Kitchen with Utility Conversion - Cost??

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We are looking at a new kitchen - this has to happen as ours is 20 years old and is very much on its last legs..

However the kitchen backs onto the end of the integral garage, and I'm now debating a partial (70-80%) utility & downstairs cloak conversion accessible from the kitchen.

The kitchen is a good size but not huge - it's a kitchen diner including a previous extension. I'm thinking a ballpark budget of about £40k for all work, basing this on a mid-range kitchen and us doing some low level work ourselves (removing the old kitchen, and decorating etc).

I have never done anything like this before - has anyone completed anything similar and prepared to say what they paid?

I haven't made any formal enquiries yet as I don't want to waste people's time if the budget won't stretch. Any advice would be greatly received!

hi can I ask how much you spent. I’m in similar position and my eyes are watering and wondering if I am spending too much.

@Yessiricanboogieallnightlong - Hi, I'd forgotten about this thread!

So we are actually about 80% complete on the work. It will have cost all-in about £65k. This includes (I'll list for ease of reading!)

Conversion of 80% of the garage to utility and cloak
New steels/lintels etc
4m Aluminium bifold
All electrical, plastering and plumbing + gas engineer to move boiler pipes
Water company to move water meter
Building inspector & structural surveyor
Extras such as a broken soil stack and a rotten timber floor (!!)
New kitchen incl. stone tops and mid-high end appliances (£20k for all this) not including fitting - DIY kitchens & local company
All small bits like nice faceplates for switches, interior and exterior lighting, cloak suite etc.
Cast iron radiators (about 6 I think?)
3no solid oak internal doors & fittings.
Approx 60m of LVT to almost the whole ground floor including new areas.
Skirting boards, and painting (we are decorating ourselves).

I researched a lot last year, and had already come to the conclusion that it was going to be £55-60k. We're a bit over, some things I've added, and some unavoidable extra costs.

Thanks. That’s a lot for your money!! Did you project manage all of this and how much time do you think you spent on it.

So I did a lot of research prior to starting, such as:

Got quotes and read reviews across lots of platforms for SO MANY kitchen companies. Trawled places like Curry's and AO for price cross-comparison and reviews on appliances etc.

Spent ages finding a well reviewed aluminium company that could fabricate what I wanted etc. Read up on LVT floor manufacturers, pros and cons of different options etc.. all that stuff.

Our builder has project managed a lot of it - he co-ordinated his plumber, electrician, bricklayer and plasterer, but I have also dealt with them directly. Everyone has been excellent. Due to my work I have decent contacts so got the aluminium fitters and kitchen fitters that way. Didn't save money as such but knew I was getting good people.

DH is doing a small amount of the work (probably saving us £2k ish) as he is in construction also, but if he had taken on the reno we'd be dead before it was finished.

Time wise a lot of back and forth on WhatsApp, video calls during the day as they required, and a few half day holidays etc for unavoidable stuff, but to be honest largely hands-off.