Kitchen fitting quote - is this too much?

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has any advice! I'm having a new kitchen from Wickes. I'm concerned about the kitchen fitting costs (excluding the actual kitchen units, appliances). The dry fitting costs of the units are approx. £3500, then the 'specialist works' from the kitchen fitter come to approx £12k.This does admittedly inlcude taking down a load bearing wall and all the work associated with that, which is about £7000 (inlcuding refitting of lights and replastering of ceiling plus other associated stuff). The remaining approx £5000 is for everything else, plumbing, electrics etc and does include moving a gas hob from one location to another and making it an electric ventialation hob, so I know there'extra work with that. It includes taking up the flooring but not laying down new flooring...I'm just concerned that it's not a competitive quote, or is this a normal quote to be expected please? (3,500 for dry fitting units then 12k for everything else including knock down of wall). Wondering whether to just except it or shop around for more kitchen/builder fitter quotes! Thanks very much.

Hi, I’ve recently had my kitchen re-done. Which included an extension and re-fitting a new kitchen. Albeit ours was from howdens. My kitchen size is approx. 4 meters by 4 meters, the fitting (carpenter) charged me £1000. This included some tiling too. I’d shop around if I was you, to see if a local carpenter would be cheaper. Fitting charges may differ due to complexity of kitchen design, size of kitchen and how soon you want it done! I waited 6 weeks for my carpenter to make some time for me.

Hope this helps 😊

Just to add, my howdens cabinets arrived assembled, the front doors needed to be fitted and worktop cut and fitted. Not sure if wickes send their kitchens flat-packed, a lot of time is taken up to assemble these

Wickes kitchen cabinets work out more expensive than Howdens or DIY Kitchens which come assembled bar fitting doors, hardware & legs, they are both better quality, thicker materials & either thicker covered or painted. If it is a large kitchen you would be paying for a couple of days for your fitter to assemble the units as well.

We're about to have a new kitchen. Includes double oven, hob, extractor, 10 assembled units and set of four drawers, splash back,. Cost of removals and installation £3k exactly. Cost for installation of flooring (includes downstairs toilet as well) and tiling £935. Installer is dealing with electrician, who we haven't heard from (which I'm not happy about!). However, in our case I half suspect nothing needs doing all sockets, and plug sockets are where they need to be, socket for current oven and extractor, as well as electrics being fairly new so should be safe.