Your Local Kitchen Renovation Specialists
A kitchen renovation touches plumbing, gasfitting, drainage, electrical, joinery, flooring, painting and ventilation. Most homeowners end up project-managing five trades. Southern brings them all under one roof — you deal with one team, one fixed-price quote, one timeline.
40+ years of Wellington kitchens — from inner-city apartments to Karori villas to Wairarapa lifestyle blocks. Call 0800 484 353.
Professional Kitchen Renovations — What’s Included
We handle the full scope of a kitchen renovation — nothing outsourced to a third-party project manager:
- Kitchen design and layout planning
- Cabinet and joinery installation (we partner with Master Craft)
- Countertop installation — quartz, stone, laminate, engineered timber
- Sink and tapware replacement
- Appliance installation — ovens, gas hobs, induction, dishwashers
- Gas hob and oven connection (we’re certified gasfitters)
- Rangehood and ventilation installation
- Flooring — tile, SPC, timber, vinyl
- Splashback tiling and glass
- Lighting upgrades — pendant, under-cabinet, recessed
- Island or breakfast bar installation
- Pantry and custom storage solutions
- Painting and trim installation
- Smart kitchen integration
Trusted Wellington Kitchen Renovators & Designers
Good kitchen design is about workflow, not just looks. We sit down with you, measure the space, and plan the zones — prep, cook, wash, store — so the finished kitchen actually works the way you cook. CAD elevations, 3D visualisations, and sample boards for materials.
Once you sign off on design, we project-manage every trade against a written schedule. You get weekly progress walk-throughs and a single point of contact from start to finish. Fixed-price, guaranteed on time.
Kitchen Design Trends Wellington Clients Are Asking For
- Drawers instead of cupboards — soft-close, see everything at once
- Dishwasher next to the sink — plumbing common, easier unload workflow
- Induction over gas — safer with kids, faster boil, easier to clean. We also install gas hobs (9kg LPG or piped reticulated)
- Quartz benchtops — harder than granite, more colour options
- Large kitchen island with waterfall ends
- Two-toned cabinetry — dark lowers, light uppers
- Open shelving and feature lighting
- Smart kitchen integration — app-controlled ovens, connected fridges
- Eco-friendly materials — FSC-certified timber, recycled quartz
Kitchen Features Worth Specifying
Small details that make a big difference once you actually use the kitchen every day:
- Soft-close drawers on every cabinet — no slamming, longer life
- Drawers instead of base cupboards — pull the whole contents out, no bending to reach the back
- 900mm-wide drawers for utensil storage — fits a full drawer organiser plus spares
- Off-white cabinet finish — hides fingermarks in a way pure white doesn’t
- Large single sink bowl (over double) — fits roasting trays and big pots
- Hot points above the bench for kettles, toasters and slow-cookers
- Under-cabinet LED strip — lights the benchtop where you actually work
Why Choose Southern for Your Kitchen?
- Complete service — design, plumbing, gasfitting, drainage, electrical, joinery, flooring, painting. One team.
- 40+ years of Wellington kitchen experience — we’ve seen every layout and every surprise
- Multi-trade management — we coordinate every sub-trade so you don’t have to
- Quality craftsmanship — backed by the Master Plumbers Guarantee
- Personalised approach — every design is built around how your household actually cooks
- “Your Job On Time, or It’s Free”.
Kitchen Flooring, Splashbacks & Tiling
Our in-house tilers handle splashbacks, floor tiling and feature walls. For floors we also install Aspen SPC — waterproof, underfloor-heating compatible, kid and pet friendly, 10-year warranty. Faster to lay than tile and softer underfoot.
Pattern options: brick bond, horizontal stack, vertical offset, herringbone. Grout colour matched to tone.