New kitchen budget reasonable?

GoldFinch

We are renovating a house and would like a new kitchen supplied and fitted for around £6000. Is this possible? Are we being realistic?

Also, can anyone recommend a good kitchen supply/fit company in Yorkshire? (We're 10 miles south of York).

Thanks
Jo

phill99

Its an open ended question. Depends how big the kitchen is, the number of units, types if worktops, whether it includes appliances, tiling, flooring, decorating, any plasterwork need to be done, level of electrical work, do gas supplies need moving, etc etc. You need to be more specific.

retepetsir

As above. However that's not a bad budget to have but it depends on what you expect to have fitted...You can get a very nice Ikea kitchen for £3k!

suisidevw

We've just done our kitchen, literally everything back to brickwork and done the lot including quartz tops, Neff appliances, limestone floor etc for just over £10k.... therefore, I think cheaper items all round is definitely possible subject to size and the items Phil above has pointed out!

onomatopoeia99

I'm doing my kitchen myself as far as possible (electrics and plastering excluded) and have sourced a lot of the units and appliances second hand, but even so my projected expenditure is somewhere around £11k (!)

Aside from doing all the labour myself and buying the majority of the units / appliances from someone's barely used second home on ebay, I haven't exactly worked hard to control costs though - I am putting in underfloor heating, having slate tiles and have purchased some indulgent items new like a built in wine cooler the size of double oven (which meant buying a new tall housing unit), and a warming drawer.

~Beanie~

I'm glad this question has been asked, I'm shortly coming into £5,000 and was hoping to use this to get a new kitchen. I only live in a small terraced house with a little kitchen that currently only has 1 double base unit, 1 larder unit and then the unit under the sink. I would like to get an extra base unit and probably do away with the larder unit and get a couple of wall ones instead.

This should be do-able with this amount then? Am not bothered about granite worktops or anything like that, basic but good quality will do!

Alisha2008

I would get someone from Howdens to come round just to give you an idea of the price and the available options. Worktops are one of the biggest decisions as prices can vary from £200 for a laminate to £2000 for quartz.


Also it's important if you need to replaster the wall, tiling, electrical work, plumbing, etc...

suisidevw

To give you an idea of breakdown, this is what ours cost approx.....Just added up, just under £11k.... with some pics to help. We could have saved lots but not got the finish we wanted by choosing to not replaster, cheap tiles, laminate worktops, cheap appliances, cheap sink etc but this wasn't an option for us.

Units (Howdens) - £3k
Worktops (silestone)- £2.2k
Appliances (Neff)- £1.8k
Limestone Tiles (Mandarin Stone) - £900
Electrics - £650
Plinth Heater (Myson) - £100
Sink/Tap (Franke) - £300
Fitting including all old kitchen ripped out, full replastered inc new ceiling, bulkhead moved,tile floor laid (16sqm), decorating, custom units etc - £1900 - one man band

aggypanthus

Nip accross to Pontefract to DIY kitchens , they will show you the factory and guide you re ordering online. Great quality.
google DIY kitchens.

aggypanthus

Susi, very niice! But a big spend on a small space.


Howdens, they dont supply to the public, do Op needs to find fitter first

vansboy

If you use the Ikea kitchen planner on their website, you can include all the options you want, as far as units and appliances go. You can then source appliances elsewhere if you choose, maybe savig a few £$£$. It will price it for you, as you plan it.

Then you can get a reasonable idea for that part of the job. They charge around £100/unit to instal, so independent fitting would be cheaper.

For the new place I'm buying, it is just on £4k + fitting
Dishwasher, oven, hob, extractor, fridge, freezer, washing machine (all integrated) and 6 wall units, 8 floor units and laminate worktop.

Most Tile suppliers will quote you a per metre price for laying them if you ask.

Elecrics and plunmbing will be dependent on what needs renewing

VB