£25k for a kitchen...fucking hell

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Always inherited a kitchen.

New kitchen in new extension, if we can ever get a design that works we appear to be looking at £25K, and that doesn’t include flooring.

We are a bit limited as due to location, No Ikea or DIY kitchen option.

Is that just what they cost?

We were quoted £10-13k for a smallish kitchen a few years ago by Wickes, B&Q and Avanti.

In the end we ordered online and DH fitted it, including appliances from an Argos Clearance shop, for 3-4k.

Ken??? Men!

For a large kitchen all in that’s only slightly expensive, eg our kitchen: units, DIY, £5.5k; appliances, appliance city, £5k; sink and tap, local shop, £800; worktops, quartz (local), £3.4k; flooring, tile + heat mat + fitting, £1.2k; kitchen fitting, £1.5k, electrics, including new consumer unit, £1.5k - so that comes to just under £19k

We used Benchmarx in our massive kitchen extension for an in-frame solid wood kitchen and it came to well under 10k. There are pictures under my profile somewhere on here from when we first had it fitted.

We got appliances from a showroom near us who put a package together, it was much cheaper than going to one of the ‘big brand’ stores.

DH fitting saves around 50% so the kitchen fitted by a professional would be £8000 plus. And then there’s the equipment etc. I think it’s very difficult to get a decent kitchen under £10k if you don’t fit it yourself.

We got one last year for a large kitchen from wickes for 7k. We got a really good deal and it was the end of the month so they were keen to make the sale. That included AEG induction, dishwasher and fridge freezer. Builder charged 3.5k to fit

that's a lot. we had a new kitchen put in that was 9 "units" worth of base cabinets (including 3 expensive pull-out corner units) plus tall fridge freezer, larder, range cooker and fitted dishwasher, plus equivalent wall units including fitted microwave, and the whole lot was less than half of that figure. but costs of kitchen are very variable - specifying an expensive finish to the cabinets or worktop material can add thousands. it also depends on your contractor's relationship with the cabinet supplier. each contractor has their own price list discounted according to their business volume, length of relationship and reliability. the same kitchen could be 25% cheaper or 25% more expensive with a different contractor.

Benchmarx don’t install the kitchen though. They might help you find a fitter. That’s not a price comparison with a fitted kitchen. The units are only half the cost quite often.

I’m impressed at fitting for £1500 above. I’ve not seen that level of fitting price for 25 years! Most kitchens take a week to fit.

@bubblesbuddy - you’re right, it’s a very good quote, but that was our builder on a day rate on the back of the remodel work he had already done. There will be some things that were charged as part of the big works (plastering, for one). That was to put the units in place, level, plumb the sink, connect the hob/ovens (after the electricians had done the connections to the board)

We had ours done about 18 months ago. Went all in, got the gold standard fit, flooring, wiring, appliances, quartz worktops etc and it was £18k. We've got quite a big kitchen for that. I don't begrudge paying it because I wanted posh and I got it, after years of shitty cheap kitchens. I shudder when I think about what it replaced...!

Lots of people pay £20-30k for a decent kitchen that’s professionally designed and fitted. I wouldn’t want a diy kitchen that someone’s husband had inexpertly fitted. “Expensive” is £60k (and lots of people pay that). At the top end of the market people are paying £200k for a bespoke kitchen.

We got our kitchen done 2 years ago - got lots of quotes and went with one that should've been £28k but we negotiated c. £10k off. That didn't include flooring which we got done separately. However it is a large kitchen with quartz worktops and a quartz island. It included some new appliances too.

My laundry room was more than many peope are quoting here!

Also if you are refitting a kitchen, and not building from scratch, its way more difficult to find a fitter yourself. You do not have a builder on site. You also have to factor in a price in for getting the old kitchen out and then ironing out electrics and plumbing which might not be in the correct place. It all adds up.

We are converting our integral garage into a kitchen. The price without floor & worktops is approx £11-12k (with appliances). We’ve budgeted £15k

That’s Howdens.

Be careful with Howdens, I had quotes from different branches (and the quote directly through my brother in law) and the price of the units varied by 30% between the highest and lowest. I was really put off. And DIY were cheaper still

Anyone paying £200k for a kitchen has more money than sense. You'd need gold plated units and diamond handles for that. Bloody hell.

We got oursdone last year for 7.5k from a local conpany that had just done our bathroom. They knew we were planning on getting kitchen done as well, but not in as big a rush. They offered us a good deal if we got it done before xmas to fill the quiet gap in their calendar, so we told them that our max price was 7k, and that if it wasnt doable we would leave it, as they were in the rush not us. Full kitchen refit including appliences, flooring and taking down a wall to make a big kitchen out of a kitchen/dining room layout.

Because we had also locked in the price as a certainty, it meant that little issues during the fit were done at no extra cost. (Taking out the wall exposed some pipes which they then boxed off, they had to make base plates of the integrated washer dryer spaces removable to get to filters etc. Couldnt fault the service. Local company in the north east area

That's the same we were quoted a while ago, that did not include floor and wall tiles. We did not go with it! I would advise to not get everything from the same supplier. Shop around for tiles, appliances and work tops, that's usually cheaper as you have to do the research yourself.
We are starting our kitchen renovation soon and to save money we will be spray painting handles and paint the kitchen cupboards which are saving us loads. My DP will also fit the floor and wall tiles himself so will only need electrician to fir new light fittings. Hoping to come on on around 5K for limestone flooring, wall tiles, worktop (either quartz or wood (wood is generally cheaper)), paint, new sink and tap, hob, electrician costs and about 6-8 wall and ceiling lights.

Obviously as you're building a brand new kitchen painting cupboard and handles does not apply but definitely shop around and try and fit as much as you can yourself.

My husband is helping his son replace his kitchen, and they are using DIY-Kitchens because the units are thicker and better quality than eg wickes for not much more and they have a really smart online planning tool (you can also see it 3d). You can get a local builder to fit it. Also any saving you make can go toward really high end appliances.

Bubbles the key word was to resell i.e the value added. The difference being that fitting a £25k kitchen may be what you want and will enjoy living with, but it won’t add £25k of value to a property. It’s worth noting this, not necessarily complying, but worth noting. Not everyone intends to stay in their home for 20 years.

Order online from Ikea. Hire a van and collect from wherever, drive home, get a chippie to fit it.

The units are only half the cost quite often. I’m impressed at fitting for £1500 above.

Fitting is only half the price on a very cheap kitchen. We paid £1500 for a carpenter to fit our large kitchen including cutting and fitting counters, making decore pannels and building 3 bespoke units.

All the £20-25k quotes were running about £1500 to £2000 for fitting (thought they didn't want you to know that because you can then work out that 3/4 of the cost is profit). The most expensive quote we had was just under £3k.

@SamSeabornforPresident We also went back to Howdens after their original quote and haggled some extra bits off. It's definitely worth trying them.

How?! They're trade only!

Lots of people pay £20-30k for a decent kitchen that’s professionally designed and fitted.

In frame wood doors, painted a bespoke colour. 2.5 x 2.5m with units on 3.5 sides. 2 bespoke units to fit odd spaces and custom wine rack. Tiled all the way up on two sides. Double tall larder, range, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, double belfast sink. Bespoke, hand made copper taps and matching shelf brackets and other fittings. Copper cupboard handles and individual moroccan ceramic door handles. £8,651.07 all in and I think it's pretty decent.

Lots of people may pay £20-30k but in some cases they are mugs.

There are loads of complaints about the all in one kitchen places- once they have your money they don't care so it can be more work than researching yourself and paying direct.