How much was your kitchen?

[secretscwirrels]

Lots of threads and ideas for new kitchens but no one in true MC style mentions the cost.
I am planning to refit my kitchen using a local kitchen specialist but I have no clue what it will cost.
I do not do DIY.
I need a hob, oven and built in fridge but no other appliances and I want to keep the floor as it is.
It's a big room but I have the kitchen in an L galley style.

It all depends on the price of the units and worktops etc.

We paid around £20K for real wood units from John lewis and granite worktops but this included the same in a small utility room. we also had a new boiler at the same time so in total it was closer to £25K.

This did not include the floor and the only new appliances were cooker and hob ( around £800) and an AEG built in fridge ( £600).

Mine cost £3,500 from Ikea for about 12 units in a large L- Shape and one freestanding trolley unit. No appliances needed.

I am also considering a new kitchen, haven't got a big budget. Those that have had new kitchens do these prices include fitting or is that an additional cost?

Mine included fitting

yes included all fitting. The whole thing took 3 weeks but that included waiting for the worktops being cut to fit.

My old kitchen is all wood and so I'll probably go for something different, and not granite worktops.
So middle range materials but not the cheapest design and fitting.
Utility is already done.

You can estimate the cost by looking at the price of individual units, and making a rough plan of what you'd need.

You also need to consider re-sale- no point putting a really cheap kitchen into a house that's worth a bit of money because even if new owners rip it out people expect a kitchen to be in keeping with the value of the property.

We spent a fair sum because we replaced the original kitchen when it was around 15 years old and very dated. I like the granite worktops but would never have black again because they show all the limescale. I'd go for Corian in future.

Mine included knocking a wall down, putting a new door in, taking up the floor, screeding, plastering, rewiring, some units (one handmade) and all appliances and currently it has cost me just under 8k.

I have 6m of wooden worktop (beech), bought online for £280
3 new units (I reused a lot of the old wooden kitchen) from reclamation yard for around £500.

I found that if you go to a kitchen place you are invariably putting around 50% more than actual cost.

If you're canny, kitchens can be a reasonable price. My local carpenter hand making units from solid wood is cheaper than buying an MDF one from some of the well known kitchen makers

Brill thank you, my kitchen is very small and no wall units so gives me an idea. I've got B&Q coming to plan it on Saturday, howdens had already been suggested to me so will check with them once plans are drawn up to get a possible better price.

£15,000 to have my fairly large kitchen diner stripped back fully, replastered all through, new electrics, engineered wood floor, quite a lot of high gloss kitchen units from Benchmarx, composite work top (again quite a lot of it), new double oven, hob, integrated fridge freezer and dishwasher. Took about 8 weeks to complete the work but our builders were slow ...

Ikea - kitchen and utility and all appliances £4200. I am doing almost all the fitting myself, but will be about another £200-£300 for the carpenter to come back and fit the worktops and then maybe £100 for the plumber to plug in the gas hob (I have a list for him, so he's coming for a whole day).

If kitchen fitting were reasonably priced, I would pay someone to do it as it's not massively enjoyable. But I absolutely will not be gouged on something that is basically (in a new built kitchen extension) a really simple job. I keep meaning to find a carpenter/handyman who is reliable and who works on a day rate, but no luck yet.

You also need to consider re-sale I bought this house new 28 years ago. The kitchen fitter warned me against having the units 4" higher than normal (I am tall) as it would be a problem at re sale. Here I am ripping it out all these years later.
I am doing this for me not as an investment.

Also, I know you can save money by buying stuff here there and everywhere and doing stuff yourself or paying 57 different tradesmen, but I am not interested.
I want someone else to do it all.
I want them to design it and fit in in as short a time as possible. That's why I want to use a kitchen firm.
The cost isn't a major issue but I just have no idea of a ballpark figure.

I'd say 7-8k then.

Ours was £20k ish. For whole kitchen, all appliances and new floor and tiles etc

I've just had quote for a big kitchen (7x5m)
Ranged from £15 to £55K. Units & worktops only. Gulp.
I've chosen a bespoke one but from the lower end of the spectrum.

There is no ballpark figure OP because it depends on the materials and where you buy from.

I mentioned resale in the context of how long you intend to live there and whether it's a make over pre selling in a few years or if you are settled.

Fashions in kitchens change- ours is now around 10 years old and I'd choose differently now.

High worktops will be an issue if you do sell - because most people would want to refit and would offer accordingly - but that's up to you.

You can fit a kitchen from around £2K to £50K- depends on what you want. Look at some of the DIY stores or go and visit kitchen show rooms and see what is on display and what you get for your money.

We've just had a beautiful large handmade solid oak kitchen with silestone worktops made & installed. The cupboards include very cool/clever corner units, curved corner units, wall units etc and a wall of huge 2.4m high larder units & fixed dresser. Theres a glass splash back, undercounter lighting and chrome spots.
It's got 2 Neff Single ovens including a slide & hide one, Bosch 5burner hob & hood, AEG larder fridge, Neff undercounter freezer, Miele integrated dishwasher. New porcelain floor.
It cost just under £30K all in. It was a lot but we want to be in this house for at least 20yrs and I'd like the kitchen to last a good while. To be fair it's amazing quality and beautiful workmanship over a very big room so it doesn't feel quite so bad.

Someone told me (might have been MN) that your kitchen spend, as a rule of thumb, should be 10% of the value of the property. Probably that shouldn't apply to London prices but elsewhere maybe.

Ooo if that's the case I don't feel too bad

It's a shame that you don't want to put any input into the design yourself ! Nows the time to have taller base cabinets to save your back, and high level oven - maybe a quooker tap and wine fridge ?! Maybe a little spot to sit for a coffee and to read a book or rest your laptop while you cath up on Mumsnet etc ! Don't just let someone else come in a sell you something !!

Thanks to all.
OnePlanOnHouzz I guess I do know what I want really. The design I have is good and works for me. It's just old and tatty and so I want more or less the same but new. My kitchen is big. I have a large sofa and tv in one corner, a table and bookshelves in another and the business part of the kitchen is in a galley style along an L.
I presume a kitchen firm will listen to my list of essentials and come up with a plan. The firms I want to quote are both local family businesses. One we have used before for two bathrooms and the other comes recommended.

I hope it all goes well for you ! sounds like a lovely room ! and deserving of a fresh makeover !! :-)

Mintyy: I have a similar budget for my new kitchen. This will include knocking through the wall from kitchen to utility (don't think it's a load bearing wall so hopefully fairly simple). I am also looking at Benchmarx kitchens. Would you mind telling me which one you went for and also the amount that you spent on the actual kitchen itself (cabinets, work-top and appliances)?

Knocking the wall down will give us a space of 10ft x 20ft so a decent size.

We had our kitchen made bespoke by a carpenter. It's made from wood and is hand painted in farrow and ball. It includes about 11 meters of cabinetry and cost 9K (including painting). Installation for the carpentry was 500GBP and an additional 300 GBP for the appliances (extractor hood / dishwasher, sink, range cooker). Worktops (granite) were an additional 2k. New flooring, appliances, sink, taps, and lighting came on top of that (6k!) but it sounds like you don't need most of that stuff.

Good luck