishes if you'd like them. Everything comes together in a final specification and quote and nothing goes further until you've approved the design and signed it off.
Measure
About six weeks before fitting, our surveyor visits to take precise measurements and check the site, flagging anything that needs sorting before installation. Those measurements become the full working drawings for the workshop. If anything needs to change, we'll talk it through and get your sign-off before production starts.
Craft
Your kitchen is then built by hand in our Herefordshire workshop. We combine traditional joinery with modern machinery, and every painted finish is applied by hand. Production takes around two to three weeks, ending with a full quality check before anything leaves the workshop.
Install
The last stage is installation, by our own carpenters. It usually takes two to three weeks, depending on the project. As standard we dry-fit: we install your cabinetry and worktops, while plumbing, electrics and other trades are handled by your builder or contractors. Your worktops are templated towards the end of the first week and fitted about a week later, with splashbacks the week after. Near the end, we work through a snagging list with you — and once everything's signed off, the final balance is due.
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View projectGwernyfed Project
Handcrafted in our Florence collection shaker across a 17th-century Welsh manor. The kitchen, bedroom, dressing room and office, all painted in 'Latona 100'. Iron hardware and bold a granite worktop adds contrast in the kitchen.
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View projectBewdley Kitchen
Handcrafted in our Florence collection, a shaker with Georgian-inspired bolection moulding. The perimeter painted in 'Silvanus 230', the island left unpainted to showcase the oak, with brass handles and a granite worktop.
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View projectStoney Cross Kitchen
Handcrafted in our Bologna collection, painted in Pluto 020 with polished bronze handles and finished with a classic Quartz worktop throughout.
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View projectSouthrop Kitchen
Handcrafted in our Bologna collection with a two-tone palette, the island painted in 'Tellus 300', the rest in 'Ceres 210'. The cabinetry is finished with brass handles and hinges and a Quartz worktop.
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View projectCredenhill kitchen
Handcrafted in our Milan collection, a modern design with innovative handleless detailing. Oak cabinetry set against a white framework highlights the doors and drawers, completed with a Sensa worktop.
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View projectCarey Kitchen
Handcrafted Molveno collection, painted 'Hercules 150' with oak bar handles. Mixed worktops combine oak hardwood on the island and granite on perimeter cabinetry.
