{"id":27448,"date":"2026-09-20T19:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T17:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/?p=27448"},"modified":"2026-10-13T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:05:33","slug":"kitchen-installation-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-installation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen installation: process, duration and acceptance step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A kitchen installation takes an experienced team 3 to 5 days. From your 3D site survey to the installed kitchen, it is usually 6 to 8 weeks.<\/strong> Last updated: September 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list kk-1min\">\n<li>Ceramic or natural stone follows about two weeks later. Until then, temporary worktops are in place.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Acceptance takes place jointly on site. What is discussed is recorded briefly by email, with no signatures.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The final instalment of 15% only falls due on acceptance.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>A replacement front can be remade years later from the archived drawing, as long as the finish is available.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitchen buying guide \u00b7 Module 8: The offer &amp; the future | Previous step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-deposit-and-payment-plan\/\">Deposit and payment plan<\/a> | Next step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/replacing-kitchen-fronts-cost\/\">Front damaged or to be replaced<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/kuechenmontage-ablauf-abnahme\/kuechenmontage-ablauf-abnahme.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/kuechenmontage-ablauf-abnahme\/kuechenmontage-ablauf-abnahme.webp\" alt=\"Kitchen installation: a tall-unit wall and island during installation\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The same kitchen during installation; the finished result is in our references (Cologne project).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a kitchen installation works, step by step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The installation itself takes an experienced team 3 to 5 days, and it is the last step in a span that begins with the 3D site survey. If you are planning the timeline, reckon on 6 to 8 weeks from the 3D site survey to the fully installed kitchen: within that lie production in our own Manufaktur, delivery and the installation itself. The table below shows each phase with its timing, who is responsible, and what you have in hand at the end of each phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Phase<\/th>\n<th>What happens<\/th>\n<th>Duration or timing<\/th>\n<th>Who<\/th>\n<th>What you have in hand<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Site survey<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">exact 3D site survey on site, final measurements<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">start of the 6 to 8 weeks to the finished kitchen<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">the survey team<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the final measurements as the basis for production<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Production<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">production in our own Manufaktur<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">production starts 2 to 3 days after the survey<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">the Manufaktur<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the fixed price locked in with the order confirmation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Delivery<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">delivery free to point of use<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">1 day before installation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">the installation team<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the goods, under retention of title until the final instalment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Furniture installation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">fitting the kitchen units, fitting the appliances, preparing the connections; with a compact laminate worktop the worktop too, with ceramic and natural stone temporary worktops at first<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">3 to 5 days<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">our own installation team<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">one fixed point of contact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Final connection<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">connecting water and power<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">following the installation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">a licensed trade contractor<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the connection, named separately<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Stone worktop<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">ceramic or natural stone worktop fitted after a second survey, temporary worktops until then<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">about two weeks after the furniture installation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">our stone partner on our behalf<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the final worktop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Acceptance<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">joint on-site acceptance, open points recorded briefly by email<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">with ceramic and natural stone worktops after the worktop is fitted<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">you and Kolev<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the accepted kitchen; only then the 15% final invoice, due on acceptance (\u00a7 641 (1) BGB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-label=\"Phase\">Readjustment<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What happens\">fine-adjustment of drawers and hinges<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Duration or timing\">about 1 month after the installation<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"Who\">Kolev, as a goodwill gesture<\/td>\n<td data-label=\"What you have in hand\">the readjusted kitchen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our own installation team, not changing subcontractors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our own skilled staff install the kitchen units, not changing subcontractors. Ceramic and natural stone worktops are fitted by our stone partner on our behalf. For you that means one fixed point of contact across all the installation days, who knows the workshop drawing and makes decisions on site. If a problem comes up, there is no back and forth between dealer and manufacturer, because planning, production and installation are in one hand. A team that regularly installs architect-designed kitchens spots a crooked wall or a connection in the wrong place before it turns into a mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every flat has crooked walls, and a reason why an installation becomes more involved can always be found. We planned the kitchen and priced in the installation, so that is our business, not yours. Even so, it does not always go without mistakes: in Offenbach, with a clear room height of 3.40 m, the wall behind six large wall units was about 2 cm hollow in the middle. But the heavy-duty hangers of the units compensate 1.2 cm at most, and a library ladder was to run along a dead-straight line of fronts in front of them. That was my planning mistake: I said so openly and fixed it, and today the ladder runs cleanly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The acceptance: jointly on site, recorded briefly by email<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We carry out the acceptance jointly on site, with a ceramic or natural stone worktop only after it has been fitted: we walk through the finished kitchen with you, you check what you see, and what is discussed we then record briefly by email. We do not need signatures for it. Open points go into this note with a date, so that it is clear later what was still to be done on the last installation day. With the request for acceptance we point out the consequences to you in text form, as the law provides for consumers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__640.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 640 (2) BGB<\/a>). Minor defects are no grounds for refusing acceptance; they are recorded and remedied promptly (\u00a7 6 of our AGB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/kuechen-kaufberatung\/kuechen-kaufberatung-grifflose-kueche-titelbild.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/assets\/blog\/kuechen-kaufberatung\/kuechen-kaufberatung-grifflose-kueche-titelbild.webp\" alt=\"Kitchen installation complete: handleless kitchen with island and tall-unit wall after handover\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1064\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The same kitchen after handover, fully installed (Cologne project).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What acceptance means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With acceptance, the risk of accidental damage passes to you. For the works performance, that is the furniture and the installation, the statutory warranty periods begin with acceptance. For the built-in appliances, sales law applies with its own periods, which begin on delivery. The final instalment of 15% falls due with us on acceptance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 641 (1) BGB<\/a>). You only fall into default under the statutory rules, at the latest 30 days after the due date and receipt of the invoice, if the invoice points this out (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/bgb\/__286.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a7 286 (3) BGB<\/a>), and for defects you report to us, your right of retention under \u00a7 4 of our AGB applies. How this instalment fits into the whole payment plan is in the guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-deposit-and-payment-plan\/\">deposit and payment plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The mistake: the part-finished installation where nothing is recorded<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common mistake in a kitchen installation is an installation that ends with missing fronts or open points, without any of it being recorded in writing, and while the final instalment is already being demanded. If there is no written note, there is no record of what was really open on the last installation day, and memory fades with every week. So the reliable test is simple: open points recorded in writing with a date, for example briefly by email, and a final instalment that sits behind acceptance, not before it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After installation: readjustment and replacement front<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a month after the installation we come by once more for a free readjustment: wood and hardware move in the first weeks, and drawers and hinges can then be finely set. This readjustment is a goodwill gesture and not a warranty case. It does not replace your statutory rights. And because we archive the workshop drawing permanently, a single replacement front can be remade even years later from the same data, as long as the finish is available, onto the same carcass. What that means in detail and what a new front costs is in the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/replacing-kitchen-fronts-cost\/\">Front damaged or to be replaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we do it at Kolev<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Kolev our own installation team fits the kitchen units in 3 to 5 days. The ceramic or natural stone worktop is fitted by our stone partner on our behalf after a second survey, about two weeks later, with temporary worktops in place until then. The joint acceptance only follows after the stone worktop, and the last 15% falls due on acceptance (\u00a7 641 (1) BGB). You only fall into default under the statutory rules, at the latest 30 days after the due date and receipt of the invoice, if the invoice points this out (\u00a7 286 (3) BGB). What is discussed we record briefly by email, and we do not need signatures for it. The named hardware by Hettich, Blum and Kesseb\u00f6hmer is part of the fixed price, as are planning, delivery and installation; a kitchen starts from \u20ac14,999 incl. VAT. About a month after the installation we readjust free of charge, and because the workshop drawing stays archived permanently, every front and every shelf can be remade. For the warranty, the statutory provisions apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now and then something comes to light months after acceptance that we both considered fine at the time, but that was installed or planned wrongly. If it is down to us, we are glad to fix or replace it. That has happened a few times, and a satisfied customer is worth more to us than an hour of work. It is also our way of saying thank you for trusting a small local business with the heart of your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long does a kitchen installation take?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The installation itself takes an experienced team 3 to 5 days. From the 3D site survey it is usually 6 to 8 weeks to the fully installed kitchen, production included. The whole process is described in the guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/architect-designed-kitchen\/\">Architektenk\u00fcche<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How is the acceptance recorded?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With us we walk through the finished kitchen jointly on site and then record briefly by email what was discussed, with a date and every open point. We do not need signatures for it. This note is the basis for open points being dealt with promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens at the acceptance?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With acceptance, the risk of accidental damage passes to you, and the statutory warranty periods begin. Minor defects are no grounds for refusing acceptance. They are recorded and remedied promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When must I pay the final instalment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last 15% falls due on acceptance (\u00a7 641 (1) BGB). You only fall into default under the statutory rules, at the latest 30 days after the due date and receipt of the invoice, if the invoice points this out (\u00a7 286 (3) BGB), and for defects you report to us, your right of retention under \u00a7 4 of our AGB applies. More on this is in the guide <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-deposit-and-payment-plan\/\">deposit and payment plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there another appointment after the installation?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a month after the installation we offer a free readjustment of drawers and hinges. It is voluntary and not a warranty case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next step: the first consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to know how your installation will run and what matters at the acceptance, then let&#8217;s talk. In the first consultation we look at your room, your wishes and your budget, directly with the architect, 45 to 60 minutes, for Frankfurt and the Rhine-Main region. <strong>Personal. Free of charge. No sales pressure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a piece of advice no kitchen studio likes to give: get three offers and compare them. We are one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"\/en\/start\/\">Book a first consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kitchen buying guide \u00b7 Module 8: The offer &amp; the future | Previous step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/kitchen-deposit-and-payment-plan\/\">Deposit and payment plan<\/a> | Next step: <a href=\"https:\/\/kolev-kuechen.de\/en\/guides\/replacing-kitchen-fronts-cost\/\">Front damaged or to be replaced<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A kitchen installation takes an experienced team 3 to 5 days; at the end comes a joint on-site acceptance, recorded briefly by email, without signatures. 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