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Kitchens in Combe Down
Bespoke kitchen installations, tailored to the way you live. From cabinetry, worktops and islands to pantry storage and finishing joinery, TM Carpentry oversees every aspect of your project. We also coordinate trusted electricians, plumbers and other specialist trades where needed, ensuring a smooth, well-managed installation from start to finish. Serving Bath, Bristol and Keynsham.
What's included
What's included
Every kitchens job covers the items below — always. The exact specification depends on your space and what you want it to do.
Full cabinet installation including base, wall and tall units
Worktop templating, supply and fitting (solid timber, laminate, stone)
Island and breakfast-bar construction
Pantry pull-outs, larder units and corner-storage solutions
End panels, filler pieces and matching cornice / pelmet
Sink and tap cut-outs, hob cut-outs (worktop-side)
A few recent jobs
Recent kitchen projects
A handful of the kitchens fitted recently — different styles, same approach: made to fit the room, not a catalogue size.
About Combe Down
What kitchens typically look like in Combe Down
Combe Down is typical a mix of Victorian terraces in the old village core and inter-war / post-war semis across the wider residential estates. The Bath stone quarrying heritage is visible in the older village properties. The village core is within the Bath Conservation Area.
Honest note: The descriptions below are generalisations — what's typical or commonly found in Combe Down, based on the area's documented housing stock. Every property is different, so Tom will always confirm what's actually there on the site visit before quoting.
Property types Tom commonly works with in Combe Down:
- Victorian terraced cottages (village core, around The Avenue / North Road)
- Inter-war and post-war semis (the estates north of the village)
- 1930s semi-detached houses
- 1960s–70s detached bungalows on the upper slopes
- Newer-build detached houses (1990s onwards) on infill plots
Planning & permissions
The planning context in Combe Down
Article 4(2) applies in the village core. Outside the core, normal PD rules apply. The Bath stone context means matching stone for any visible masonry work — we work with Bath stone when needed.
Typical extension opportunities
Side-return extensions on the semis are the most common pattern. Rear single-storey extensions also common. Garden-room / outbuilding kitchens are popular on the larger plots.
Local questions
Combe Down — common questions
We've got a 1930s semi with a small kitchen — can we open it up to the rear?
Will a steel beam be needed to knock through to the dining room?
We want a kitchen island but the room's narrow
Our cottage has a Bath stone fireplace — can you keep it?
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Our step by step process
Our step by step process
Every job follows the same six stages. Some are quicker, some are slower — but the order and what to expect at each point is fixed, so you're never wondering what's happening.
- 01
Site visit and design
We walk through the room, measure up and discuss what you actually need. If you have architect drawings or a kitchen designer's plan, we work from those.
- 02
Written quote
Itemised quote covering labour, materials we supply and any assumptions. No surprises after the work has started.
- 03
Schedule coordination
If the job needs plumbing or electricals, we coordinate the schedule so the right trades are in at the right time.
- 04
First fix
Removal of old kitchen if needed, any structural prep work, services routed for the new layout.
- 05
Installation
Cabinets fitted and levelled, worktops templated, sink and hob cut-outs prepared. Most kitchens take 1–2 weeks on the joinery side.
- 06
Finishing and sign-off
End panels, cornice, handles and final trim. Walk-through with you, snagging list agreed.
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