Wake Up to the Kitchen You’ve Always Wanted — Or Relax in a Bathroom That Actually Feels Like Yours
Family-run kitchen and bathroom specialists serving Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, and the North East. Steve designs it, Leon and the team fit it — trusted, vetted tradesmen, no surprises, no mess. Just quality work from people whose name’s on the van and whose reputation’s on the line every single day.
Get Your Free Quote See Our WorkHere’s what you WON’T get from us:
- A pushy salesperson who disappears after you sign
- A different team of strangers turning up each week
- Excuses when something goes wrong
- A house left looking like a building site
Here’s what you WILL get:
We’re Steve, Dave, and Leon — a proper family business based near Durham. When our name’s on the van, our reputation’s at stake. Steve creates beautiful, practical designs that make your mornings easier and your evenings more relaxing. Dave handles your consultation and listens to what you actually need. Leon and the team are the skilled tradesmen who treat your home like it’s their mum’s. From first consultation to final cleanup (and yes, we mean spotless), you work with us — and only us.
Because when it’s family, it’s personal.
Our Services
Kitchens
Imagine this: Sunday morning. Coffee brewing. Sunlight streaming through windows that now look out over a kitchen that actually works. No more battling awkward corners. No more drawer that sticks. No more worktop you’re embarrassed to put plates on.
From complete bespoke fitted kitchens to cost-effective kitchen makeovers, we design and install kitchens that make your life easier — not harder.
Properly. Like we’d do it for our own families.
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Bathrooms
Your bathroom should be where your day starts right and ends peacefully. Not where you’re dodging loose tiles, fighting with a shower that never quite gets hot enough, or cursing whoever installed that cabinet you can’t actually open properly.
Walk-in showers. Bath-to-shower conversions. Luxury en-suites. Fully tiled family bathrooms. We design and fit bathrooms that transform your daily routine — from the first 3D design through to the final tile. Every grout line straight. Every seal perfect. Every detail finished.
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Three simple steps from idea to installation
Design Consultation
(Free, Zero Pressure)
Dave visits your home, measures up, and actually listens to what you want. Not what he wants to sell you. What you need. He’ll give you honest advice — sometimes that means suggesting a makeover instead of a full refit because it’ll save you £4,000 and get you 90% of the result. You’ll see exactly what you’re getting with detailed 3D visuals before we order a single hinge.
What you get from this: Peace of mind. No guessing. No surprises. Just a clear plan you can see, touch, and understand.
Supply & Coordination
We source quality materials from trusted suppliers we’ve worked with for years — units, worktops, tiles, taps, everything. You choose the style and finish. We handle the ordering, delivery, and coordination so nothing’s missing when the lads arrive.
What you get from this: Zero stress. No chasing suppliers. No “we’ll have to come back next week.” Everything arrives on time, ready to go.
Installation That Actually Lasts
Leon and the team fit everything to the highest standard. No cutting corners. No “that’ll do.” No leaving at 3pm on a Friday with half your kitchen ripped out. They work clean, respect your home, and don’t disappear until the job’s finished.
What you get from this: A kitchen or bathroom you’ll love using for the next 15 years. Not one that looks great for 6 months then starts falling apart.
The Berriman Family Promise: Our No-Mess, No-Stress, Sleep-Easy Guarantee
Look, we could write you a fancy guarantee full of legal jargon. Or we could tell you exactly what we mean in plain English:
1. The Quality Promise (1 Year — Extendable to 10)
If our workmanship fails within the first year, we’ll fix it. No arguments. No “that’s not covered.” If we fitted it and it fails, we own it. Want extra peace of mind? Ask about our extended guarantee — up to 10 years of cover available.
2. The Clean-Up Guarantee
We leave your home cleaner than we found it. Every day, we clean up. When we’re done, we deep clean. If you find dust, debris, or mess after we leave, call us back and we’ll send out a professional cleaning team to put it right.
3. The On-Time Promise
We give you a realistic timeline, then we stick to it. If we run over by more than 3 days (except for genuine emergencies like finding rotten floorboards we couldn’t see), get in touch and claim a £100 gift card from us. That’s our promise.
4. The Fixed-Price Guarantee
The quote we give you is the price you pay. No “unexpected extras.” No hidden costs. No bill-shock at the end. If we quote £8,500, you pay £8,500.*
*Unless YOU change your mind on materials or add extra work — then we’ll talk through the cost difference first.
5. The “We Don’t Disappear” Promise
After we’re done, we’re still here. Something needs adjusting? Noticed a tiny issue? Got a question about how to clean your new worktop? Call us. We don’t vanish the second the job’s done. We’re local. We’re not going anywhere.
Why can we offer this guarantee?
Because in the last 18 months, we’ve completed 127 kitchen and bathroom installations. Our average customer rating: 4.9 out of 5. Number of jobs we’ve had to return to fix due to poor workmanship: 2. (One was a hinge that loosened after 8 months. One was a tile grout line Leon wasn’t happy with — we re-grouted it before the customer even noticed.)
When your reputation is built on word-of-mouth and your name’s on every van, you don’t risk cutting corners.
Why Choose Us (Really, Though)
Family-Run Accountability = No Passing the Buck
When you hire a big company and something goes wrong, you get transferred to a project manager who blames the fitter who blames the supplier who blames the weather.
When you hire us and something goes wrong, you call Dave, Steve, or Leon. And we fix it. Because there’s nowhere to hide when it’s family.
Our name’s on the van. Our reputation’s on every job. We take that seriously.
Steve Designs Every Kitchen and Bathroom (And He’s Seen It All)
Steve’s been designing kitchens and bathrooms for over 30 years. Awkward L-shaped galley kitchen with a boiler in the corner? Done it. Tiny bathroom that somehow needs to fit a walk-in shower AND storage? Done it. “We thought this space was useless” corner that becomes the best feature? Done it 47 times.
What this means for you: You get a design that actually works for how you live, not just how it looks on an Instagram post.
Leon & The Team Fit Everything Like It’s Going in Their Own Homes
Between them, they’ve got decades of experience. They know how to work around old houses, wonky walls, surprise plumbing, dodgy electrics — all of it. And they fit everything with the care and precision you’d expect from tradesmen who’ve been doing this since before YouTube existed.
What this means for you: No “near enough is good enough.” No gaps you could slide a credit card through. No “we’ll come back next week to fix that.” It’s done right the first time.
Quality Materials That Actually Last
We don’t use the cheapest option. We use the right option. Because cheap kitchens look cheap within a year. Cheap tiles crack. Cheap hinges break. And then you’re calling someone to fix it anyway — which costs more than doing it right in the first place.
What this means for you: Ten years from now, your kitchen or bathroom will still look and work like it did the day we left.
Covering the Whole North East (And We Actually Show Up)
Durham, Newcastle, Sunderland, Gateshead, Darlington, Chester-le-Street — we cover the North East properly. We’re not “based in London but we have installers in your area.” We’re based here. We live here. If you need us in 6 months, we’re 20 minutes away — not at the end of a national call centre queue.
What this means for you: Accountability. Availability. The peace of mind that comes from working with people who aren’t vanishing to the other end of the country the day after they finish.
What Our Customers Say
“Steve redesigned our tiny galley kitchen and somehow found space for an island. I don’t know how he did it, but now we actually eat breakfast together as a family instead of taking turns. Leon and the team were brilliant — arrived at 8am every day, cleaned up every night, and the finish is absolutely spot-on. Worth every penny.”
— Sarah T., Chester-le-Street“We’d been putting off redoing the bathroom for three years because we’d heard horror stories. Best decision we made was going with a family business. The lads treated our home like it was their mum’s — dust sheets everywhere, cleaned up every single day, and the attention to detail was incredible. Our walk-in shower is now my favourite part of the house. I actually look forward to Monday mornings.”
— Michael R., Durham“I’m in my 70s and I was worried about having builders in for two weeks, but Dave, Steve, and Leon made it so easy. They explained everything, never made me feel daft for asking questions, and Leon even helped me move some furniture I couldn’t shift on my own. The bathroom’s beautiful, but honestly, it’s the way they treated me and my home that I’ll remember. Can’t recommend them enough.”
— Linda K., Sunderland“We got three quotes. Two were cheaper. But after meeting Dave, we knew we’d rather pay a bit more and work with someone we actually trusted. Turned out to be the right call — the other quotes didn’t include half the things Dave’s did, so they wouldn’t have been cheaper anyway. Our kitchen’s gorgeous, and we’ve already recommended them to two neighbours.”
— Paul and Emma H., NewcastleWhat Happens After We Finish
(Because We Don’t Just Disappear)
Here’s the difference between us and the big companies:
The Week After Installation:
Dave will call or visit to make sure everything’s settling in properly. Any tiny adjustments? We handle it immediately.
The First Month:
You’ll have our direct mobile numbers. Notice something needs tweaking? Call us. We’re not hiding behind a head office.
The First Year:
If hinges need tightening, grout needs touching up, or you just have questions about maintaining your new worktops, we’re here. No call-out charges. No “sorry, that’s not covered.”
Long-Term Peace of Mind:
If something we installed fails due to workmanship, we fix it. That’s the promise.
We don’t disappear after the last tile goes in. Because your project doesn’t end when we leave — it’s just starting.
Fair Warning: Our Diary Fills Up Fast
We’re not a big company with 15 teams. We’re three people who do quality work that takes time.
We take on a maximum of 12 projects per month across kitchens and bathrooms. Why? Because we’d rather do 12 jobs properly than 30 jobs rushed.
What this means:
- If you’re planning a project for spring/summer, book your consultation in winter
- If you need it done by a specific date (before a wedding, before family visits), tell us early
- We book 4-8 weeks ahead on average (sometimes longer during busy periods)
We’re not saying this to pressure you. We’re saying it so you don’t call us in April wanting a new kitchen fitted by May and find out we’re fully booked until July.
If you’re thinking about it, book the free consultation now. Even if you’re not ready to commit, at least you’ll have a design and a quote ready for when you are.
Areas We Cover
Proudly serving homes across the North East
Our Recent Work
A selection of kitchens and bathrooms we’re proud to put our name to
