New kitchen - no layout changes

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I'm planning to sell my house shortly, but as you can see from my pictures, the kitchen is not the kind one can just spruce up! I've put off off having it done for a number of years as I was hoping funds might allow for some sort of extension, or other way of making it bigger. So, I just want to get it done now, like for like swap. The house is the kind a young couple or couple with a baby would buy, so the kitchen size is okay. We are a family of 5 with a sometimes 6th member! Hence why I now need to sell.
So, I've used diy kitchens for the bulk of the stuff and the total cost with new sink, hob, extractor, sideboards, plinths, door handles, tiles (not planning to replace flooring hopefully) and obviously the units themselves comes to £1700. I've had my first quote to fit, and the total was £2400, although £760 is the cost of taking old kitchen and tiles out and disposing of them. I think we will do that work ourselves.
I have got 3 other fitters who have agreed to quote. I think the cost seems reasonable (other than the removal costs!) and wanted to run it past others to see what you think. Bear in mind we are in a cheap town in NW England!

I should add the rest of the house is in much better condition and this kitchen would definitely affect the sale if we don't do it.

I wouldn't put a new kitchen in! You won't get your money back. Go and buy some new doors from B&Q.. admittedly it was nearly 20 years ago. But I did this in a v similar kitchen just before sale. It cost less than £100. You could, if you wanted to, buy new laminate worktops etc.

Don't spend £2k to sell!

Can't comment on quotes - kitchen seems v reasonable but don't know about fitting. However, have you checked with any local estate agents as to whether it's worth the hassle?

I'd move the tumble dryer and add new doors.

Don't put in a new kitchen but leave the old floor - new owners may well want to rip it all out and it's all wasted. The kitchen is fine, mostly - if you can find replacement doors that fit then do that, otherwise you could knock up some pull across gingham curtains for the cabinets with missing doors - which are remarkably back on trend!

The carcasses are falling to pieces, the doors have fallen off and broken the carcasses for a start! The big one on the wall is close to falling off. The sink one is rotten right through from shit plumbing work done by previous owners. The sideboard is rotten through behind the sink too. It's beyond shocking.
Defo not a fixable case!
I can't move the tumble dryer, but we will move it for the short period of photos (and hopefully) viewings. Will have to carry it in and out of the shed as with so many family members it is in daily use .

This is showing how close the big wall cupboard is to coming away! The whole bottom is ready to collapse through, and it isn't fixable (I had people out in the past to look at it).

I will definitely get my money back. Without new kitchen it will be harder to sell, and will be around £160k. With new kitchen it should be comparable to the £175k mark neighbouring properties are getting.

Why not incorporate the dryer?

So washing machine corner sink dryer? That’s a wasted gap in the corner

The drier spot could have a slim cupboard or shelving. Or even a dishwasher instead of the drier. I would never buy a house without a dishwasher - life’s too short.

It's very hard to judge if it's worth it without seeing the rest of the house, but you seem pretty confidant that it's worth doing... so what's your question for us?

Hmmm okay yes it is really bad!

How is the rest of the house? Honestly? Is it a 'doer-upper'? If so, price it realistically and market as 'in need of modernisation'.

If the rest of the house is good though, and you want to attract buyers who aren't likely to want to take on work, then yes it might be worth doing. £3K vs a kitchen that could cost you a sale... it might be worth it.

However, you should do it all, floor too (even if cheap vinyl) - nobody wants a lovely new kitchen with an old floor (unless nice old tiles or floorboards).

Swap the washing machine for a dishwasher and stack your dryer on top of your w/m (you'll need to fix plumbing though).

And I think you'd be able to spend half of that in IKEA for a perfectly nice kitchen.

And I'd just get some tile paint and do them all white - I've done this before on similar tiles and results are great. Saves a whole lot of specialist and messy work.

If you feel you definitely need a new kitchen get a cheap one from wickes or b&q - you'll find some of the ranges in the sale I'd imagine.
We've put wickes and b&q into flip houses, both been absolutely fine.

@Lochroy my question is in the OP! I'm asking about pricing not whether it is worth doing! I'm just responding to others questions about it .

@BluebellsGreenbells if we weren't moving we had a full plan for the kitchen, with a dishwasher, oven tower, extra wall cupboards on opposite wall, with a 30cm sideboard under on legs (like a breakfast bar), slim tall cupboard where drier is, new back door that opens outwards, rip out under stairs and make in to airing cupboard with drier in, as boiler is already under there, so 2 cupboard doors to access drier and boiler, and then pull out drawer for shoes etc. However the quote for the kitchen was 5k, and the rest of the work was 9k. So we are definitely not doing that as it was quite specific to our needs as we couldn't afford to extend.
Anyway, there is no way to put any kind of appliance in the corner. I'm not sure what you mean tbh, as that isn't possible.

@indiesearcher no the house is definitely not a doer upper. It's move straightinable, no work required unless to personal taste. Decor is mostly neutral and recent other than my room where a dc ripped some wallpaper once (not noticeable). The kitchen is the only sore point to the house. Obviously there are a few small jobs that need doing eg carpet cleaning, a plug socket has a crack and needs replacing, and a pane of double glazing looks like it has just blown, so that will be replaced shortly. Just the normal kind of jobs really.

So diy kitchens is a no go? Cabinets alone come to £1160. I thought that wasn't too bad. Ikea was £1650 and not a nice finish. Wickes and b&q were more expensive again.

@SwedishEdith absolutely no! That is definitely a wasted cost. I don't need layout tips, just whether the prices I've been quoted seem reasonable! If I was staying I'd be doing something totally different. If the new owner wants to do that they can do. I'll be leaving behind info on what units we used, where they came from etc so they can add extra units in, or do the other work I mentioned earlier. I'm not after a quick buck. I love my house and want someone else to be as happy as I've been here.

Then I think you should go for it!

You can do it yourself if simply replacing everything. Measure as is and plug dims into an online tool (as you've done with DIY).

Benchmarx worth checking out - their cabinets come pre built so a lot of the work is done but I've found them as competitive if not cheaper than Wickes (their kitchens are the same). They carry all stock and deliver within 2-3 days.

IKEA is more work for you but you'll get excellent value.

Also, if I was to do that, I'd have to get a new back door and have it put on to open outwards, over 1k cost on my previous quote just for that! I have 8k for moving costs plus kitchen . So I need to keep to a budget.

Just saw your update - surprised IKEA came in more!

I'm a big fan of diy kitchens but I'v never found them cheaper than picking up cabinet doors in the sale on b&q. B&q currently have doors on clearance for as low as £3 but obviously you'd have to check if they have all the sizes you'd need.

Don't rate IKEA personally.

I think ikea was more expensive as I tried to get a relatively neutral style to appeal. DIY were cheaper for the style, and it was one of their cheapest kitchens as far as I can tell.

That corner is wasted. If you got a dishwasher and then a corner sink then the washing machine it would work. The corner isn’t currently used anyway.

There is no way to put a sink in that corner though? And then if there was, the cupboard above would have to go.