Cost of moving kitchen (inc boiler?)

JimmyTheWig

Hi,

We're moving house but the kitchen in the new place is too small. There's a 19ft dining room, so we're going to turn that into a kitchen/diner which is what we want.

Could do with ball-park figures so we can decide how much we can offer up to on the house. Anyone done something similar, or anyone in the trade who would have an idea? The house is in West Norfolk.

Existing kitchen is inside the back door on the left. Where it's going is inside the back door on the right.

Currently the gas boiler is in the kitchen.
The existing oven and hob are electric, but we would like a gas hob.
Would rather not have the boiler in what was the kitchen as we would like to use that as a bedroom, potentially, in the future.
Don't know, offhand, how old the boiler is but obviously if it is old it would be worth replacing rather than moving.

There's no water pipes on the right-hand side of the house, as far as I am aware.

So in terms of costs we're looking at...
* Cost of re-routing water pipes to that side of the house.
* Cost of re-routing gas pipes to that side of the house for the hob.
* Cost of re-routing gas pipes to that side of the house for the boiler.
* Cost of moving the boiler.
* Cost of buying the units / sink / oven and having them fitted.

Anything else we're looking at?

My wife (knowing more about kitchens than me, I'm afraid) has estimated £11k for the stuff we need to buy. I think that includes fitting, but only to existing pipes, etc.


Thanks,

Jim

keystone

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

* Cost of re-routing water pipes to that side of the house

No idea without looking at it.
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* Cost of re-routing gas pipes to that side of the house for the hob.

Ditto.

* Cost of re-routing gas pipes to that side of the house for the boiler.

Ditto

* Cost of moving the boiler.

Will be the same as a new install.

* Cost of ..................... having them fitted.

Will entirely depend on what you are having fitted. 3 expensive units cost no more to fit than three cheap ones. Lots of cabinets and applinaces wil be a lot more. The capital cost of the kitchen bears little relationship to the fitting cost in this scenario.

Anything else we're looking at?

Waste pipes and access to drains? Electricals? Is the floor concrete or do you have a void under floorboards?

Answering your post in terms of £ notes would be total guesswork and thus useless to you without the benefit of a plan and list of component items of the proposed kitchen.

Cheers

JimmyTheWig

Fair enough, way too little information given.
And I don't think I'm going to be able to give you enough information to make it possible to give any accurate figures.

So lets, for now, forget about the cost of buying the units and appliances and having them fitted. That's something that we want to do whether we move the kitchen or not.
I'm only looking for very rough figures. I.e. are we talking £2,000 or £10,000 or £50,000. And to know what are the expensive bits.

The house is at least 50 years old (possibly 1930s), so would that suggest it would have floorboards? I don't believe it is an extension.
In terms of distance, we are talking about moving stuff from one external wall to the external wall on the other side of the house. The two walls are about 28ft apart.
Is there any other info that I might be able to give that would help, or is it literally a case that someone needs to physically see it as it is now to be able to quote?

Option 1. Leave the kitchen where it is and replace the units / appliances.
This is the basic cost that we will have to pay regardless.

Option 2. Move the kitchen sink but leave the boiler where it is and have electric hob.
Extra on top of option 1 is cost of routing water pipes and waste pipes. Does £1000 sound realistic?
There is established electric sockets where it is going, but does the circuit need strengthening (or something) for a kitchen? Another £1000, maybe?

Option 3. Move kitchen sink and have gas hob. Leave boiler where it is.
Additional cost to option 2 is gas pipes. Another £1000?

Option 4. Move kitchen sink, have gas hob and move boiler.
Additional cost to option 3 is moving boiler and a little bit of pipe work. (Am I right in thinking that the boiler and the hob would share the same gas pipes in the main?) So cost might be £1000 labour plus £1000 for a new boiler if needed?


Makes it £5000 for the lot, based on my guesses.
Am I sort of in the right ball-park here?
Would it be reasonable if we allowed £20k (i.e. 4x my guesses) for the work at this stage?

JimmyTheWig

Is no-one able to offer any ball-park figures?

Our offer has been accepted, so we're happy we can afford the work. It's just a question of how much to borrow for it and how much will be left for other stuff that we want to do.

sugarwalsh

If you are planning on other works then why not borrow the maximum you can or are happy with? Then, when you have your house you can get some quotes and ideas from local builders and work out how best to spend your budget then. Anything left can be repaid. My oh is a builder and from what you have said it is very difficult to give an idea as there are variables.
Happy new house!
Mx

JimmyTheWig

I think that's what we're going to have to do, sugarwalsh.
Original concern was how much to offer for the house, but the vendor has accepted less than we were hoping to settle on, so we're confident that we've got enough to move the kitchen.

Would just be nice to have a rough idea of costs so that we can start planning the rest. But I think we'll just have to wait...

sugarwalsh

The options you have mentioned could vary lots dependent on things like whther the house needs rewiring or if the electrics can be altered, whether you are moving gas and water and a load of other things. Also, we are based in the north of the country, so the prices could be quite different from the prices charged where you are.

It does sound exciting for you and I am sure that once you have moved in or purchased it you will be able to discuss options with differet builders. For now I would concentrate on finding suitable builders to come and quote for you and perhaps visiting kitchen show rooms to get an idea of layouts for both ideas to see if it really is worth moving it and to give you an idea of the cost of a new kitchen. Then you will be ready to hit the ground running...
Mx

mjuyelk

I depends on how you would like to get the task done. Almost every work can be done in different ways and at varying cost. At first think about your budget for the task and do a rough calculation and proceed. Hope the task of moving your mobile kitchen would be cost effective.

jc808

about 11k? maybe?

Yorkie1

Old thread resurrected by a spambot, folks.