kitchen quote

buddy143

I got a quote for a kitchen refurb as follows ::


Thank you for letting me look at your kitchen yesterday


I would like to submit a quote to do the following work;

1.Rip out your entire kitchen-all the wood paneling- the floor-and the mess behind the fridge

2.tile floor

3.fit kitchen including new sink

4.We will then Tile all the walls including behind the cooker and I will make a new electrical box from MDF

5.remove all rubbish from site,


Breakdown of costs
1. Rip out kitchen and strip wood paneling £50
2. Supply tiles,adhisive, grout tile strip into hall and fit £250
3. Supply new kitchen -Paris kitchen which contains the following- 900 base unit, 500 draw pack,300 base unit, 3 x 800 wall units, new black worktop, new sink and tap,all the cornice,pelmits,plinths Cost of kitchen £960 including vat
4.Cost of fitting kitchen £350
5.Wall Tiles- I have based on upto 5m2 of wall tiles(priced at £22pm2) price includes tiles, adhisive,grout ,tile edge trimms and fitting £325
6. Elecreical box I will make and fit a new electrical box out of MDF £60.00
7.Remove rubbish £60

Total price to include all materials (kitchen,tiles,copper,fittings), fitting, rubbish removals £2055.00.


Our budget is about £1500 max. Where can I save some money out of the above lot.
please advise as I also need an inbuilt gas oven and hob as well (of course not included in our £1500 budget).

ormus

you could buy some kitchen units from say wickes for 500 quid ish.
ive just priced a job for 9 x units at 559 quid.
plus the sink at 30 quid, and the worktops c120 quid.

buddy143

ormus wrote: »

you could buy some kitchen units from say wickes for 500 quid ish.
ive just priced a job for 9 x units at 559 quid.
plus the sink at 30 quid, and the worktops c120 quid.

Thanks Ormus.
I did go to wickes over the weekend and I agree I can get the required units for about £500.
I am actually thinking of speaking to the plumber guy and get all the required bits and bobs as well (I dont want to be going to and fro to wickes to get any items missing).
Also I have seen floor tiles as well for £10.m2.

If I get all the kitchen units from wickes, will they come with all the fittings/handles etc. with it ??

Your quote seems very impressive, and does it include everything that is needed ?

ormus

everything inc, but the handles are extra. the end customer is getting those.

taps and sink waste are extra. (waste is only a few quid).

buddy143

ormus wrote: »

everything inc, but the handles are extra. the end customer is getting those.

taps and sink waste are extra. (waste is only a few quid).

What kitchen is it Ormus?
I will ask my fitter as well to go for the same if I am ggetting for about £550

ormus

it was the stamford or the galway. cant remember off hand.

ive lost the bit of paper!

fred7777

Your quote actually looks very cheap.

I fitted a new kitchen into my flat a few years ago. B&Q quoted 4k an independent quoted 3k and in the end I did it myself for around 1-1.5K.

The obvious answer for saving money is to do it yourself. As well as saving labour costs it allows you to shop around and get the best deals on offer at the time you are doing particular bits. I got a deal on a sink & tap combination which saved about a hundred and wall tiles which were end of line.

Also I didn't bother with cornices and pelmets which saved a bit and gave the kitchen cleaner simpler lines.

I fitted standard white contiboard instead of plinths which was a lot cheaper and it appeared to be the same stuff just without the colour and price.

If you can stand lino tiles then they will be a lot cheaper than the tiles quoted and very easy to fit yourself.

Finally if you can have a free standing cooker rather than a built in you could save yourself a lot. In my case I ignored B&Qs £300 dishwasher and fitted a £40 zanussi from free ads.

muskoka

You could save money by doing the tiling yourself . I'm a girl and its dead easy! A real piece of cake. If your not confident, try it on an area of fairly level wall to start & see how you go If your not happy with the result, you can always pull the tiles straight off again & clean them off. Try it. Honestly, Its a piece of cake