New Kitchen costs

[rajan2004]

We're in the process of getting quotes for our new kitchen. We're in the Kent area and looking for an in frame shaker, ideally hand painted.

So far the quotes have been on the expensive side and I can't help but thinking there must be a more budget friendly approach.

Our current favourite is a local carpenter who'll build everything from scratch using egger carcasses and hidrofugo doors. His quote is coming in at just over £40k cabinetry only for about 10m cabinetry run, a small 1.4m wide utility room and a 3mx1m island. The quote also includes oak dovetail drawers which we're keen on.

As we're having building work done and we have 3 alcoves and some awkward angles, we don't really want to go down the DIY kitchens route. We also aren't keen on seeing the grain through the paint so ash doors are no no.

Handmade kitchens of Christchurch look ideal but I'd need someone to design, measure up and project manage the whole thing including fitting and painting.

Has anyone been in this situation before and what approach did you end up taking?

Edited by rajan2004 on Sunday 27th September 06:57

[AndyTR]

We had a handmade kitchen two years ago. Used one company end to end, handmade kitchens in Pickering. Unit's were £23k including fitting and painting, Silestone worktops were £4.5k, building work approx £3k, floor tiling inc tiles £4k and then appliances. Decorating and tiling was DIY. Total was just over £40k. The kitchen was a stable originally and nothing was straight or level, there were two many compromises with designs of off the shelf units and the bespoke design was perfect for us.

[Mr MXT]

We ve just gone through this - kitchen prices seem to have gone up since we last did one 6 years ago.

We wanted solid carpentry etc etc, ended up going with Tom Howley, £49k (they had a sale on!) Inc appliances

Your quote does seem expensive, ours slightly bigger, but not much.

[worldwidewebs]

We have ordered ours from Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch. I think only the Martin Moore ones we looked at were 'better', but there would have been a 3-4 fold increase in price. HMKoC have 4 50% off sales a year, so you won't have to wait long for one

[rajan2004]

worldwidewebs said:

We have ordered ours from Handmade Kitchens of Christchurch. I think only the Martin Moore ones we looked at were 'better', but there would have been a 3-4 fold increase in price. HMKoC have 4 50% off sales a year, so you won't have to wait long for one

Yes handmade kitchens of Christchurch look to be a good option but I'm not sure where to begin with them. I've been looking for project managers who have end to end experience of their kitchens in my area but I don't think such a person exists

[rajan2004]

Mr MXT said:

We ve just gone through this - kitchen prices seem to have gone up since we last did one 6 years ago.

We wanted solid carpentry etc etc, ended up going with Tom Howley, £49k (they had a sale on!) Inc appliances

Your quote does seem expensive, ours slightly bigger, but not much.

Tom Howley have a flash sale on at the moment apparently with significant reductions but I'm thinking even with those reductions my carpenter is likely to be cheaper

[Mr MXT]

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

We ve just gone through this - kitchen prices seem to have gone up since we last did one 6 years ago.

We wanted solid carpentry etc etc, ended up going with Tom Howley, £49k (they had a sale on!) Inc appliances

Your quote does seem expensive, ours slightly bigger, but not much.

Tom Howley have a flash sale on at the moment apparently with significant reductions but I'm thinking even with those reductions my carpenter is likely to be cheaper

I’ve given you the cost in the post

[rajan2004]

Mr MXT said:

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

We ve just gone through this - kitchen prices seem to have gone up since we last did one 6 years ago.

We wanted solid carpentry etc etc, ended up going with Tom Howley, £49k (they had a sale on!) Inc appliances

Your quote does seem expensive, ours slightly bigger, but not much.

Tom Howley have a flash sale on at the moment apparently with significant reductions but I'm thinking even with those reductions my carpenter is likely to be cheaper

I ve given you the cost in the post

That's from 6 years ago. I'd imagine you'd be adding on a decent amount now given the rise in material costs and labour

[Mr MXT]

Sorry I wasn t clear.

We did a kitchen 6 years ago so was expecting £30k. Costs have since gone up.

I put a deposit on a Tom Howley yesterday for the new house.

Edited by Mr MXT on Sunday 27th September 08:31

[Rollin]

AndyTR said:

We had a handmade kitchen two years ago. Used one company end to end, handmade kitchens in Pickering. Unit's were £23k including fitting and painting, Silestone worktops were £4.5k, building work approx £3k, floor tiling inc tiles £4k and then appliances. Decorating and tiling was DIY. Total was just over £40k. The kitchen was a stable originally and nothing was straight or level, there were two many compromises with designs of off the shelf units and the bespoke design was perfect for us.

Could you tell me your kitchen cabinet colour please?

[rajan2004]

Mr MXT said:

Sorry I wasn t clear.

We did a kitchen 6 years ago so was expecting £30k. Costs have since gone up.

I put a deposit on a Tom Howley yesterday for the new house.

Edited by Mr MXT on Sunday 27th September 08:31

Ok so your £49k is from the current flash sale? Does that include worktops too and did you negotiate the price down worth them?

[AndyTR]

Rollin said:

Could you tell me your kitchen cabinet colour please?

Little Green - Puck.

[Mr MXT]

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

Sorry I wasn t clear.

We did a kitchen 6 years ago so was expecting £30k. Costs have since gone up.

I put a deposit on a Tom Howley yesterday for the new house.

Edited by Mr MXT on Sunday 27th September 08:31

Ok so your £49k is from the current flash sale? Does that include worktops too and did you negotiate the price down worth them?

That’s correct. Inc worktops. I think the original price should have been ~£65ish.

The quality really is fantastic. You need to be quick though, I think it’s only til 28th!

[rajan2004]

Mr MXT said:

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

Sorry I wasn t clear.

We did a kitchen 6 years ago so was expecting £30k. Costs have since gone up.

I put a deposit on a Tom Howley yesterday for the new house.

Edited by Mr MXT on Sunday 27th September 08:31

Ok so your £49k is from the current flash sale? Does that include worktops too and did you negotiate the price down worth them?

That s correct. Inc worktops. I think the original price should have been ~£65ish.

The quality really is fantastic. You need to be quick though, I think it s only til 28th!

That's a great deal. Can I ask what brand of appliances were included within that price? I've just emailed them and asked if they can give me an initial indication of costs based on my floorplans. I'd rather get an idea than go through a whole design visit etc.

[Mr MXT]

Neff at the minute although I suspect we’ll change that.

[rajan2004]

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

rajan2004 said:

Mr MXT said:

Sorry I wasn t clear.

We did a kitchen 6 years ago so was expecting £30k. Costs have since gone up.

I put a deposit on a Tom Howley yesterday for the new house.

Edited by Mr MXT on Sunday 27th September 08:31

Ok so your £49k is from the current flash sale? Does that include worktops too and did you negotiate the price down worth them?

That s correct. Inc worktops. I think the original price should have been ~£65ish.

The quality really is fantastic. You need to be quick though, I think it s only til 28th!

That's a great deal. Can I ask what brand of appliances were included within that price? I've just emailed them and asked if they can give me an initial indication of costs based on my floorplans. I'd rather get an idea than go through a whole design visit etc.

And sorry, just so I'm equipped with all the info, I take it that price includes VAT and fitting etc with quartz worktops?

[loughran]

Don't worry about missing a flash sale... there'll be another one along in a flash.

[Mr MXT]

OP Send me a PM

[greygoose]

Depending where you are in Kent, we used JMInteriors who did all the design for our kitchen split over two rooms in a 400 year old house. The cabinetry is excellent and lines up with the uneven walls perfectly, the cost was about 40k four years ago including all appliances, new lighting and painting the rooms. They’ve got a couple of nice showrooms featuring the different woods they work with.

[rajan2004]

Mr MXT said:

OP Send me a PM

Thanks. I've messaged you.