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Renovating our Kitchen

We are on the verge of doing some major changes to the house, but wan't some ball-park ideas of prices before we decide what's worth doing or not.

Our kitchen is 10' x 12' with painted / plastered walls. The floor has original 1930s 4" quarry/teracotta tiles on compacted ash.

Can anyone give me an idea of the cost to.....
  • Remove existing cabinets *I can do this myself if necessary)
  • Remove UPVC window & external door and make good (a conservatory will be built on the outside).
  • Skim & paint all walls - including removing approx 3 sq.m tiling
  • Paint Ceiling
  • Remove &/or level existing floor.
  • Supply & Fit Rhinofloor or equivalent
  • Re-locate 3 electricity sockets
  • Move light switch 30cm around corner.
  • Minor plumbing to relocate sink/dishwasher
  • Fit Ikea kitchen - approx 18 cabinets (I am able to build cabinets from flat-pack but 2 or 3 will need carpentry to fit). Obviously, the cost of the cabinets is separate to the rest of the job.
In addition, we will be building a conservatory alongside the kitchen and this will need water & electric on the opposite wall from the kitchen. I am guessing that the electric will be straight forward but also that water for the washing machine will need to be run from the opposite side of the kitchen into the opposite side of the conservatory - will this need to be taken into account when laying new floors etc?

Can anyone give me an idea how long a job like this would take? We have to live in the house at the same time!

We're not looking for quotes as such - just are we closer to 2000 or 5000 if you get the idea.
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