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How much does a new kitchen cost?

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MapGirlExtraordinaire · 05/04/2021 15:25

I know costs vary a lot, but approx how much should I budget for this?

House cost £600K, zoopla tells me it's work £800K+ now

Kitchen is approx 4*6m, rectangular, long and thin rather than short and wide.

Not planning any substantial building works, poss moving a door.

I don't have any desire for things which will be incredibly expensive or designer. I'll prob get a pair of NEFF ovens, but they won't bump the price up much on their own will they?!

What I really mean is can I do this for under £20K? Would you expect me to spend £30-40K? Just interested in the range of prices at the moment.

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Springchickpea · 05/04/2021 20:02

We have a similar value house. We did a kitchen last year for around the £20k mark

Units, DIY kitchens: £5.5k (Linwood painted)
Appliances, Appliance City: £6k (neff ovens, hob, extractor, American ff, 2x DW)
Sink, Blanco silgranit + tap: £800
Worktops, local supplier, quartz: £3.4k
Flooring, tiles: £1500 including labour
Fitting: £2000 (builder working on our renovation project)
Decorating: £800

It’s a really lovely kitchen, and a pretty high spec without being completely handmade. Really happy with it.

Breathmiller · 05/04/2021 20:04

dotdashdashdash
I am sooo impressed at your timings. We started our bathroom hoping it would be a week or so and it ended up being nearly 4 months!! But it ended up needing a total overhaul. Joist under the floor needed fixed. Floor replaced. Pipes redone. Wooden panelling taken off windows rebuilt and basically it was barely a room. Started from scratch. And all done while working at the same time. But nevertheless, it felt forever. We only took the bath panel off to see what the floor was like under the bath as we had an idea there may have been a bit of rotten floorboard. There was barely a floor there! It was one of these projects that grew arms and legs. At one point, we were digging the front garden up to fix the pipes and drainage.

But, we saved a fortune by doing it ourselves and it is just amazing now. In fact, I'm in my bath now. I spend a lot of time in here. It's so lovely.

I just want the same for my kitchen.

blowinahoolie · 05/04/2021 20:08

@BlodwinTheThird

A fitter told me that 12k was the average cost in the U.K. for a new kitchen. Obviously it depends on the size and quality of units etc.

Sounds about right. We paid just shy of £10k. Nothing fancy, just a basic kitchen. Supply and fit.

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MapGirlExtraordinaire · 05/04/2021 20:19

I just had a look on Which.co.uk and they quote prices for standard and high end, terraced / semi / detached houses.

Their detached house estimate is £40K standard / £80K high end 😱😱

I'm glad the estimates here don't align with those...

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LazyDoll · 05/04/2021 20:25

I’m a kitchen designer. An average kitchen for us would not be £12K. Yes It’s totally dependent on size, also door materials -painted solid wood vs foil wrapped for economy scales and worktops. Laminate would be 1/5 of solid wood or Quartz/Corian etc. Also quality. Wren and IKEA are not going to last as long as more quality solid cabs.

BlodwinTheThird · 05/04/2021 20:31

What is your average LazyDoll?

LazyDoll · 05/04/2021 20:34

More like £18K at a guess. Level of appliances also has a bearing NEFF/Siemens throughout obviously more costly than entry level Bosch or Caple for example.

LazyDoll · 05/04/2021 20:36

Obviously it can be done cheaply but much more likely to fall apart with poor quality joints, delaminate etc and things like cheaper cabs likely to have cheap hinges, wire works that won’t last.

Breathmiller · 05/04/2021 20:41

would that 18k average get you lazydoll ?
In terms of cupboards and appliances?

Breathmiller · 05/04/2021 20:41

*what would that....

LazyDoll · 05/04/2021 20:52

Gosh it’s so hard to say. It’s SO size and number of units dependant. I’d hazard a guess without looking at previous plans that’d get you about 15 units (including a couple in a utility. . Entry level Bosch fitted double oven, dishwasher, hob, extractor, sinks and taps. Supply own fridge freezer. No hot water tap. No floor. Fit about £1500. More if services moved or newly installed like electrics or water to an island etc which was previously dry. Kitchens are also very big now with open plan living so cost a lot more.

SuperintendentHastings · 05/04/2021 21:03

Ours was £30k 6n years ago but that was all new appliances too and quartz worktops. It's a big area as well.

princessonabudget · 05/04/2021 21:05

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tabulahrasa · 05/04/2021 21:37

That was 4.5k, for everything except the boiler. It’s obviously fairly basic, if we hadn’t done it ourselves it would have been nearly twice that.... but the fitting costs are the same on cheap or high end kitchens, so I’d assume something that’s going to cost about 10k more must be pretty damn fancy tbh. (Going on your original 20k in your OP)

wishywashywoowoo70 · 05/04/2021 21:50

@LazyDoll

More like £18K at a guess. Level of appliances also has a bearing NEFF/Siemens throughout obviously more costly than entry level Bosch or Caple for example.

What brand would you recommend if not IKEA or wren. I want a new kitchen but have only ever had B&Q ones before.

Breathmiller · 05/04/2021 22:05

Thanks @lazydoll. That's really helpful

sunflowertulip · 05/04/2021 22:25

Ours is a big kitchen and was £10k including fitting, fridge and dishwasher (not oven or freezer). £3k was worktops as we have quartz.

IKEA have excellent reviews and highly scored in Which reports so we went with them. Long guarantee (25 years) and good quality. We have called them back once in 6 years to realign a door on a cabinet. We used their fitters which I'd recommend for both warranty purposes and great if there's anything missing/wrong.

Gas/water/electricity was exactly in the right place which made it easier as it was an extension.

There was a long lead in, but fitting itself was 4 days, then they did the template for the worktops and they were fitted a week later. We then had tiling to do.

BlodwinTheThird · 05/04/2021 22:37

Didn’t realise IKEA cane with a 25 year guarantee - that’s really good.

Purplekitchen · 05/04/2021 22:43

We have recently spent £20k on units, granite worktops and Neff appliances including fitting.
Plus £10k on replastering walls and ceilings, new tiled floor with underfloor heating and new electrics (ceiling spots and sockets).
Flooring was extended to hallway and utility room.

Shouldbedoing · 05/04/2021 22:50

I've heard good things about IKEA kitchens from family and on here. Great quality for the price. That's where I plan to go when I'm ready. Unfortunately it will be a full on refloor and plaster job

CombatBarbie · 06/04/2021 09:40

The only thing with ikea kitchens is that when they change the styles it makes the old ones defunkt. I need to replace 3 top cupboard doors in my grans but they don't do those sizes anymore so the guarantee doesn't work. I now need to look at either custom size or replace the whole top section of 6 cupboards.

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