sensible budget for small galley kitchen?

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GeX said:
There's a large, pitched, slate roof above the kitchen and based on the (lack of) insulation in the main loft I don't think there's much / any in the kitchen. There's no access into that space to see tho. That ceiling will need more holes put in it anyway as the downlights stop around where the tumble dryer is
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Ah fair.

Pics of current kitchen?
 
tamzzy said:
honestly though, if you're going to move in the next couple of years, i'd strongly consider that putting up with the current kitchen may be the best idea, £8000 (or more if you're redoing the insulation) now for a new kitchen may not reflect in the house price in a couple of years
also would need to be prepared that your current home will be a building site, especially if you're redoing the structure and not solely the kitchen
caveat is that we cannot see pics of the current kitchen...so...
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I was trying to find picture of it where it's not a tip, and I haven't yet. The amount the kitchen costs might not directly map to any increase in value but houses in this area are around £180k more than we paid for the house 7 years ago - and the kitchen was rubbish when we got it, so having a new one will help but also we get to enjoy having a nice kitchen for a few years too
 
haha fair enough...just be prepared that your new kitchen may look like this for a couple of weeks :cry:

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Nah, it's damp behind units - we have problems with slugs, the cupboards don't shut properly / cleanly (hinge adjustment only goes so far), I've had to clean mould out of that end cupboard - fed up of it!
 
GeX said:
Nah, it's damp behind units - we have problems with slugs, the cupboards don't shut properly / cleanly (hinge adjustment only goes so far), I've had to clean mould out of that end cupboard - fed up of it!
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Fair.

So I paid £7k for my entire kitchen excluding floor and labour. So £10k for the right fitter might get you golden - probably excluding your roof insulation job.
 
Yeah - just looking at this stage, so what can be done and what makes sense to do - and at what cost. If the insulation can't be done at the the same time, or it doesn't make sense to then I presume it can be done by taking all the slates off instead going through the ceiling :D
 
GeX said:
Yeah - just looking at this stage, so what can be done and what makes sense to do - and at what cost. If the insulation can't be done at the the same time, or it doesn't make sense to then I presume it can be done by taking all the slates off instead going through the ceiling :D
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I don't think the cost of a re-roof would defeat the cost of insulating the ceiling tbh. The easiest thing to do is just cut a square out/access panel and roll out some glass fibre stuff.

How long ago was it built? I drilled a hole in my utility and was surprised to see it had something which negated going any further :D
 
Have you considered doing it yourself? With straight runs and no joins DIY kitchens will get you good premade units and worktop express will get you nice pre-cut wood tops. Easily under 3k for a lovely looking kitchen (not including appliances). Then rip out, get plumber and/or electrician to move supplies if required and a week or so to refit.
 
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FNG said:
Have you considered doing it yourself? With straight runs and no joins DIY kitchens will get you good premade units and worktop express will get you nice pre-cut wood tops. Easily under 3k for a lovely looking kitchen (not including appliances). Then rip out, get plumber and/or electrician to move supplies if required and a week or so to refit.
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No. Many moons ago I worked for a small company doing house flipping. We'd always have a kitchen fitter do the kitchen, and it's not a job I fancy doing. Also, I don't get much free time so it'd take weeks, and I'd hate. I'm at a stage in life where I'm happy to pay for people to do stuff like this
 
Damp is somehow related to appliances ? - like, condensor/drip-tray on fridge/freezer, or, need to plan more ventilation around them ?
 
My kitchen is a similar size and shape, I have the doorway in bottom right of your pic and backdoor top left. I ended up having fridge bottom right, then cupboards in an L along the right wall and top wall (with sink, washing machine, dishwasher) to the door, then the cooker on the left wall. Obviously your doors are located differently, but mine was cupboards on both sides before and felt so cramped, now you can actually pass someone in the kitchen, without potentially being inappropriate lol

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jpaul said:
Damp is somehow related to appliances ? - like, condensor/drip-tray on fridge/freezer, or, need to plan more ventilation around them ?
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Modern appliances I don't think you'll get much of an issue. You should have a vent in the plinth underneath the fridge at least, though.
 
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Damp is somehow related to appliances ? - like, condensor/drip-tray on fridge/freezer, or, need to plan more ventilation around them ?
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No, the damp is related to it being a 120 year old house and the kitchen sticks out towards the back. The only heating it had was an electric plinth heater that I had replaced with https://kitchenheaters.co.uk/product-category/hydronic-central-heating/ when the heating system was replaced shortly after we bought it.

The current fridgefreezer is frestanding, and the tumble dryer is heatpump condensing unit. No more ventillation for them is needed
 
We had a new kitchen last year. Medium sized I guess, with a peninsula and solid worktops, nice lighting, magic corners etc. came in at 15k fitted. Then extra works and fairly high end appliances an extra 4k.

We could have spent a lot less but easily a lot more.
 
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