Cost of new kitchen

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We live in a 1930's semi detached house, moved just under 2 years ago. We want to replace the kitchen as the cupboards are very old (the actual cupboards, the doors are high gloss and don't look so bad). It is also badly designed with unused spaces and no tiles at all. The hob and oven are fine, fridge and washing machine are fairly new. Sink is square and I don't like it. It's a small kitchen and I struggle with storage space. Was thinking of using the alcove in the dining room opposite for a big larder cupboard. Ideally I would like to extend and have a downstairs toilet but not on the near future. I've googled a lot to get an idea of cost and cannot find an answer. I just want to know, am I looking ag something like £3000 or more like £8000? The boiler is new although in an odd space in the corner with a cupboard in front of it that we have to take down every time the boiler needs servicing. I will try to add some pictures.

I would say more like 8k. I recently spent 2k on ikea units (small galley kitchen) 2k on quartz worktops (laminate would obvs be cheaper)
Plus Tiles, labour, sink, Tap etc. Costs of labour and materials have absolutely shot up too.

it depends what sort of kitchen you want ours is altino gloss in blue from DIY kitchens we got 4 top cupboards 5 base units, the sink with drainer in stainless steel, and laminate worktops plus the cornices end panels and kick boards from them last year and that was £3000, as we had to do electrics, replaster all the walls and get a fitter that was another £2000 total then flooring and tiles were another £250

Are you planning to fit it yourself or get a fitter? What type of worktop? New appliances? New flooring, splashback/tiles?

I'd say definitely around the upper end for a relatively basic kitchen (not to say it won't be lovely, but you probably aren't going to get quartz worktops and amtico flooring for that).

I've been looking at DIY kitchens and ikea, and without fitting, flooring, tiling, stone worktops etc my relatively small (a 12ft run of units & wall cupboards plus a 1200x900 island) is totalling around £4-6k.

(That includes integrated appliances though)

Completely depends what you choose and whether you pay for fitting or do it yourself. I had a quote with Wren last year for my approx 3x4m kitchen and it came to about £8k fitted - fairly basic shaker cupboards (their mid range I think), laminate worktop, fairly decent appliances (Bosch type standard - integrated fridge/freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, oven, hob and hood. New sink and a basic splash back. No change in layout. That didn’t include plastering or flooring or tiling.

We can't do any work ourselves. We'll have to pay a fitter, plumber, electrician for everything. Floor is currently tiles and fine but might get ruined with the work, not sure. Tiles for the wall we do need.

You could go for a sort of raised worktop lip - I forget what it’s called but it’s like a strip of worktop cut to fit along the back of the worktop. My quote included that but personally I prefer tiles!

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You could go for a sort of raised worktop lip - I forget what it’s called but it’s like a strip of worktop cut to fit along the back of the worktop. My quote included that but personally I prefer tiles!

Upstand?

Yes - thank you!

We did our kitchen 5 years ago now. All kitchen units etc and white goods were £6k. My husband at the time and his dad did all the work but we were quoted £2k for fitting.

Not sure what I'm doing wrong but can't post pictures....

You can take your room measurements to B&Q and have a free room design appointment. You’ll get a quote etc.

Save money by having no tiles. Tiles are expensive and tiling labour too.

Do I need a plumber and electrician? Not planning to move any drains.

Depends if you can plumb a sink in yourself. Depends on the type of cooker you have. If it’s gas/electric etc.

We have a built in electric oven and induction hob. We will probably keep our current one.

My new tiny kitchen cost about £6.5k

I did it for £3k 5 years ago, using ikea cupboards and a wood worktop, a reclaimed sink from salvage yard, existing fridge and washing machine but new freestanding cooker and dishwasher. But we did every inch of it ourselves including plumbing, and only paid for gas fitter, electrician to connect cooker, and a carpenter to fit the worktop. I shopped around and nothing was full price. Didn’t do the floor as it was fine, and didn’t do any tiles because we ran out of steam, but cooker had a lift-up lid that acted as a backsplash and we did have an upstand.

There is an instagram account called Banish the Beige - she is in the process of replacing her kitchen and has included a sort of larder cupboard thing in the dining room next to it. She's put lots of info about the process online, that might be useful?