sensible budget for small galley kitchen?

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Something that has come up, is boxing in the washer and dryer. Making the worktop a bit deeper and putting two doors in front of each. Hadn't considered that before, but it'd look quite neat?

Not sure what to do with the floor either. It's currently higher than the dining room and I don't like that. Don't like the current ceramic tiles. Kitchen guy seemed to think it'd be a hassle to get them all up - I'm not so sure. He also said that most people go for vinyl tiles rather than ceramic.. but I'm not sure about that as I'm quite keen for the kitchen floor to be hard wearing - if I drop something, the thing should smash not the floor!
 
i went for 8mm thick ceramic tiles for mine
i wouldn't bother with the boxing for the W+D, if you want the neater look, then consider integrated - but they'll have less capacity
you already have limited width, so taking away what little space you have left will make it more cramped
 
GeX said:
Something that has come up, is boxing in the washer and dryer. Making the worktop a bit deeper and putting two doors in front of each. Hadn't considered that before, but it'd look quite neat?
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Generally you buy specific integrated appliances. These are designed to fit perfectly in a standard 600mm unit space, under a normal depth worktop and you attach a matching cupboard door to the front so it looks like a normal cupboard.
 
Rather than informing them of your budget (they do after all want your money) I would ask them for examples they can offer you.

Make them do the work.
 
I've given them a ballpark figure, to ensure we're not wasting each other's time tbh

We're not replacing all the appliances, perhaps the fridgefreezer and dishwasher as they came with the house - if we had those integrated then it'd be nice to have the washer and dryer boxed in. I don't think loosing a bit of the width would take much away. Counterspace matters more than floorspace
 
As someone who has recently got an integrated fridge/freezer...100% would not recommend. The internal space of an integrated is so much less than it's standalone counterpart.
 
Noted, I do need to go and look at some. If appliances are replaced, they'll be ones I've picked - not what the kitchen company bundles
 
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