How much did your kitchen cost?

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We would absolutely love to change our kitchen. It's very dated and doesn't really serve us very well in terms of layout. We would ideally like to knock through our dining room wall to make it open plan. Ideally our utility would need updated too as part of me feels if we're going to do it, I want it done the way I want it and get it done right iykwim. How much did your kitchen cost as a ball park figure? And are there anything's you would change/ add or do differently if you were to do it again? Thanks in advance

Is your wall loadbearing? Because if it is, that will be an extra couple of thousand to safely demolish it and install an RSJ to support the ceiling and the floor above.

We had the architect/ builder round the other day and he said we wouldn't need a beam to support wall so I'm
Hoping he's right lol

It all depends on size, and how bespoke.

We removed a wall, needed a beam.

Big kitchen / diner now, huge island with quartz.

Siemens fitted appliances.

Ceramic tiled floor.

Total cost circa £30K

Independent kitchen supplier.

We had a quote of about 30k and our kitchen is tiny.

@TeapotTitties oh no really? Was that for appliances and decor too ?

Oh no 🙈

www.meridien-interiors.co.uk/project/fitzroy-modern-shaker-kitchen/

This the finished kitchen

Sounds absolutely gorgeous though. I'll have to venture out and get quotes

We just spent £9200 on cabinets, solid wood worktops, including an island, sink and tap. We got a full height pull out larder cupboard, cupboard up and over the American fridge freezer, full height unit for the ovens, 2 sets of pan drawer units, 4 wall units, a wine rack and 6 base units. We went for the most expensive range they had though.

Not sure of the fitting cost as the builder has done it as part of a bigger renovation. We also spent £4000 on new appliances. American fridge freezer, 2 x single ovens, dishwasher, washing machine, wine cooler, cooker hood, large induction hob (but we got these in the sales after Christmas and feel we got a lot for our money as mostly Neff and Bosch)

We did the whole shebang including beams, removing chimney breast etc, replumbing and rewiring for the kitchen, bifolds, french doors, decking outside ..... to make an open plan kitchen. Cost £58k all in, but I guess it's a case of how long is a piece of string. Kitchen itself (with appliances and under cupboard lights) was £6.5k - excl. fitting (£2,000). What are the essentials if you do this? (We saved a long time to do ours.)

We did a DIY kitchens update. Changed wall cabinets (kept existing worktop along wall) and installed a kitchen island with a quartz worktop. Was 8k including labour, which was 2k. If we had wanted to do a new wall worktop that would have been another 2k. No new appliances. We love it!

I think the essentials are...
•more work top space
•better layout we've no cupboards to store stuff
•appliances are really old so would need changed
•new floors as it's dark an dindgy atm

Apparently I need to get a few numbers on the lotto to afford this now lol

Just on managing new kitchen and utility for my mum , got the units from diy kitchens and including everything will be £9k that’s for back to bare room , plastered , electrics reconfigured , plumbing jobs, new flooring and install - if we had got a company to manage it all we would probably have been looking at £12k

About 20k on the kitchen and appliances without labour as that was part of a bigger renovation.

Everything is extortionate atm!

We had our small kitchen replaced last year, was £3k total, from Howdens. That did only include a dishwasher, we kept the other appliances. And no structural changes

About £12 k had kitchen knocked through, supporting beam and diy kitchens for cabinets.

We are having ours redone in 3 weeks!

However, we have an open plan kitchen/utility and are not changing the layout at all as it works perfectly. It's just that our 2005 refit is now looking very tired.

We are not having anything fancy inside the cupboards, under cabinet lighting or built in appliances - had all the bells and whistles in a hugely expensive German kitchen at our last house and we found those were a waste of money for us.

We have a Rangemaster cooker - still immaculate after 18 years - plus freestanding fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and tumble dryer all of which have been bought during the last 18 months. (We also have 2 virtually brand new air fryers too - our 2 chest freezers are in the garage accessed via the utility area.)

Basically, we are just replacing the cupboards and drawers, worktops - not quartz or granite as we have to have thick worktops with curved edges as we have a disabled adult DC who has horrendous seizures - flooring, tiling and having some additional electricity sockets plus there will be some replastering involved.

The total bill will be around £17k - £18k. Independent kitchen/bathroom specialist - same company redid both of our bathrooms over the past 2 years - and the quality of products is very high. However, we are North Midlands and the price did include quite a hefty discount as we are repeat customers for the third time.

Massively depends on what work you need doing and the type of kitchen.

Ours cost c£60k which was:

• knocking down wall between kitchen and dining room
• bricking up doors between dining room and lounge
• moving back door from kitchen to utility room
• new radiators and lighting
• new internal doors downstairs
• kitchen and utility c£18k from Howdens - lots of cupboards, island, two pull out larders, two ovens
• worktops c£5K in quartz
• new lighting including outside
• fitting kitchen, decorating, rewiring, re plumbing
• TV, small sofa and breakfast bar stools

(We already had other appliances and dining room table).

We probably paid slightly more too because we had 1 company come in that project managed and organised all the trades which saved us a lot of hassle.

If I was doing it again I think I would have kept my gas jobs rather than move to conduction hobs and I would have got a bigger sink in the kitchen.

Ours was about £25k but we did have a non supporting wall taken out as well. I sourced the appliances as they were cheaper than what Howdens were charging and the decorating afterwards was an additional cost. This was all literally just pre pandemic so everything involved may cost more now.

Costs may also depend on where you are in the country.

Just under £30k. No structural work was done.

I've recently had mine done. They moved a door by about 20cm , plastering, plumbing, electrics, units and some appliances plus fitting 20k.

This is a bit scary, we need a new kitchen when we hopefully move. I am planning to spend no more than 10k. Made a start today with a £20 light from Marketplace so off to a good start!

I had a load bearing wall taken down, handmade kitchen from a local joiner, new flooring ( engineered oak) granite worktops, lighting and new appliances for £40k.

I forgot to get the ceiling plastered! Stupid mistake and it looks awful, a swirly remnant of the previous kitchen.

I’ve just ordered a kitchen from DIY Kitchens (their cheapest range) for a small space measuring 2.85m x .9 (one long wall and two short walls either end) and it’s £4K for the units including sink. Appliances will be another £2.5k plus flooring and nice under cabinet lighting = c.£300. Fitting is £1500 and the electrician and plumber will cost around £400. It all adds up!

Whenever I go round to other people's houses I'm staggered at the number of cupboards and drawers they have. Our kitchen is dire, but we have one large food larder type thing. One cupboard for cleaning products. One drawer for cutlery another for tin openers, veg peelers serving spoons, etc. A double cupboard for pots pans, baking sheets, graters, gadgets and Pyrex. Then a victorian dresser for all glasses and crockery and I swear we have enough crockery and cutlery to accommodate the 5000. What do these people keep in their kitchens? We do hang cast iron pots and pans from hooks about the fireplace.