Kitchen install costs advice wanted.
Discussion
B17NNS said:
citychap26 said:
Tell you what's bugging me... It's coving, the adhesive is rubbish !
Once you have got it up and in position, tack a couple of nails underneath to hold it until the adhesive has gone off.Once dry, a swipe of polyfilla and fanny is your aunt's uncle.
citychap26 said:
Tell you what's bugging me... It's coving, the adhesive is rubbish !
Here's tip - use the foam coving. It weighs nothing and can be stuck in place with 'I Can't Believe It's Not Nails' etc. 1,000,000 time easier!If you can put up real plaster coving, you can fit a kitchen.
Good man! I liks the idea of a business analyst with three Porkers who's not afraid to get his hands dirty and have a go.
Two more tips:
1) Plan the electrics first. In fact try to plan everything before smashing up the old kitchen.
2) Unless you're brave/very practical, use a plumber for the wet bits because it can awfully messy if you make a mistake.
ETA this is how mine came out:
Two more tips:
1) Plan the electrics first. In fact try to plan everything before smashing up the old kitchen.
2) Unless you're brave/very practical, use a plumber for the wet bits because it can awfully messy if you make a mistake.
ETA this is how mine came out:
Edited by Simpo Two on Monday 29th December 15:43
Simpo Two said:
Good man! I liks the idea of a business analyst with three Porkers who's not afraid to get his hands dirty and have a go.
Two more tips:
1) Plan the electrics first. In fact try to plan everything before smashing up the old kitchen.
2) Unless you're brave/very practical, use a plumber for the wet bits because it can awfully messy if you make a mistake.
Part of the fun. I redone half the plumbing as it was shocking before.Two more tips:
1) Plan the electrics first. In fact try to plan everything before smashing up the old kitchen.
2) Unless you're brave/very practical, use a plumber for the wet bits because it can awfully messy if you make a mistake.
I've done a little plumbing at my mothers house. Had to fix a leak from the outlet pipe from the bath. Was a bit of a mare but sorted it.
I like to give things a go, if I really think I can't do it or it's a waste of time trying it I'll get the professionals in.
Tried windsurfing, figured I was sh*te so decided to spend my time sitting on a beach.
I like to give things a go, if I really think I can't do it or it's a waste of time trying it I'll get the professionals in.
Tried windsurfing, figured I was sh*te so decided to spend my time sitting on a beach.
citychap26 said:
That's very nice ....
Thanks Sunil - I'm very pleased with it. To answer your original question, the units (there are two sides as it's a galley kitchen) were only about £1500 from MFI, so I saved there but then splashed out on appliances and glass splashbacks.Of course MFI don't exist any more but the runners up were Wickes - they have some remarkably decent stuff there now. Go for the soft close options - it really adds the finishing touch!
It's definately worth looking around a bit. We're in the process of doing ours too & the variance in price for not much difference in quality is shocking.
The hard bit is the planning & the finer details IMO, especially in our case. Because its not a simple shaped room, it will require a few different touches to get it all working right. Hopefully I can nail a planner down to some detailed drawings & spec listing so I know what I need to order.
We're probably going to give it a go in terms of fitting, minus the wet bits, and the worktop. I don't mind paying someone to come in & do those bits, but I refuse to be ripped a new one for someone to come in, build a few boxes and put a few doors on some appliances when i'm perfectly capable of doing it myself.
There are a few places online who wholesale kitchens to some of the smaller chains, apparently one level up from the general B&Q box, but not silly money, that you can buy direct from, but you will need to know exactly what you want down to every last detail. Worth investigating though, we have worked out we should be able to easily halve a quote for the 'complete' service by doing bits & sourcing bits ourselves
The hard bit is the planning & the finer details IMO, especially in our case. Because its not a simple shaped room, it will require a few different touches to get it all working right. Hopefully I can nail a planner down to some detailed drawings & spec listing so I know what I need to order.
We're probably going to give it a go in terms of fitting, minus the wet bits, and the worktop. I don't mind paying someone to come in & do those bits, but I refuse to be ripped a new one for someone to come in, build a few boxes and put a few doors on some appliances when i'm perfectly capable of doing it myself.
There are a few places online who wholesale kitchens to some of the smaller chains, apparently one level up from the general B&Q box, but not silly money, that you can buy direct from, but you will need to know exactly what you want down to every last detail. Worth investigating though, we have worked out we should be able to easily halve a quote for the 'complete' service by doing bits & sourcing bits ourselves
I'm going through the same thing right now - my kitchen is roughly 10x13 and Homebase quoted me £7,200.00!
Laughed my way out of the shop, re-worked the quote (installing it myself/with my dad who's a plumber/gas man), searched around for appliances and it comes out at £3.6k decorated (including £1k's worth of Smeg fridge).
I think these places must just make a fortune out of that fact that people don't know any better than to pay what they charge...
Laughed my way out of the shop, re-worked the quote (installing it myself/with my dad who's a plumber/gas man), searched around for appliances and it comes out at £3.6k decorated (including £1k's worth of Smeg fridge).
I think these places must just make a fortune out of that fact that people don't know any better than to pay what they charge...
The money in Kitchens goes into the labour, the appliances and things like the cupboard end panels & mouldings etc - those always cost a fortune.
A 9x7 Kitchen ought to take about 4-5 working days to fit (inc tiling) provided they start with an empty room with the electrics in the right place - so £1500 = £300 a day , which is maybe a bit steep (but it also depends where you are in the country).
The big firms make a ton of money out the fitting - same as the wooden flooring boys who would rather stick nails in their own feet before they'd give you a daily rate rather than a rate per square metre.
A 9x7 Kitchen ought to take about 4-5 working days to fit (inc tiling) provided they start with an empty room with the electrics in the right place - so £1500 = £300 a day , which is maybe a bit steep (but it also depends where you are in the country).
The big firms make a ton of money out the fitting - same as the wooden flooring boys who would rather stick nails in their own feet before they'd give you a daily rate rather than a rate per square metre.
Edited by Iain328 on Tuesday 30th December 00:25
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