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How handy are you? You can easily get all the stuff for that money (units, appliances, some kind of worktop etc) but doing any gas/electrics will cost. As will getting anyone in to fit the stuff if you're not confident? I tried to do a lot of ours for that reason but it took me a long time and in the end needed someone as the disruption was too much.
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In a similar situation. My plan is: Get someone like Wickes in to do a plan (free). Spend the money on units and worktop (from wherever, maybe Wickes maybe not). Fit the actual units myself, with help. Tiling or splashback myself. Spend last bit of money on tradesman to move electrics/gas to where it needs to be.
I'm expecting that to come in under four grand.
There is places like http://www.theusedkitchencompany.com/product-category/kitchens-for-sale/ for showroom/second-hand kitchens.
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we really need to tear everything out and start again, from cupboards to tiling, the lot.
I'm on a very limited budget - I could probably chuck another four grand on my credit card but not much more. Do you guys have any ideas how I can do this?
You don't need much in the way of tools to make your own cabinets out of plywood. Worktop can be 18mm marine ply, sanded and sealed. "Get Hands Dirty" on YouTube has some relevant videos.
You can get an Acrylic splashback from about £35/sq.m inc vat at 3mm thick, add cutouts for sockets about £20-30 depending how many you want (£15 of that would be the setup). Ceramic tiles would cost you about £40/sq.m depending on complexity, tile size, surface condition.
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How big is the kitchen? I took accurate measurements in to wickes after playing around with the online designers from other companies. The salesman was good and gave advice on which bits fit exactly and the correct amount of blank panels I would need (for example knowing I only needed one end piece which I could cut vertically into 2 to go either side of the washing machine. That saved £30 for a panel).
I fit a 3.5m×3m from wickes for £4500. This included inbuilt cooker, dishwasher, gas hob, extractor, all of the floor tiles, wall tiles, adhesive, sink and taps. Think it came to 6k, they had a discount on and I got another few hundred knocked off. One thing to mention is that I was left with no spare major parts at the end, meaning the bloke calculated it perfectly (just a few hinges and shelf supports). Two friends who got kitchens with B&Q and Homebase has £300-500 worth of bits that came but weren't needed. If you paid them to fit it I'm sure those bits would've gone back in the van......
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I'm on a very limited budget - I could probably chuck another four grand on my credit card but not much more. Do you guys have any ideas how I can do this?
Ikea kitchen and use their online planner.
This book is excellent. It is a cheat sheet from a kitchen fitter on how they fit Ikea kitchens.
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Morning kids. I got great advice on how to sort out my shower when I posted here last, so I'm hoping to get the same sort of advice for my kitchen.
I moved in a year ago and the place had clearly been let out to uncaring tenants for many years - caked in grease, hadn't been updated since the 80s, rat shit everywhere. Anyway we cleaned it up and got it functional but we really need to tear everything out and start again, from cupboards to tiling, the lot.
I'm on a very limited budget - I could probably chuck another four grand on my credit card but not much more. Do you guys have any ideas how I can do this?