New Kitchen

Scorpio33

Hi

Thinking of getting a new kitchen where the existing dining room would be.

The Room would be 4.5m (14'9) x 2.8m (9'2).

Work needed:

Remove chimney breast (Upstairs and downstairs)
Replace window (currently too low down for the sides)
Replace single door with double french doors into conservatory
Supply & Fit new Howdens Kitchen, including range cooker.
Tile walls, laminate tile effect flooring.

The above would also require electric & plumbing work. There is a radiator where the sink would be, and there is a gas fire where the range cooker would be.

Any idea of what the cost involved would be?

Our initial thoughts were:

Remove chimney breast (Upstairs and downstairs) - £2000
Replace window (currently too low down for the sides) - £500
Replace single door with double french doors into conservatory - £1000
Supply & Fit new Howdens Kitchen, including range cooker. - £3000 for ktichen, £2000 to fit
Tile walls, laminate tile effect flooring. £500
With £1000 contingency (so allow £10,000)

Does anyone know if we are in the right ball park?

We are on the South Coast.

kev.s

having done a few of these conversions myself ( by that i mean all my own fair hands ) there are a couple of options you could do, if you have plenty space with your existing breast in place you could simply erect a stud wall to cover it, if your tight for space make sure you pin and acro your floor and wall, however if your getting a company in to do this, i'd be expecting them to charge at least £4k dependant on area i suppose.
kitchens are relatively simple to fit if your a confident diy'er get the pro's in just to scribe your work top and cut the mitre's

i bought my kitchen for 5k, fitted everything myself and got the pro's in to scribe and mitre £200.
replacing your single door i'd imagine it would require widening, again dependant on wall structure etc will determine costs.

best thing to do is get a contractor in to quote for the lot, but get a few quotes

Scorpio33

kev.s wrote: »

having done a few of these conversions myself ( by that i mean all my own fair hands ) there are a couple of options you could do, if you have plenty space with your existing breast in place you could simply erect a stud wall to cover it, if your tight for space make sure you pin and acro your floor and wall, however if your getting a company in to do this, i'd be expecting them to charge at least £4k dependant on area i suppose.
kitchens are relatively simple to fit if your a confident diy'er get the pro's in just to scribe your work top and cut the mitre's

i bought my kitchen for 5k, fitted everything myself and got the pro's in to scribe and mitre £200.
replacing your single door i'd imagine it would require widening, again dependant on wall structure etc will determine costs.

best thing to do is get a contractor in to quote for the lot, but get a few quotes

Thanks very much!

I guess the most important thing is to get the chimney breast removed correctly, as it can create nightmares if not doen properly. Didn't realise It would cost so much for this, but as I said, has got to be done properly.

loulou41

Removing two chimney breasts cost me approx 5k in Greater London.

phill99

Who is going to do the work? Is it DIY or someone else?

Scorpio33

The work would be someone else. I am open to DIY, but find it easier to get someone in to do the whole thing for me.

Found paperwork from previous owners of the house putting in 2 RSJs for the chimneys. Doesn't mean they are there though, as the chimney breasts are still there.

vturner

I run kitchen company in Manchester

Scope of the Job you're looking at I'm estimating £18k

But that not a temp flat pack buy to let kitchen and 99% of people that start off wanting a range cooker change their mind and see sense switching to Induction once they see how it works. A Range is a mans choice, the kitchen equivalent of a roll top bath... you obviously don't do the cooking or cleaning lo no offence intended.

Also on the floor do yourself a big favour and look at karndean dot com that does everything tiles can do and more with no down side, there's a reason these type of floors are used in all retail environments.

Terry