Bathroom/Kitchen Fitting

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So , I am moving into my new (first) house mid January. I love the house , it's got lots of potential. When we move in we want to get the bathroom and kitchen fitted as soon as possible. It doesn't have anything in the kitchen atm. Bathroom is a wet room with a sink and toilet.

So bathroom for us is priority. We want to keep the wet room style really- just update the tiles and put a glass panel in to turn it into a shower area. It's in a bit of an alcove so works well. We want to put in a bathtub , basin on top of cabinet and a wall hung toilet. The ceiling is made of wooden panels with spot lights which we want to get rid of and just have it simply painted. I know there is plumbing work to do- all the pipes are kind of boxed inside the room and take up random bits of space so these would need moving around.

Kitchen needs re tiling and fitting. I don't think they had an extractor hood before so not sure how that works (what I need to do to put it in).

I am not sure about how much it will all cost. Never anything like this in my life. Roughly how much does it cost to fit a bathroom and to fit a kitchen? Including any plumbing and electric ?

Where can I get a cheap but nice enough bits to put in the bathroom and kitchen that are easy enough to fit. I'm having a minor panic about this today...

Where do I start? Sorry if none of this makes sense. I don't know any of the technical words to describe things.

Help!

Do you know anyone with any building experience?

By the sounds of it you're going to need a sparky, joiner, plumber, tiler and decorator. You can go to a company that will do all of this for you, but it will be more expensive than hiring trades by the day. However with your limited experience I'd advise you pay the premium to avoid inevitable issues arising.

How much will it cost? How long is a piece if string....?

As a total guesstimate for a standard sized kitchen and family bathroom, including new boiler etc, somewhere between £12-15k. You could do it cheaper (I've fitted kitchens for well under 5k) or more expensive (my brother in laws sister just spent £110k on a new kitchen) but if you budget £15k and go into a kitchen bathroom specialist with that figure in mind, you shouldn't be too far off.

This is all conjecture though, like I say I've seen toilets costing 2 grand.

I'd strongly advise finding a friend with a bit of experience in this area and asking him/her for some advice on where to start.

Good luck. :)

Also, the size of both rooms will determine the price. I'm assuming these are average sized family kitchen and bathroom? 12-15m2 kitchen and 8-10m2 bathroom approx?

If you go to a plumber to do the bathroom for you (ie manage the different trades) you’re looking at £8-10k for the bathroom- if you choose a standard suite.

For the kitchen fully fitted by an independent company you’re looking at £20k. If you go to Wickes you could get it for much less say £12k. Ikea you’re looking at £8-10k fitted. I’m assuming you pick laminate or similar (stone worktops can be 10x the price) and standard appliances/ doors. There will be a quality difference.

^ sorry- meant there will be a quality difference between these different options and these are ballparks but give you some idea.

Just update the tiles and wall hung toilet? Is rather a contradiction in terms. As an example, take the toilet.

Wall hung toilets require a separate supporting frame built in to the wall, the cost for the frame is approx £200. The flush mechanisms are separate too they range from £50 to over £500 the cheaper ones are plastic the mid range ones are glass or metal around £200- £300. A decent wall hung toilet will be approx £150- £200.The toilet seat will be approx £100. There are extra labour costs incurred installing wall hung toilets.
A standard toilet will cost less £100 complete.

Start with a spreadsheet of fixtures and fittings you like, price up at RRP and add a discount around 40%. once you have your fittings costs you can look at the labour costs.

Sorry OP just reread my answer, it sounded curt as I was posting from my phone whilst sitting on a train but I wanted to help.

I was hoping to demonstrate bathrooms can cost between £1500 and £30,000 and lots more of course. I like wall hung toilets but aim for a £20k look on a £10k budget as I have 5 to fit.

Wall hung toilets are not a budget option. Advice from architects tends to be spend the money on your brassware because a toilet is a toilet, a sink is a sink as long as it's white.

Can you share a photograph of bathrooms you like?