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A common question that I’m asked when someone is thinking about a kitchen extension is how long it’s all going to take. Usually this inquiry is followed by whether it will be finished for Christmas.

Over the past few decades the status of the kitchen has risen more and more and these days we are definitely at a point where this is, for many people, the most important room in the house. Far from ...