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(And must try to stop buying new guitars I don't need...)
Putting the cuboards together is a piece of cake especially if you have but any ikea stuff together before. The only thing you should need a chippy for is the worktops.
We did our 11m by 4m Kitchen with both bottom and wall cupboards for about 4k, then spent an additional 3K on Granite tops
https://www.trendinteriors.co.uk/home
They are part of the Mereway group that make slightly higher end kitchens.
There's going to be a slight layout change, in that we'll go from an all-in-one electric cooker to a large induction hob with cupboards underneath, and a double built-in oven in a tall cabinet in the corner next to it.
The rest of it is basically reskinning over the existing frames and replacing the worktops, which gives me a good excuse to get a table saw and a router table. I'll probably get rid of the backsplash tiles and replace them with a strip of the same wood I'm using for the worktops, too.
I did the tiling and plumbing myself, as well as wiring up the lighting under the units.
It was fairly expensive, but looks even more expensive than it was. Money well spent IMO.
If you're willing to do it yourself you could have a nice kitchen for about £7k
also it's a very bad time to get one done, there is currently huge demand, and many are doubling their prices
Howdens have a weird pricing method, which has made the papers, e.g. here quoting from £10k to £44k for the same kitchen
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/16/howdens-kitchen-varying-quotations-customers-confused
I got a decent kitchen from Howdens supplied and fitted for £1300 last month
3 x 1 metre base units
1 x 1 metre wall unit, 3 counters and a sink, with upstands, which add £75
Cooker hood is not much, personally not convinced they are any use
I think we paid £150 for ours and £50 to fit
So far I've had a quote from Magnet that came to £4250. I've then had a quote for a similar kitchen design from B&Q which came to just £2850, AND a included flooring which the Magnet one didn't. Seemed like I was quids in with B&Q, then I enquired how much they estimated for fitting the kitchen - it came to £3400 additional just to fit it! Having a bloody laugh!
So far I'm thinking of going B&Q for the basic kitchen, but then getting my own independent fitter. I like the fact that at least with B&Q their prices for everything are clearly itemised on their website so less chance of being ripped off. With 'trade only suppliers' like Howden's, Magnet etc, itemised prices for their kitchens aren't on their website so much harder to see if/when they're trying to pull a fast one!
Any thoughts on flooring? I'd originally thought of just getting a half decent laminate, but I've heard good things about Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) which seem to be the new kid in the block. Pricier than laminate, but a bit cheaper than real wood, and supposedly a lot more durable, easier to maintain, and looks good.
Anyone tried LVT flooring anywhere in their house?
I used 4' floorboard style ones, they were reasonably expensive as they are very flat and have rectified edges which gives a sharper/cleaner finish than the softer edge you get with non-rectified edges.
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