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Kitchen survey and measure template

A measure survey for a new kitchen. Record the ceiling height and floor, then add each wall with its length, what is on it, and the position and size of each window, door, radiator, boiler, socket and service. Record the gas, consumer unit and extraction route, the appliances wanted, the style and budget, and delivery access, and get the customer's signature. Every question is listed below, and you can fill the live form in on this page.

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What do you measure for a new kitchen?

Measure the ceiling height and each wall's length, then the position and size of every window, door, radiator, boiler, socket, switch and pipe, measured from a fixed corner. Note the window sill height, door width, chimney breasts and boxing, where the gas, water, waste and electrics are, whether the extractor can duct outside, and the access for delivery.

Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 17 October 2026 against Approved Document F, Volume 1: dwellings (2026 edition), Table 1.1 extract rates, HSE: why asbestos is dangerous and where it can be found and HSE: locations of asbestos and the materials it was used in.

Built for measuring a kitchen

Measure the room on a phone: the ceiling height, each wall as its own row with its openings and services, the window sill and the door. Photos of each wall stay with that wall.

Measure from photo on a phone with the reference choices A person, A door, A4 sheet and Something else, shown on a photo of a surveyor beside an oak

Quick heights and lengths from a photo

Tape an A4 sheet to the wall or use the door as the reference, then measure a ceiling height, sill height or wall length from a photo. It is an estimate for a first visit or a remote quote; use the tape for the figures the units are made to. It works on web forms in any phone browser today, and the app version is on its way.

How measuring from a photo works →
A Height (m) field filled in with 7.35, with the marked-up measuring photo as a thumbnail under it and a Remove photo button

The measuring photo stays with it

The marked-up photo is kept under the answer and printed in the report after the measurement, so the designer can see what was measured.

How measuring from a photo works →
Grey shaker style kitchen base unit doors with long bar handles under a white worktop with a toaster

Photos for each wall

Each wall gets its own photos next to its length and the positions of doors, windows, sockets and the boiler.

A completed kitchen measure

A fictional kitchen measured for a refit: four walls with their openings and services, a 2,390 mm ceiling, a 1,020 mm window sill and an 830 mm door, plus appliances, style and budget.

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Every question in the kitchen survey template

A kitchen measure survey: room height, every wall with its length and features, windows and doors, gas, water, waste and electrics, extraction, floor, appliances wanted and delivery access. 4 sections and 33 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.

Make it your own: every question is editable

This is a starting point, not a fixed form. Once it is in your SiteSurvey account you can reword any question, add or remove questions, sections and answer options, and add your own logo, so it fits the way your team works and the jobs you do.

Details you only enter once

Add this form to a project in SiteSurvey and it fills in what the project already knows, so nobody on site retypes it and every form on the job uses the same names. Anything filled in can still be changed.

  • Project: the project name
  • Client: the project's customer
  • Site: the site, when the form is opened for a space or a product
  • Site address: the site address, from the space or the project

Room

  • ProjectShort answer
    Fills in from the project name
  • ClientShort answer
    Fills in from the project's customer
  • Site*Short answer
    Fills in from the site, when the form is opened for a space or a product
  • Site addressShort answer
    Fills in from the site address, from the space or the project
  • Survey date*Date
  • TimeTime
  • Surveyed by*Short answer
  • Ceiling height (mm)*Number

    Measuring from a photo gives an estimate. Use it as a cross-check on your tape or laser figure.

  • FloorChoose one
    • Concrete
    • Suspended timber
    • Tiled
    • Vinyl
    • Other
  • Is the floor level?Yes or No
  • Could any floor tiles, textured coatings or boards contain asbestos?Yes or No
  • CheckHSE: asbestos can be present in any building built or refurbished before 2000, for example in vinyl or thermoplastic floor tiles, textured coatings such as Artex and insulating board. Have suspect materials checked before they are removed or drilled.
    Shown when “Could any floor tiles, textured coatings or boards contain asbestos?” is Yes
  • Walk Cam: kitchen measureWalk Cam video with voice-to-text

    Optional. Film a guided walk-through on the SiteSurvey app.

Walls

  • Walls
    Repeat for each wall. Each one asks:
    • Wall (for example A, B, C clockwise from the door)*Short answer
    • Length (mm)*Number

      Measuring from a photo gives an estimate. Use it as a cross-check on your tape or laser figure.

    • On this wallTick all that apply
      • Window
      • Door
      • Radiator
      • Boiler
      • Sockets
      • Switches
      • Gas pipe
      • Water and waste
      • Chimney breast
      • Boxing
    • Positions and sizes of each feature, from the left corner (mm)Notes
    • PhotosPhotos
  • Walls recordedWorked out by the form
  • Total wall run (mm)Worked out by the form
  • Window sill height (mm)Number

    Measuring from a photo gives an estimate. Use it as a cross-check on your tape or laser figure.

  • Door width (mm)Number

    Measuring from a photo gives an estimate. Use it as a cross-check on your tape or laser figure.

Services

  • Is there a gas supply for a hob or range?Yes or No
  • CheckGas work. Any work on the gas supply, hob or range must be done by a Gas Safe registered engineer (The Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998, regulation 3).
    Shown when “Is there a gas supply for a hob or range?” is Yes
  • Consumer unit: spare ways and cooker circuitShort answer
  • CheckElectrical work. In England a new circuit in a home, such as a cooker circuit, is notifiable building work under Part P of the Building Regulations (Approved Document P). It must be done by a registered competent person or notified to building control.
  • Can the cooker hood or extract fan duct to outside?Yes or No
  • CheckApproved Document F (England, dwellings, Table 1.1) gives minimum intermittent extract rates for a kitchen: 30 l/s where a cooker hood extracts to outside, or 60 l/s where there is no cooker hood or it does not extract to outside. A recirculating cooker hood on its own does not provide ventilation that complies with Part F.
  • Appliances wantedTick all that apply
    • Built-in oven
    • Hob
    • Range cooker
    • Integrated fridge freezer
    • Dishwasher
    • Washing machine
    • Microwave
    • Boiling water tap
    • Wine cooler
    • Other (describe)

Design and access

  • Style, colours and worktopShort answer
  • BudgetShort answer
  • Delivery and access (stairs, narrow doors, parking)Notes
  • Notes for the designerNotes
  • Customer nameShort answer
  • Customer signatureSignature
  • Surveyor nameShort answer
  • Surveyor signatureSignature

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A completed kitchen survey report, made by SiteSurvey from a fictional site visit: every answer, the photos, the guidance that applied and the sign-off, ready to send as a PDF.

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Kitchen survey FAQs

How should walls be labelled?

Label them A, B, C and so on, clockwise from the door, and measure every feature from the left corner of each wall. Add each wall in the form with its length, features, positions and photos.

What extraction does a kitchen need?

Approved Document F (England, dwellings, Table 1.1) gives minimum intermittent extract rates for a kitchen: 30 l/s where a cooker hood extracts to outside, or 60 l/s where there is no cooker hood or it does not extract to outside. It says a recirculating cooker hood on its own does not comply. The form asks whether the extract can duct to outside.

Why check for asbestos?

HSE says asbestos can be present in any building built or refurbished before 2000, for example in vinyl or thermoplastic floor tiles, textured coatings such as Artex and insulating board. The form asks about suspect materials and reminds you to have them checked before they are removed or drilled.

Can the customer sign the survey?

Yes. The customer signs on your phone to confirm the measurements and what they asked for, which helps if there is a question when the kitchen is fitted.

Can I film the room?

Yes. The optional Walk Cam guides you to film each wall and the services close up, so the designer sees the room.

Who uses this?

Kitchen designers and fitters, builders and housing providers replacing kitchens.

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