Kitchen install costs advice wanted.
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Hi Guys,
Recently bought a gaff, needs a new kitchen as well as other things. Rough dimensions are 9 feet by 7 feet.
Went down to Homebase yesterday and got quoted £2,400 for 12 units and a worktop. Not including appliences. Think this sounds expensive, however I'm no kitchen buff.
Fitting was quoted at anywhere from £1,300 - £2,000
How does that sound ?? Looking at a Torino with Maple wood worktop.
Cheers
Sunil
PS based in Croydon (The nice part if there is such a thing !!)
Recently bought a gaff, needs a new kitchen as well as other things. Rough dimensions are 9 feet by 7 feet.
Went down to Homebase yesterday and got quoted £2,400 for 12 units and a worktop. Not including appliences. Think this sounds expensive, however I'm no kitchen buff.
Fitting was quoted at anywhere from £1,300 - £2,000
How does that sound ?? Looking at a Torino with Maple wood worktop.
Cheers
Sunil
PS based in Croydon (The nice part if there is such a thing !!)
Edited by citychap26 on Monday 29th December 15:43
citychap26 said:
Hi Guys,
Recently bought a gaff, needs a new kitchen as well as other things. Rough dimensions are 9 feet by 7 feet.
Went down to Homebase yesterday and got quoted £2,400 for 12 units and a worktop. Not including appliences. Think this sounds expensive, however I'm no kitchen buff.
Fitting was quoted at anywhere from £1,300 - £2,000
How does that sound ?? Looking at a Torino with Maple wood worktop.
Cheers
Sunil
PS bases in Croydon (The nice part if there is such a thing !!)
9' x 7'? Christ. Are you sure it didn't used to be the toilet?Recently bought a gaff, needs a new kitchen as well as other things. Rough dimensions are 9 feet by 7 feet.
Went down to Homebase yesterday and got quoted £2,400 for 12 units and a worktop. Not including appliences. Think this sounds expensive, however I'm no kitchen buff.
Fitting was quoted at anywhere from £1,300 - £2,000
How does that sound ?? Looking at a Torino with Maple wood worktop.
Cheers
Sunil
PS bases in Croydon (The nice part if there is such a thing !!)
hi
I have to say that sounds expensive!!!
i did a large ish kitchen about 5 years ago (moved since) this was about 12x17 and if my mind hasnt gone mad it was around the 2,500 mark. i did fit it all myself mind so saved a bit there.
it was a MFI kitchen but at that price range it was very good quality.
HTH
Andy
I have to say that sounds expensive!!!
i did a large ish kitchen about 5 years ago (moved since) this was about 12x17 and if my mind hasnt gone mad it was around the 2,500 mark. i did fit it all myself mind so saved a bit there.
it was a MFI kitchen but at that price range it was very good quality.
HTH
Andy
Hi Mate,
I did one of my flats in London (Ealing) last year, Kitchen similiar size to yours.
Cost me £3k all in, this included Sink, built in cooker/hood/hob a frost free f/f and fitting.
I bought the stuff myself (B&Q and comet) I know they can offer 10% off any quoted price so I squeezed them.
I got a local builder to do the fitting.
Shan
I did one of my flats in London (Ealing) last year, Kitchen similiar size to yours.
Cost me £3k all in, this included Sink, built in cooker/hood/hob a frost free f/f and fitting.
I bought the stuff myself (B&Q and comet) I know they can offer 10% off any quoted price so I squeezed them.
I got a local builder to do the fitting.
Shan
dickb
dly said:
dly said: no problem
have you thought about fitting it yourself?
i am not a carpenter but to be honest you dont have to be!!
the hardest thing is cutting out the sink shape but thats not to hard with the right tools.
once you have made up the base units they fit together rather easy.
Andy
Fitting isnt hard, just time consuming. Assuming you've measured correctly its just putting things in place them bolting them down!have you thought about fitting it yourself?
i am not a carpenter but to be honest you dont have to be!!
the hardest thing is cutting out the sink shape but thats not to hard with the right tools.
once you have made up the base units they fit together rather easy.
Andy
I didnt trust myself to bugger up the work surface so paid carpenters to come in and do that. took 2 of them a morning to measure cut and fit.
Design the kitchen and make a list of the units you need eg 1 x 500 base, 3 x 300 wall etc then go to each of the sheds and work out the price.
Have a look at the quality of the cabinets, this is where manufacturers will try to trim costs if they can. Have the units got solid backs? do the come with adjustable feet (Focus kitchens don't - if your floor isn't level, neither is your kitchen). Are the units pre-assembled? If so you don't have to pay a man a day to make them up.
Don't be afraid to buy things from different places, One company may sell the units at a great price but they may overprice the worktops. Shop around.
I've fitted a few. B&Q, Wickes, Howdens, Trade Depot are all reasonable quality.
Sinks and taps can be expensive - Screwfix is your friend for these.
With regards to fitting if you are even remotely handy and have a few basic tools you can do this yourself. Only complex area really is the worktop mitre. You can either get a local chippie in to do this for you or just use one of the metal strips.
Have a look at the quality of the cabinets, this is where manufacturers will try to trim costs if they can. Have the units got solid backs? do the come with adjustable feet (Focus kitchens don't - if your floor isn't level, neither is your kitchen). Are the units pre-assembled? If so you don't have to pay a man a day to make them up.
Don't be afraid to buy things from different places, One company may sell the units at a great price but they may overprice the worktops. Shop around.
I've fitted a few. B&Q, Wickes, Howdens, Trade Depot are all reasonable quality.
Sinks and taps can be expensive - Screwfix is your friend for these.
With regards to fitting if you are even remotely handy and have a few basic tools you can do this yourself. Only complex area really is the worktop mitre. You can either get a local chippie in to do this for you or just use one of the metal strips.
So effectively fitting the units is pretty easy... Cutting the work surface is the pain in the butt...
... So why do companies charge 7 grand to fit a bathroom ? ... Okay cause some Ejit will pay that...
... Sh*t think I'm going a little doolally, in work today...
... So why do companies charge 7 grand to fit a bathroom ? ... Okay cause some Ejit will pay that...
... Sh*t think I'm going a little doolally, in work today...
Edited by citychap26 on Monday 29th December 14:53
citychap26 said:
So effectively fitting the units is pretty easy... Cutting the work surface is the pain in the butt...
... So why do companies charge 7 grand to fit a bathroom ? ... Okay cause some Ejit will pay that...
... Sh*t think I'm going a little doolally in work today...
Its just time. I had time on weekends and took a few days off and got it sorted. It was just me apart from the carpenters.... So why do companies charge 7 grand to fit a bathroom ? ... Okay cause some Ejit will pay that...
... Sh*t think I'm going a little doolally in work today...
Building the units is a pain, try holding 3 bits of wood together and screw them together! Each unit takes 30 mins easily. By the time you unbox, get everything the right way around and put the legs on. Thats a day gone!
I really enjoy doing that kind of stuff, and its a great sense of achievement to see it done. Also saving those few thousand!
Edited by illmonkey on Monday 29th December 15:02
If you're any good and assembling items then it may be worth just taking a day or so and putting the carcasses together and let a professional fit the worktops and maybe the wall units.
Assembling the units isn't too difficult and just position and level the base units. Leave the rest to a competent kitchen fitter and may reduce cost of installation.
Having said that, many kitchen fitters probably wont take on a job thats already half done. They'll have to adjust their quote accordingly.
Assembling the units isn't too difficult and just position and level the base units. Leave the rest to a competent kitchen fitter and may reduce cost of installation.
Having said that, many kitchen fitters probably wont take on a job thats already half done. They'll have to adjust their quote accordingly.
citychap26 said:
So effectively fitting the units is pretty easy... Cutting the work surface is the pain in the butt...
It's just a case of being methodical. Make sure all the cabinets are level, lined up and in the right place then fix them all together and to the wall.You can fit a worktop with a drill and a jigsaw, its not rocket science but a router and a jig will give a much nicer finish.
I'm clearly undercharging on my bathroom re-fits.
Well I've got a chap from homebase over tomorrow evening to quote on installation. Of course will move the car out of the drive as I'm sure that will add a premium to the price.
I'd love to try and install the kitchen, however the girlfriend and I are already in the process of decorating the gaff.
I'd love to try and install the kitchen, however the girlfriend and I are already in the process of decorating the gaff.
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