Feeling out of my depth with planning new kitchen

[destinasia]

Obviously not looking to start right now, but hopefully by the end of the year (or January sales if they still exist??).

Complete refit needed, including new boiler, flooring, plastering, lighting and appliances. Approx 16 cabinets. As small a budget as possible, but do want to pay for certain nice things like wooden worktops and pretty tiles. All the appliances do actually need replacing, except the washing machine but I want that to be integrated this time.

I just don't know where to start. You can't seem to get prices online, as obviously they want you in their showroom for the hard sell. But I don't want to spend days visiting multiple showrooms and I hate that aspect of buying anything!

With needing all the different jobs doing, is it easier/cheaper to go to a specialist place and having their team do it all; or is it better to just go to somewhere like Homebase and then source local tradesmen for each part - but then how does it all fit together without dragging on for months?

Currently have a B&Q kitchen done by builders before we moved in. What places have people found to be most reasonable, as well as hard wearing?

Ooo I feel this may be a starting point!

I'm giggling at the controversial Karen comment! She's really sooo not like the meme. I've been going through past kitchen threads this week ( homework for new house) and she's a name that consistently pops up. I have used her before and will do again when my purchase finally goes through.

You can't buy from Howden's direct your builder has to do that, but the planning process with them was fab.