Has anyone moved their kitchen to a different room? Is it painful/expensive?

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I'm contemplating a new kitchen.

Our house was extended before we moved in and we have a large open space at the back.

At the moment, there is a large room (about 6m x 6m) with trifold doors along the back wall. This is currently the family room.

There are then double doors onto the kitchen, which is about 4m x 6m, with French doors onto the garden. The kitchen has 2 external walls, the family room just the back one.

The kitchen is OK but our large dining table is a squeeze. In my head, I have always wanted a massive dining table which can fit loads of people round without anyone having to squeeze in and out.

I would like to move the kitchen to the big room to make a big kitchen diner, and have the smaller room as the family/tv room.

DH thinks I'm insane and it would be a massive hassle. But I figure if we're going to have a new kitchen anyway it's my only chance to have it the way I want it.

Where do you look for quotes (e.g. which websites)? We will also need to move kitchen from one room to another. By kitchen I mean: cupboards (8-12), electric oven, Electric cooker, washing machine, sink.

Did anyone need 'permission' of any kind to change a 'living/reception room (which already has plumbing). Into a kitchen. Or did you just go ahead?

Ours is now in what was the rear reception. Owners who had built the rear extension had put it in one corner of that. Dh couldn't understand why I'd want to move it. "Fortunately" it was 35 years old and beyond knackered complete with leaky pipes and lethal electrics so needed redoing. Was probably easier where it ended up as that area has floorboards and space underneath as opposed to concrete. No idea how much extra it would have been. My guess would be the same if not cheaper and now our dining area and lounge wrap round it making the kitchen a really sociable place to cook in. Think it's a fab layout. Not seen many houses done this way.