We did ours a few months back, it’s a bigger area than OP, about 8m (full width of house) and ranges from about 2.5m to 3.5m in depth. The materials, incl appliances, lighting, flooring, all from Howdens came to about 17k, selecting mid range stuff. Installation, which included a couple of new radiators and a load of wiring and lighting, brought the total up to just shy of 30k.
This is in a 20yr old house and we previously replaced the original kitchen 7 years ago with a basic IKEA one, installed by a disappointingly poor fitting company and it was quite literally falling to bits. That one cost about £15k all in.
2 yrs ago we got a quote for a bespoke kitchen that came in just shy of £35k including everything ie appliances, sink, lighting etc
The company is called Kenton Jones and they make it all in Welshpool.
Expensive yes but to be fair you could easily see the difference in quality from off the shelf stuff
We didn’t go ahead though and are going to let the existing kitchen fall apart first. We know that cost £21k in 2011.
For me that's a lot of money, I'd be trying not to rush it and spend a bit more time doing some research and comparing a few different companies, I'd also try to search out some of their previous work and check who exactly would be turning up on the day to do each job, then try and check individual Google reviews etc
What grates at any price point is when you're left thinking the work should have been better for the price paid, I don't work as a kitchen fitter, I work as a product designer, but I know I go in and deliver to the best of my ability and take pride in my work. It's hard to tell until the jobs done that the guys doing all the work will deliver the same (which you'd expect at that price point!)
If they sub-out to a variety of gangs, with a variety of workmanship it's difficult to know what you'll get until the jobs done and the moneys spent, I'd be trying to cover that off as best I could.
I've just had some electrical work done, the chap I spoke to was very professional and gave a good price, on the day a gang of lads turned up, did the job but were messy, tramped in and out many times and left me with numerous cans of Monster to clean up...I also had a parquet floor fitted last year, same thing, business owner was great, initial gang who came in did such a bad job they had to rip it all up and re-do it.
For 30K I'd want time served craftsman of each trade, not a bunch of lackey's.
FWIW I'm fitting a small galley kitchen in mine next year, trying to do as much as I can myself, fitting, flooring etc, new wiring and plastering done where required by pro's, to fit a budget of £4-£5k, the house is a decent old terrace but I may not be here that long so just needs to be clean, tidy and functional.
When you look at a kitchen what do you see ?. Unit fronts(doors) and a work top, and some nice modern shiny electrical units, oven, hob, usually fridge,freezer and washers are built in and hidden behind further unit doors.
The units themselves are mostly hidden, and pretty much a standard bit of cabinetry, so you can look to get pretty much anything and from anywhere, its just down to the overall layout design and the choice of colours - Grey is popular at the moment.
Doors are fitted, and it's a case of either handles or push to open fittings.
So you can get the back units which are easy to assemble, and the door fronts and use a reputable carpenter or fitter to put it all together, and that shouldnt be costing £30K.
Wedid our small 4x4M kitchen this year. Initial quote from a showroom £30k immediately "discounted" to £20k.
Ended up going with a recommended fitter. Total was £11k. For 13 Howdens units. Neff hob, double oven and microwave. £750 AEG fridge freezer. Lamininate counters. Rewired kitchen. New LED lights i ceiling and under units. Tiling. Good quality flooring. Cost included removing old kitchen.
Thanks for all the input - good stuff!
The quote is all in and includes VAT. All the work is done in-house, not subbed out, and under the supervision of the main guy who gave us the quote.
Following @TheDTs post we went into The Kitchen Partners on Whiteladies Rd today. Had a long chat with the woman in there and left with a good feeling - they are coming out to quote us in the week. We discussed ballpark figures and it seems their quote is likely to be around £30k too.
It’s a hell of a lot of money and if it were all my hard earned I’d baulk at paying that much, I’d buy stuff in myself and get someone to fit it as many have suggested. However I recently received an unexpected inheritance of £16k, which is why I’m considering this.
We will downsize and move elsewhere when adult kids have flown the nest, the house is too big for 2 people really, plus it’ll free up some cash to supplement the pension. I reckon we’ll be here about another 10 years though so we’ll get the use of the kitchen.
Sounds fair for a well spec'd and built kitchen in a busy area. Particularly as you're effectively getting a utility too.
We happened to go freestanding, the only thing fixed in place is the sink and one worktop. If we moved we could take about 85% of the kitchen with us. Mostly done for the freedom to change the layout as our needs change.
Dont ever go for only one quote.
Get at least three, with full cost breakdown.
Only then can you be sure
We just had a quote of 75 grand, yours is a bargain 😂
