How often would you expect a house to have a new fitted kitchen?

[LynetteScavo]

Looking around at what friends do, it seems to be after about 10 years.

Mine was here when I moved in, and we repainted it. I think it was probably first fitted in 1980.

Depends on what the condition is. You can revamp with door changes. Work tops,

If its trashed I woud change it totally

My friends are at the age where they are just buying their first flats and all have had new kitchens and bathrooms within the first year. I have a 80s kitchen and can't afford to change it any time soon. Maybe in 5 or so years.

marking place. think it depends on where you get it from/quality of kitchen too. PIL had a new cheap homebase kitchen about 5 years ago and it's falling apart already. We've just had a bespoke quality (supposedly...) kitchen fitted on the basis we are expecting it to last. It replaced a kitchen that was just over 20 years old.

Ours was 20 yrs old when we moved in and we've not been able to afford having it done in the 10 years we've been here. Its starting to get a bit more urgent now though, - I doubt that they make them quite as well any more though.

Ours is 23 years old this month. From John Lewis. It still looks fine, the style hasn't dated (white matt doors, laminate granite worktops, long handles, black slate (ish) floor tiles and pale grey wall tiles) and I expect it to last a while yet. I wish in some ways that it was shabby because I would change the layout slightly. The only things I've changed were the grey Franke sink and tap because stainless is much better imo.

I do look at new kitchens and am decided that the most important thing in a quality kitchen is a style that doesn't date.

It depends hugely on the quality - if you have a good quality kitchen you can send doors to be resprayed etc.

why do you need a new kitchen if the kitchen you have works?

I moved to this house 15 year ago and the kitchen was not fitted but the sink and small piece of work top at the end was made specially for the lady that lived here before, she was 5 foot and I found it uncomfortable washing up as I am much taller.

I waited though and had a kitchen put in about 12 years ago and would think of replacing it until it was worn out. The draws are going but I can get replacements, I have them tapped up with gaffer tape for now as it is the backs that have worn out.

I had a howdens shaker kitchen, they still produce this kitchen but with a range of doorknobs.

I would only consider replacing a kitchen if there was a really good reason, like it was falling apart. You can also make minor changes like adding new work surfaces or door fronts.

I recently moved after over 10 years in a house where the kitchen was put in during the 1970s. Most of it was fine. We planned to extend the kitchen and would have replaced it all then, but in the end we didn't do any of it. The kitchen sink unit was falling apart in the end but the rest was all fine.

If the carcass is sound then a facelift with doors/worktop shouldn't be too onerous. those soft close thingys are dirt cheap and clip onto hinges. unless you want to go all in with built in espresso machine, steam oven, etc!

My parents have never had one , it's been over thirty years since they moved to the house, and the kitchen wasn't new then.

In laws had one a few years ago, think the previous one was over 30 years old too.

I would say a new kitchen is a bit of a luxury, not usually something you need

Ours is the original kitchen that was done when the house was built in the 1960's. We've been here a year and it's top of our list to do when we can afford it

Ours is 13 years old and needs replacing - various damage to units etc
I would say 15-20 years or when someone new moves in

Depends whether or not you've got the money. It took us 20 years before we could afford it.

I am replacing the kitchen that is here. I don't know how old it is, but I'd hazzard a guess at from the 80's. It is actually still really 'OK' & fairly plain, but they didn't think about the layout at all & didn't put corner cupboards in, so a lot of wasted space, silly sized units etc

If anyone knows where to get inexpensive corner units where the corner unit actually has a corner door I would love to know!

I'd also like something that wont date too much, but everything does really doesn't it.

We are here 12 years and on our third kitchen.
The first one was in the house when we bought.
Changed that after 3 years or so.
Had the 2nd kitchen approx 5 years and then extended the house.
I changed the layout so it was easier to get a new kitchen than try to work around the one we had.

I hate the one we have now so I can't imagine keeping that for 20 years.

I think kitchens start to look "dated" after 15 years, but most people don't start to think about changing them till they are about 20+ years old. It's expensive and a lot of upheaval.

I'm in Germany and in every rented house I've been in I've had to put my own kitchen in.......

My first kitchen had nothing in it, so we had to buy a new one, but it was a mid range MFI Hygena one.

When I moved house in 1994, the kitchen was another MFI Hygena one and was probably already between 6 and 10 years old. The only things that have been replaced are the sink and worktops. It still looks fine ~ not what I'd choose, but it works ok. I may paint the 1980's tiles some day, but certainly couldn't dream of replacing the units...might paint the doors though!

I replaced mine when I bought the house, almost 10 years ago (old one was cheap nasty & half of it was being ripped out along with a wall, even the builders were grossed out at the state of the oven).

It cost me 1500 from mfi & 500 to fit. Still looks as it did when it was installed though a couple of the under cupboard lights need repair/replacing.

Interesting thread as we're about to replace our 80s kitchen which was put in at the same time our house was built. Although the units are good quality the worktops are knackered as are the sink and tiles etc.

Our reasoning for replacing it all is the length of time we plan to be here - probably another 10 yrs by which time a buyer would definitely expect to see a newer kitchen. I don't want to spend a few thousand to update it now and then have to pay out again for a new kitchen before selling up!

Ours was installed by the previous owners in 1992 and the builders start on Monday. The units are still in good shape but the plumbing is failing - leaking sink, stopped using the other sink on the island 5 years ago. Roof needs replacing as leaks, need more heating. Granite work top still looks good, as does the oak on the island top. Will be putting everything on free cycle.

Well, if I'm honest...when we moved in we moved the units and repainted them, put in new work surfaces/sink/oven/hob.

It was six years ago, and I would desperately love a new kitchen. It isn't going to happen any time soon, as we need at least one new car first. I started to drool when getting to the kitchen department in IKEA yesterday.