Construction, Building and Trades - Kitchen and Bathroom Fitter
Construction, Building and Trades - Kitchen and Bathroom Fitter
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Kitchen and bathroom fitters install kitchens and bathroom suites in homes and businesses.
- Use a range of hand and power tools
- Measure out work areas
- Rip out and dispose of old units and suites
- Mark the location of pipes and cables
- Measure and cut worktops, recesses and joints
- Fit units and appliances
- Tile walls and lay flooring
- Clear away debris at the end of the job
- Follow building regulations to meet health and safety
As a Kitchen and Bathroom Fitter, you could work at a client's home or at a client's business.
Your working environment may be dusty and physically demanding.
Kitchen and Bathroom Fitters tend to work between 43 to 45 hours a week. You could work evenings, weekends and occasionally work away from home.
Starting: £17,500
Experienced: £35,000
You could take a college course, which would give you some of the skills needed to start in this job. Courses include:
- Level 1 Diploma in Construction
- Level 2 Diploma in Fitted Interiors
You could do an intermediate apprenticeship in joinery or tiling or an advanced plumbing apprenticeship. If you have an EHCP you may be able to apply under the DfE exemption which allows the apprentice to use Entry level 3 English and Maths qualifications. The apprentice would have to be component enough to successfully achieve all other aspects of the apprenticeship requirements, become occupationally competent and achieve Entry Level 3 in English and Maths before the end of their apprenticeship.
You can apply for jobs if you've got experience and qualifications in a related construction trade like joinery, plumbing or tiling.