Cheapest Way to Replace Kitchen?

ilikedrawing

Hi all,

I've read another post on here about Kitchens but mine is a bit different.

My kitchen is falling apart, not only is it from the 80's/early 90's with pink and beige tiles but these tiles keep launching themselves off the walls. So my kitchen walls are now 70% grey plaster with tile adhesive splodges. The units are also falling apart/peeling laminate etc It's not a pretty sight!

I'm after some advise really on what's the best way to replace the kitchen? What is the cheapest option? The cheapest place? And what do budget kitchens actually cost including fitting?! I have a second hand kitchen stored in my garage but is that more hassle than just buying a complete set made for my house?

Friendly advise needed, Thanks

Ebe_Scrooge

Re-tiling is not a hugely expensive job, and perfectly diy-able - it's just a case of taking your time and doing plenty of preparation. You'll find any number of guides on the web.


For the units - if the carcasses themselves are OK, then a cheap-ish option is to just replace the doors. This can smarten up a shabby kitchen to quite an extent.


Ultimately, a brand new fully-fitted kitchen is never going to be cheap, though there are degrees of expense - anything from a couple of grand up to 20 grand or more.

ilikedrawing

Good idea about the carcasses, would ikea doors fit them? Or are they strange sizes like the bedding?!

Ebe_Scrooge

I'm afraid I don't know on that one - but it's a very valid point, I know their bedding is not "standard UK" size, as you say. But it should be easy enough to measure your existing doors, then just go to their website and check their dimensions.

-taff

doors are non standard too.

Furts

ilikedrawing wrote: »

Good idea about the carcasses, would ikea doors fit them? Or are they strange sizes like the bedding?!

Just unscrew a door and take it into wherever and see if it it is compatible. The odds are it will be with UK supplied doors, for these have not changed in the last 30 years. Howdens, B&Q, Magnet Trade are a few likely places. By introducing Ikea into the equation you complicate matters because they were not around 30 years ago.

woodbutcher_2

Just done this for my sister. Kept the carcasses and bought new doors and worktops from B&Q on my tradecard. Re-tiled the walls and put down a new laminate floor. Bit of emulsion on the remaining bits of wall and the difference is amazing for less than a grand.

If you buy standard size doors, the only thing you have to check for is hinge placement. They may be in a different place but it's not a massive problem to move the backplates.

Skintdoogle

-taff wrote: »

doors are non standard too.

You're not the only one! Watching this thread with interest ...

Great idea about keeping the carcass :money:

Yolina

I did the keep-the-carcasses thing maybe 10 years ago or so as the layout of my kitchen was mostly fine. Didn't DIY as I had some weirdly sized doors and wanted a couple of things changed slightly, but got a company that did those kinds of partial replacements. I picked what I wanted, they did all the measuring, ordering and fitting. Though more expensive than DIY, it still obviously came out much cheaper than having the whole lot replaced, not to mention quicker. It's still looking good

Ozzuk

tiling is simple and can be very cheap. I did mine in metro style white tiles - looks amazing and the adhesive cost more than the tiles! Buy online, I used, 'Walls and floors' on teh interweb (I'm not associated with them in any way).