Rafal Kaczynski
Hi Jamie I would suggest to post your job description on main website then 3 companies will contact you to discuss details about a job Best regards Rafal
Fitting a new kitchen
Posted by Jamie Watson , on
Hi, we're purchasing a house in South Gloucestershire and are looking to replace the kitchen once we have the keys. I was hoping to gauge the approximate cost of fitting given a couple of extras.
- currently we are looking at kitchens from wickes, wren, etc but we would be interested to see price a tradesman could offer. As such would be interested to know the price difference for flat pack/assembled.
- approx 12 units total
- work tops would be laminate
- built in oven, hob, dishwasher plus plumbing for washing machine.
- hopefully no electrics to alter but can't be sure at this stage.
- an old fuse board
- some tiling wanted, approx 3 rows all round, but we could do it ourselves
If anyone could give us a rough idea on cost and time it would be much appreciated.
We also have the issue of a large concrete slab of unknown thickness (or purpose!) in the corner. I realise this probably isn't the place but if you have any guidance that'd be great.
Thanks in advance,
Jamie
ian cooper
Hi, There is such a wide range of kitchens out there, so have a good shop around to find the best deal. I have just renovated a house and put a new kitchen in. I have put a benchmarx kitchen in which came in at just under £3000. It was just a basic L shaped kitchen, but I had a integrated dishwasher, integrated washing machine, built in oven and hob, sink, taps, work tops etc and free standing fridge freezer in the price. Wickes price was £4000 but didn't include appliances. The difference is that benchmarx is trade only so is heavily discounted and the units come ready built not flat pack. Both kitchens where basically the same as benchmarx and wicks are both part of the Travis perkins group. Quality wise they are both very good and come with 18mm carcasses and a 15mm back, whereas the likes of magnet and b and q only have a 6mm back on them. I fitted myself but if I did have to pay someone I don't think I would pay more than £1000 to have it done as it was quite a simple job that I did in a few days. Hope this helps Ian.
Karl Hockless
Hi Jamie, I'm based in the North so can't really give you an accurate price for fitting, but can offer the following advice. High street DIY places that sell kitchens have fitting services but can be expensive and inflexible, so try and find an independent recommended / rated fitter. Your starting point will be to get your design and layout finalised and a plan done first, to help you get like for like prices from different suppliers / fitters. If your fuse board is out of date you will more than likely need to have a new one fitted with an RCD safety device. You will probably need a new ring main circuit installing in the kitchen too to meet legal requirements. Allow roughly £800 ish for this work. It has to be done by law. Lastly, tiling is a specialist skill which should not be underestimated. It would be a shame to ruin a professionally installed kitchen with poor tiling - it will really stand out. So I would advise you to have this done by a tiler. Hope all this helps. Karl
