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How often do you get a new kitchen.

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Carinattheliqorstore1 · 22/01/2022 19:43

My sister lives in a housing association house. They moved into the house when it was brand new 15 years ago and the kitchen still looks fine, but apparently they have to get a new kitchen fitted every 15 years (the HA pay)

I’ve just realised that we have always had old kitchens. We moved into our house 5 years ago and I think our kitchen must have been fitted in the early 90s by the looks of it. In our last 2 homes the kitchen seems to be from a similar time.

We can’t afford a new kitchen yet, much as we would love a new modern kitchen (but, it’s perfectly useable). But I was wondering how old everyone else’s kitchen is, and how often you replace it

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Kite22 · 22/01/2022 22:34

Well, mine is 18 years at the moment and I have no plans to replace it. This is the longest I've lived in one house.
I guess some of it will depend on the quality of the kitchen that is there.

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Carinattheliqorstore1 · 22/01/2022 23:12

I’m guessing it will be another 5 years before we can afford to replace ours. In the meantime I like imagining what we will do to it.

It’s a big room, and is great for cooking in; but no space for a table: so we need to eat in the dining room which is a bit of a pain

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Hellocatshome · 22/01/2022 23:15

The only time I have ever had a a new kitchen was when we had a massive leak and the ceiling and then roof on our single storey kitchen extension collapsed. I wouldn't ever be able to afford a new kitchen.

RoseSays · 22/01/2022 23:16

Mines about 20 years old - crap quality but I'm careful with it and it's fairly neutral.
I've got the money to change it, but not the will! It seems so wasteful to me - the appliances all work but everything would be scrapped I expect so I'm going to cling onto mine for a while yet.

OperationRinka · 22/01/2022 23:17

I think fifteen years is about right. We replaced ours after that time and it was definitely worse for wear after that much family use, although it did still function. DPs' kitchen is a good twenty years old and still basically fine but there's only two of them living there, a cleaner five days a week and they eat a lot of ready meals.

PiffleWiffleWoozle · 22/01/2022 23:19

Never except when moved into a new build.

PickAChew · 22/01/2022 23:26

I've never had a new kitchen. Current kitchen is 16 years old. Kitchen in last house was an 80s jobby - lovely solid oak doors but the units were falling apart by the time we moved, 14 years after moving in. House before had a 20 year old kitchen when I moved in and that was fine until a water tank burst, overhead. Never replaced that as I was on the verge of leaving my ex and buggered if I was going to even give an insurance claim the head space when it's not like he could give a shit.

fitflopqueen · 22/01/2022 23:38

Ours went in new about 22 years ago, am looking at replacing the doors and kickboards, repaint, actual cupboards and drawers are in good nick. Freestanding F/F, oil fired range is still working great and D/W has been changed.

WildStallyn · 22/01/2022 23:47

What was here when we moved in was falling apart and dated from the 1960s. So it was one of the first things we did, 11 years ago. It's still in good condition but a bit small. We might extend in which case we'd replace it but if not then I can see it lasting quite a few years yet.

No need for any good condition units or appliances to go to waste though - kitchens are often given away on our local Facebook freecycle type group.

Hebeee · 23/01/2022 00:08

Our current house was a repo that had been lived in by the previous owners for about five years, then tenanted for a further six. The kitchen we inherited when we purchased in 2018 was fitted in 2007, a year after they'd bought the place (there were dates on some of the units/worktops). It was in a hideous state, falling apart and the range cooker had a huge hole in the hotplate.

We'd have replaced anyway, because of the above - plus it was truly crap quality - but a) we'd already bought new cabinets for our previous house but not used them and b) we planned to move the kitchen into a different room.

So, our current kitchen was fitted in 2018, but we bought the cabinets in 2015. I can't imagine we'll replace them as they are in-frame HMKOC. If we grow tired of the colour we'll just repaint them as they are a classic design that suits our very old house 😉

Previously the longest we've had a kitchen was ten years, which was the length of time before we sold the house.

We've never bought anything except project houses, so the kitchen always needs replacing, lol, but our very first proper house we had two kitchens in three years! DH got a cheap ex-display kitchen that I absolutely hated so we replaced it after two years with a mix of second hand and new (Magnet) units after I found a Magnet plate rack in a local junk shop 🙄 It was - at the time - my dream kitchen.

Then, a year later our circumstances changed and we moved to a bigger house and had to start again.

DustyMaiden · 23/01/2022 00:12

I had my kitchen for 15 years, then replaced it. I felt a bit guilty because there wasn’t anything wrong with it.

MrsMoastyToasty · 23/01/2022 00:19

Ours is 18 years old and we're more likely to move house than put a new one in.
DM is on her 3rd kitchen in 56 years. The house was a new build so had an up to date one for 1966. It was almost identical to the doctors house in Call the Midwife. Second one in the mid 80s. Most recent one was about 4 years ago.

helloisitmeyourelookingfor · 23/01/2022 00:32

My kitchen is 16 years old and knackered but it's a big room and I can't afford new

All of my appliances have been replaced in the last 3 years though

thatonesmine · 23/01/2022 00:38

Ours is coming up to 12 years old, it was paid for by insurance in 2010 after we were flooded by a burst pipe. It's looking tired but it's still functional so won't be replacing any time soon. The previous kitchen came with the house when we bought it in 1990 so was at least 30 years old, we'd redecorated around it twice though.

lagerandcigars · 23/01/2022 07:17

Our kitchen was put in 10 years ago - it was good quality and well designed - from a workflow perspective. It still looks good, no plans to change it.
More complicated however is the decision on how to upgrade the kitchen in our new house it is 16-years-old...it has elements I really don't like -
It's a shaker kitchen - not my style but I could live with it - with some minor upgrades - like spraying and changing the handles.
A range cooker - totally impractical but could put up with it.
Nonintegrated appliances - I may get a carpenter to make cupboards It's badly arranged - the biggest work triangle they could muster
Big empty floor space - needs a table or an island but it's attached to a dining room - we don't need two tables - I can just add an island but I'd like to have a hob and a sink on my island and lastly I'm not sure if the build quality of the current kitchen is worth the investment on the upgrade - but I'll start with keeping what we have.

Socialcarenope · 23/01/2022 12:02

We've just replaced a 40ish year old kitchen (70s shreiber). Realistically it should have been replaced 15years old by the previous owners but they didn't and we lived with it for 4 years ourselves!

I think that rented properties generally need replacing more often as they're usually poorer quality (thus not lasting) and when you own something your often willing to put up with something that is broken/ doesn't work as it should more than someone renting should need to.

HPandTheNeverEndingBedtime · 23/01/2022 12:09

Mines 2 months old, was put in 11 years ago when I moved in (council flat). It was poorly designed and lacked storage, boiler and radiators needed replacing cost me £15k I'll be paying it off for the next 7 years and expect it to last much, much longer.

RoseMartha · 23/01/2022 12:14

I had a new kitchen in my old home which was 12 years ago. That is the only time I had a new one.

Where I am now I estimate the kitchen is 10+ years old. Showing wear and tear from previous owners if you look closely.

I live in mixed HA and privately owned flats and having been invited into a few HA neighbours flats I would say they have the original kitchens which are over 30 years old. We clearly do not live in the same council areas.

QuiteAtALoss · 23/01/2022 12:18

I'm getting my new kitchen delivered in 2 weeks. I've lived here for 6 years, and the kitchen itself was probably 10 years old when I bought the house, so 15 years is about right. The old kitchen wasn't good quality anyway, so I'm hoping the new one will last for even longer.

Quornflakegirl · 23/01/2022 12:23

DH installed ours himself 25 years ago bought cheaply as a display kitchen. It needs replacing quite badly now and we plan to do so in the next couple of years. The appliances are about 3 years old.

PastMyBestBeforeDate · 23/01/2022 12:29

The first kitchen I replaced was 35 years old. We updated the one that was 10 years old and it was still going 8 years later. Then we replaced an 18 year old kitchen.

Abra1d1 · 23/01/2022 12:31

Ours is 20 years old. Two years ago I painted the oak doors and we put in a new floor in December. We also replaced the ovens and hob.

It was a John Lewis kitchen and too good to rip out. We were going to do this but I felt too guilty.

MrsKDB · 23/01/2022 12:38

We installed a bespoke / hand painted kitchen about 12 years ago and it still looks brilliant. Odd chip to the cabinets so I’ll think about repainting within the next three years but can’t imagine ripping it all out at anytime! Wound actually love the fridge freezer to break (15 years old) as want a new bigger one but can’t really justify it.

toppkatz · 23/01/2022 12:39

We had a new kitchen put in when we moved here, and 35 years later we recently had it replaced. It will probably see me out. Grin

Sheabutterisdelish · 23/01/2022 12:42

DustyMaiden

I had my kitchen for 15 years, then replaced it. I felt a bit guilty because there wasn’t anything wrong with it.

Why did you replace it then?

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