I do my kitchen on DIY basis . Whatever i can do myself i do . I have to say i never touch anything in the kitchen so I am new to all this . I can just decribe my own experience . I got ,,U,,Shape small kitchen . Wanted to change worktop, tiles , doors ,plinths, trim , cooker hood , paint walls , new sink and tap . I have qoutes from B&Q for my whole new kitchen £4500 , Wicks £5000 and one from kitchen fitter £5200 far too much as I know that all can be done under £2000 . I had kitchen designer in my flat , gave me 3D pics of my future new kitchen so i can think about it . Of course i wouldnt spend that money for kitchen at all not worth it .
Here are my first steps
I ordered lovley kitchen worktop 6m long with matching glue and joining b all direct from factory for £336 for same they wanted in Wicks and B&Q £670
I bought new sink from ebay for £70 with stylish tap for £24 i fitted all myself never do it before but it was easy just watched videos on youtube
4m of tiles Metro High Gloss white from Homebase £57 + tile adhesive , found tile fitter on ,,mybuilder,, website he did it for £100 . He started at 9:00am finished 18:00 for £100 thats was great price
I had qoutes only for fitting my worktop which i provided from local worktop fitters and they asked for £400 only fitting most of them said that they wont do it for less. I went on ,,mybuilder ,, website ,, posted my job that i provide worktop, glue and joining b and best quote £240 .
Bought new cooker hood from ebay with ducting kit £90
Then bought 9 sockets some doubles with usb charges all screwless from B&Q stain steal £150 bit expensive but i did it as I wanted them as they look stylish
They ordered new kitchen doors some were made to measure with edging tapes , pre-drilled hinge holes , trims , plinth and drawers fronts all together 9 doors 720mm H 300 w , 2x 720mm H , 595W from factory qoute for everything £570 all in white high gloss
Had eletritian from mybuilder website who connected and disconected all for £200
I fitted doors , trims , plinth myself .
All uder £2000 and i didnt do it in one go i did it in 4 months time as a realistic target date . That way i avoided finantial preassure .
I hope that it will hell you in your DIY projects as i am amater DIY .
Do you need some links where i got all stuff so cheaply let me know😁