Thinking about getting back into kitchen fitting after 25 years out. Thoughts please

[MDK]

Don't worry about solid surface, I've never fitted it and I'm not in a rush to either. I steer people towards granite if they have that sort of money to spend. You can get by by just fitting laminate and timber tops yourself and sub the granite (which we all do anyway)

Re skills it sounds like you have what is required. I think you should concentrate on getting a marketing plan together first or a source of some subbie work to get you going for the first few months. All the skills, current knowledge, tools etc. will all fall into place once you're out there working. Any other questions, post them on here and you'll always get an answer.

To put into perspective, have a look at a new member on here called Kenzmay. He's ex forces and had no experience. He first posted back in April about wanting to become a kitchen fitter when he left the forces in August. He's up and running now with a lot less experience than you. You can do it.

It's just a load of square boxes stuck together that have to be level and upright with the odd hole left here and there to bung an appliance in.

Well put

Just had a read through the Kenzmay thread . Very interesting read and shows what can be done .

I have a few ideas for marketing (actually i might start a thread on best methods to advertise) not that i know things other people don't but because it might be useful to have ideas all in one place , then ideas could be added to the thread continually .

Will start with basic advertising first and only FREE advertising . Yell , Google Places , small web presence etc and justs see if i can get the phone to ring . (and not only with calls from ***** salesmen)

As far as the actual work goes . i know what i'm capable of but i would like to brush up on my plumbing . So maybe a night time college course or something . And if come across anything tricky i'm not sure about , i'll just sub that part out .

Nothing ventured nothing gained