To have a first world wtf moan!?

Kitchenbattle · 2025-06-17T14:26:04+00:00

So we are buying a new house, it’s gorgeous. I love it. It’s a new build and will be home for the absolute foreseeable. I am absolutely bowled over by how much it’s costing to get the house in a live in condition! nearly 30k for appliances including fitting ( cooker, hob, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, microwave oven, quooker tap), tiles and fitting in all downstairs apart from sitting room, tiles and fitting in main bathroom and two en-suites, bathroom sink units, wood floors and fitting in 5 beds and sitting room and painting. We haven’t even looked at carpet for the stairs yet and I need to get the dc bedroom furniture!! This is insane. Moan is the wrong word I suppose but oh my god…haemorrhaging money is an understatement 😭

Shoelaces33 · 19/06/2025 09:22

I love my hot water tap.
sound exciting OP!

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Kitchenbattle · 19/06/2025 09:03

Nina1013 · 19/06/2025 08:00

This is it, the cost of trades has increased hugely.

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Yes and I wouldn’t dare dispute it for a second at all they entirely deserve fair pay for the job they do, it’s not easy and they train and work hard!

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Nina1013 · 19/06/2025 08:00

Kitchenbattle · 19/06/2025 07:49

I’m finding that labour is the price of the materials and then some! And so it should be, a good tiler/carpenter are hard to come by. It’s their job they are not going to do it for free are they?! 😅

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This is it, the cost of trades has increased hugely.

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Kitchenbattle · 19/06/2025 07:49

Nina1013 · 19/06/2025 07:46

My kitchen alone was £4500 on just labour for the tiling, and I had to buy the tiles on top.

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I’m finding that labour is the price of the materials and then some! And so it should be, a good tiler/carpenter are hard to come by. It’s their job they are not going to do it for free are they?! 😅

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Nina1013 · 19/06/2025 07:46

Kitchenbattle · 19/06/2025 06:57

I think so yes! You would barely get two rooms flooring fitted for that price now!!!

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My kitchen alone was £4500 on just labour for the tiling, and I had to buy the tiles on top.

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Kitchenbattle · 19/06/2025 06:57

Boreded · 19/06/2025 03:47

she left out ‘in 1982’

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I think so yes! You would barely get two rooms flooring fitted for that price now!!!

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Boreded · 19/06/2025 03:47

Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 17:58

1.5k on flooring for a 5 bed would be impossible . 1k on appliances maybe but they need to be integrated

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she left out ‘in 1982’

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 19:27

SendBooksAndTea · 17/06/2025 18:35

That's a shame, you can often get quite a lot included. You'll end up with a home you hopefully love though so it should all be worth it.

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Ah i definitely will! I love the house already so it can only get better hopefully. Thank you ☺️

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 19:03

WinSomeandLoseSome · 17/06/2025 18:59

Five bedrooms. Two en-suites, Qooker tap…are you looking for sympathy.

No not looking for sympathy at all…we are all allowed to be shocked at prices!!

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WinSomeandLoseSome · 17/06/2025 18:59

Five bedrooms. Two en-suites, Qooker tap…are you looking for sympathy.

SendBooksAndTea · 17/06/2025 18:35

Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 18:18

Negotiating was not an option unfortunately.

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That's a shame, you can often get quite a lot included. You'll end up with a home you hopefully love though so it should all be worth it.

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 18:18

SendBooksAndTea · 17/06/2025 18:09

Did you negotiate for any of it to be included? You can usually at least get flooring! I'd wait to paint until the snagging list is completed. Fully tiling the bathrooms will be adding a chunk too. Also, wouldn't bother with the quooker, I'm told they always break down.

Negotiating was not an option unfortunately.

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 18:18

Mingenious · 17/06/2025 18:11

Do your washing in the evenings? Or on the morning before you go out to work and hang it on an airer. It’s ecologically negligent to use a dryer in the summer when the sun is free in both terms of money and fossil fuels. I dry all my washing on a clothes horse on the deck.

No-one needs a quooker for a house to be livable. We considered it but decided it wasn’t worth the cost

The rest of it sounds quite reasonal. You haven’t got to have high end appliances.

I sometimes do it when I wfh. And I always hang them out when sunny. Unfortunately it’s not always the case.

I know a few people with quooker and they love them

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SendBooksAndTea · 17/06/2025 18:12

Mingenious · 17/06/2025 18:11

Do your washing in the evenings? Or on the morning before you go out to work and hang it on an airer. It’s ecologically negligent to use a dryer in the summer when the sun is free in both terms of money and fossil fuels. I dry all my washing on a clothes horse on the deck.

No-one needs a quooker for a house to be livable. We considered it but decided it wasn’t worth the cost

The rest of it sounds quite reasonal. You haven’t got to have high end appliances.

To be fair, it's too humid where we live to dry clothes easily and our tumble dryer costs very very little to run.

Mingenious · 17/06/2025 18:11

Do your washing in the evenings? Or on the morning before you go out to work and hang it on an airer. It’s ecologically negligent to use a dryer in the summer when the sun is free in both terms of money and fossil fuels. I dry all my washing on a clothes horse on the deck.

No-one needs a quooker for a house to be livable. We considered it but decided it wasn’t worth the cost

The rest of it sounds quite reasonal. You haven’t got to have high end appliances.

SendBooksAndTea · 17/06/2025 18:09

Did you negotiate for any of it to be included? You can usually at least get flooring! I'd wait to paint until the snagging list is completed. Fully tiling the bathrooms will be adding a chunk too. Also, wouldn't bother with the quooker, I'm told they always break down.

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 18:07

Girasoli · 17/06/2025 18:04

Just think how lovely it will look when you are all moved in though.

We've just bought a new to us (but old) house and have a budget of 5k for floors/painting/appliances/minor electrics.

Looks like we'll be getting good at DIY! Obviously we'll get the professionals in for anything with gas/electricity but we'll have to do nearly everything else ourselves.

That’s what’s keeping me going to be honest yes 🥹 I’m beyond excited to finally have my own home.

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Girasoli · 17/06/2025 18:04

Just think how lovely it will look when you are all moved in though.

We've just bought a new to us (but old) house and have a budget of 5k for floors/painting/appliances/minor electrics.

Looks like we'll be getting good at DIY! Obviously we'll get the professionals in for anything with gas/electricity but we'll have to do nearly everything else ourselves.

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 18:00

Foodoverload · 17/06/2025 17:35

I bought my new build last year. I had no furniture or appliances as all mine got sold with the previous house. I was also renting and needed to be out on my exchange date.

I bought extras from the developer as it was convenient. Integrated appliances, flooring and upgrades. I did cap it at £16k, so concentrated on essentials and stuff I would get most use out of.

my house was a shell. I could have gotten it cheaper if I did it myself. But the developer wouldn’t have put in casing for my appliances. Also I had saved for ages and just wanted everything new. It’s the only time i will do this. I did dace lots on furniture in sales, nearly new shops and looking around.

but be aware. I didn’t cost up a back garden. Mine came with 6 paving slabs and soil. That was expensive but I managed to find a local company to make it useful.

The garden is actually done!! Thank god!

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 17:59

AgnesX · 17/06/2025 17:19

Sounds about right really. A chunk of it will be the labour.

Yes it really is, but if that’s what they charge there’s nothing I can do. I would like it done right.

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 17:58

SecondWoman · 17/06/2025 17:16

Two FT working parents here. Sheila Maid hangs off the ceiling so takes up no space. And we’ve had a cement floor in the kitchen for getting on for three years — it’s actually fine, and non-dusty.

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I know where they go, the design of the utility room won’t allow for one unfortunately

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Kitchenbattle · 17/06/2025 17:58

babystarsandmoon · 17/06/2025 17:15

You do not need to spend that much.

I moved into a brand new build and spent £1k on appliances and £1.5k on some flooring.

1.5k on flooring for a 5 bed would be impossible . 1k on appliances maybe but they need to be integrated

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pictoosh · 17/06/2025 17:54

Had to google Quooker tap and man, that is one fancy tap.
It seems like a gimmick to me but I'm not judging you for it...I can still see the appeal. If your heart desires one in your gorgeous new house and you can afford it, have it. I hope you enjoy it.
Happy moving in day when it comes. x

Nourishinghandcream · 17/06/2025 17:47

It is quite possible to spend far in excess of the sum quoted by the OP when buying a NB but it is indeed a 1st world problem and one entirely in the control of the buyer. Having been there & done that, we were "happy" to do so as it meant we were getting the home of our dreams.

CanOfMangoTango · 17/06/2025 17:45

Wow OK, our appliances were all included as they're integrated. Bosch, Neff etc. I'm actually shocked you're having to pay on top.

Carpets were included and hard floors, but extra if you wanted to upgrade.

I can't believe they can call a house without floors a new build. That's shocking. It should be turn key, that's what you pay for.

We waited to paint as the house needs to settle first and if the developers need to come in and fix things they will only touch up with white.