Kitchen installation cost?

[Hilary]

Can any of you give me a ball-park figure for having a small(ish) kitchen installed, please?

It consists of approx. 13 units (combination of wall and base) and worktops along two parallel walls with a small corner return. The plumbing and wiring have already been put in place for the oven, hob, extractor, fridge, freezer and sink.

It's a long story but, basically, we're having an extension built for my mum to live in. We've bought the kitchen fittings and have now hit a bit of a stumbling block with the installation. I'm trying to find out what the likely cost would be of getting someone in to fit it if the builders don't do it themselves.

Anyone out there with inside knowledge / recent experience / etc?

 

[Goofyish]

I put my own kitchen in when we moved in Hilary.

All I can suggest is get plenty of quotes and see if the fitters have plenty of local referees - there are alot of cowboys out there!

Are the kitchen units flatpack or complete carcasses?

 

[Hilary]

I put my own kitchen in when we moved in Hilary.

Is that an offer, Tim?

All I can suggest is get plenty of quotes and see if the fitters have plenty of local referees - there are alot of cowboys out there!

Are the kitchen units flatpack or complete carcasses?

Well, I'm still hoping the builders will do it, but it looks as though we're going to be asked to pay more if they do - I'm trying to find out how much we might be fighting against to judge how far we want to dig in our heels for the sake of maintaining a 'healthy working relationship'! (Without going into technicalities, we don't think the builder's at fault over the 'misunderstanding').

The units are flatpacked.

 

[gilld]

When we had our kitchen fitted 8 years ago, we paid about £1,000 for fitting 17 units and we thought it a real bargain - and he did a great job. No idea what the cost would be now though - sorry.

 

[Goofyish]

Is that an offer, Tim?

errr....no

Building the units is quite time consuming but straight forward (as long as all the bits are there!).
Fitting the units is quite simple as long as the floors and walls are nice and square and plumb. Once you have the first unit fitted (corner unit is best) and all squared up, the others just follow on.
So, actually fitting the basic units shouldn't take more than a day. It's the other bits that take the time - work tops, cutting the sink hole, the plinths, cornices and other trim, handles, setting the doors hinges up right etc....

 

[Minniespal]

errr....no

Building the units is quite time consuming but straight forward (as long as all the bits are there!).
Fitting the units is quite simple as long as the floors and walls are nice and square and plumb. Once you have the first unit fitted (corner unit is best) and all squared up, the others just follow on.
So, actually fitting the basic units shouldn't take more than a day. It's the other bits that take the time - work tops, cutting the sink hole, the plinths, cornices and other trim, handles, setting the doors hinges up right etc....

Tim ~ You make it sound so easy

 

[Ware Bears]

We paid £800 last summer for our kitchen to be fitted. This included making up all the units, installing them and two worktops, fitting a double oven, hob and extractor, two new electrical sockets and laying a new floor. We did the wall tiling ourselves.
Get several quotes because the end result will definitely depend on the making up and fitting of the kitchen. We bought a solid wood flatpack kitchen for approx £2000 from a DIY store and our man did an excellent job on fitting it while we went to the Isle of Wight for a week. Luckily he had done work for us before so we knew we could trust him with our house. Someone in our family has spent more than £7500 on a designer kitchen and although the units are very nice, the layout has been poorly designed and the fitting is absolutely appalling, I think I could have joined the worktops together better myself
Good luck, I bet it will be such a relief when it is all finished.

 

[Hilary]

Thanks for those figures, Gill and Elaine - it gives me an indication of the likely amount for our installation.

The architect is supposed to be liaising today , so I hope to find out more later ...

 

[carolfoy]

I've fitted two kitchens by myself and as Tim says its the 'little' jobs that are most difficult, as long as you're armed with good tools and a great deal of patience it really isn't that hard, but if you don't fancy trying it scout out the local newspapers for carpenters who'll make a better job of it, will agree though to try and get references

 

[Hilary]

Thanks for all the helpful replies! I'm pleased to report the builder is installing the kitchen as originally agreed .

It seems it was all a mix-up between the architect / builder / quantity surveyor It lost us a bit of sleep over the weekend though!

 

[carolfoy]

Its definately a stressy game, house renovating isn't it? I've done 3 now and my long term project is the one I'm living in, I don't intend to bother again once this ones done

 

[Miffy2003]

I'm glad it all worked out for you Hilary

My MIL & mum have just both had their kitchens done and the things that went wrong!!!