New kitchen quote

aylithuk

Hi guys 

I’ve had a quote to have a kitchen renovation done. I am happy with the company as they’ve done my bathroom so no concerns with their work or work ethic. 

The quote has come in £2k higher than what I was expecting 

quote is for the labour but material like waste kits, waste pipe, fixings, sockets, grout, adhesive, etc  

Breakdown 
~ Skip with existing kitchen removed 
- pipework and electrical work for moving washing machine and installing dishwasher. 
- Build and Installation of the kitchen units and counter.  
- Build a frame around the fridge. 
- Tile Splashback around the kitchen with new glass splash back (not sure it needed?)
- Paint the room to finish 
-  flooring laid.  

 3 week job

£8500

i was thinking £6500 but wanted a sense check as don’t wanna quibble because I know they are good at what they do. very reliable and very professional. 

EssexExile

Why were you thinking £6500? The only way to see if the quote is good is to get other quotes.

Rosa_Damascena

What kind of size are you looking at? And what is the cost of the kitchen itself (excluding appliances).

£8.5k seems a lot for what is essentially labour. If they are manufacturing the kitchen units as well as installing them then it feels less offensive a quote.

TELLIT01

You say 'build and install' kitchen units.  Are these flat pack or custom built?

aylithuk

Flat pack from BQ
Kitchen units excluding appliances is £5.5k
Room size is W 2280mm L 4246mm
kitchen is L shaped 

The company I am using does everything 
So if I didn’t use them I’d need to find
- sparky to put a new plug in
- Decorator for the painting finish
- tiler for the splash back and half wrap
around of metro tiles. 
- plumber to change rad from horizontal to vertical and do the new piping for the dishwasher 
- someone to lay Vinyl flooring.  

Rosa_Damascena

Sounds like a lot to me.

casper_gutman

aylithuk said:

Flat pack from BQ
Kitchen units excluding appliances is £5.5k
Room size is W 2280mm L 4246mm
kitchen is L shaped 

The company I am using does everything 
So if I didn’t use them I’d need to find
- sparky to put a new plug in
- Decorator for the painting finish
- tiler for the splash back and half wrap
around of metro tiles. 
- plumber to change rad from horizontal to vertical and do the new piping for the dishwasher 
- someone to lay Vinyl flooring.  

You might get those elements separately for £6500, depending on rates in your area, but you'd have to manage all those trades yourself. Having a one-stop-shop project manage the work for you is worth paying a premium for. It's up to you whether the premium they're asking is worth it to you.

Get more quotes and compare prices.

FreeBear

casper_gutman said:

aylithuk said: Flat pack from BQ

Get more quotes and compare prices.

I have yet to hear anyone say anything good about the GoodHome range from B&Q. The old Cooke & Lewis stuff was OK for the price, but the GoodHome units, I'm not so sure about. Certainly worth comparing prices with Wickes (or go to Benchmarx) and DIY Kitchens.

Doozergirl

£8000 including VAT works out at less than 2 men a day for three weeks for a company that does it all for you.  £222 plus VAT per man.  

Looking at what needs to be done, I don't think it's unreasonable, particular if you know they're top
notch.

You will be paying for the units to be assembled, effectively making your kitchen more expensive.   I wouldn't be paying £5.5k for a B&Q flat pack.  If I were buying any flat pack, it would be Ikea based on value for money, other wise I'm buying a rigid kitchen.  

Rosa_Damascena

Doozergirl said:

£8000 including VAT works out at less than 2 men a day for three weeks for a company that does it all for you.  

Looking at what needs to be done, I don't think it's unreasonable.  

You will be paying for the units to be assembled, effectively making your kitchen more expensive.   I wouldn't be paying £5.5k for a B&Q flat pack.  If I were buying any flat pack, it would be Ikea based on value for money, other wise I'm buying a rigid kitchen.  

I suppose I wasn't really taking that into consideration (had heard it was relatively simple, but admit its a time consuming task).

 Why not get quotes from kitchen specialists - costs nothing - and they will also give you a fitting cost. That should give you a benchmark for jack-up costs and take it from there.

Fitting costs exceeding the kitchen costs for that size sounds odd to me.

Doozergirl

Rosa_Damascena said:

Doozergirl said:

£8000 including VAT works out at less than 2 men a day for three weeks for a company that does it all for you.  

Looking at what needs to be done, I don't think it's unreasonable.  

You will be paying for the units to be assembled, effectively making your kitchen more expensive.   I wouldn't be paying £5.5k for a B&Q flat pack.  If I were buying any flat pack, it would be Ikea based on value for money, other wise I'm buying a rigid kitchen.  

I suppose I wasn't really taking that into consideration (had heard it was relatively simple, but admit its a time consuming task).

 Why not get quotes from kitchen specialists - costs nothing - and they will also give you a fitting cost. That should give you a benchmark for jack-up costs and take it from there.

Fitting costs exceeding the kitchen costs for that size sounds odd to me.

With plumbing, electrics, tiling, decorating and flooring laid?  

And the units being assembled, not just fitted.  

£222 plus VAT per person for 2 people working for three weeks, including materials.  Our tiler costs that without me doing anything.