How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

250 all in for loft, kitchen, bathroom and rear extension?

True true, I'm being a downer, and as I said they can serve a real purpose.

Hopefully, you have decent headheight and the works don't need to impact the floor below which will just send the price upwards. If you don't care by the loft coversions facing your house, why spend extra putting a fancy coat on it? You won't add exponentially more in resale value and will always be surrounded by the wider context.

Thats what I heard, can't remember from where, but sounds about right.

Because it will be my house and I care about how it looks, I will see it from the back of the garden.
Not messing with ceiling below, regardless.
Thanks for your concerns though.

That planning application you linked to is for a different house I think. Interesting as it's just round the corner from me.

Can anyone recommend a good middle of the road kitchen and bathroom shop or two please, preferably in Bristol.
Looking to go middle of the road kitchen, maybe howdens? Heard mixed things about wren and ikea quality.
Similarly bathroom - where to get the suite from? Happy to spend a bit more here.
Have someone who will do the fitting I think.
Cheers

Always go ikea for kitchens IMO. All low-mid ranger kitchens are built the same, chip board carcasses, with ikea you have lots of companies offering custom parts so you can upgrade/refresh as and when.
Bathroom wise I love my Bette steel bath and Lusso stone sink and loo.
Grohle is a solid choice as is Crosswater.
From my experience going in store you’ll get a discount on any listed prices, think I got 25% off.
As for actual shops, I don’t know Bristol I’m afraid, haven’t been since skate and ride days!

Thanks! I think you have recommended that bath before when I did ask something similar a while back. I need to keep better notes!

Ha, the only thing I’d say against it is it’s slippery compared to enamel, depends how much you care about that vs look and feel.

Plus the consensus is you'll need to find a good kitchen fitter/company that has an account with howdens.
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Our recent howdens kitchen seems pretty good and was very well priced.

People seem to rate DIY kitchens also.

Cheers @Acliff @musa

Kitchen advice please. I'm in the middle of putting together a (nowhere near 40k) new kitchen. I'm using Ikea carcasses for all the ground level stuff and a mate who has a fabrication company is doing the sides/doors/drawers/doors etc from ply and building the wall-mounted cupboards. My question is how integrated appliances (dishwasher and washing machine) work in this process. Assumption is the items themselves (as long as they're the correct height) basically act as the 'bit' of the whole (i.e. there's no separate carcass built around the appliance), you run the worktop directly over them (maybe there's some sort of block or space-maker that you'd use?) and fit side panels/doors with some dedicated hardware. I can imagine how this would work for the dishwasher but I can't see how you'd get a door to work for the washing machine unless it has a carcass around it for the door to be attached to. But Ikea don't appear to offer anything specific. I guess you could just buy a standard 'base cabinet with doors' and take the shelves, bottom and back out to fit an appliance in, but this seems a unsatisfying workaround. Any input much appreciated!

I was under the impression anything built in would come with a cabinet.
Our dishwasher and oven defo sit within cabinets, as does our fridge actually, and its all the same as you have planned - Ikea carcasses and custom fronts.
Ikea site is horror to use tbf.

I guess you could just buy a standard 'base cabinet with doors' and take the shelves, bottom and back out to fit an appliance in, but this seems a unsatisfying workaround.

Looks like that's what IKEA does, at least by the pic

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tvaettad-integrated-washing-machine-dryer-white-20494072/

their washing machines look like they're not very deep though - 54cm - so they presumably just fit in a normal cupboard

Wild.

Can't remember in which of the hundred similar threads I was ranting about electricians but just had a replacement visit who seemed genuinely nice and straight forward about what work / what order / when he was available / how much etc. Breath of fresh air. Think we'll still miss our templating deadline for the work surface so have pushed it back to 2nd March (from 26th Jan) but at least we'll do it properly rather than rushing to spend money and making mistakes. Will also give me a chance to earn some more money to pay for it. He's £240 a day or £30 per hour - about 15% more than local average according to this (no idea if accurate site: https://www.hamuch.com/rates/electrician) but happy to proceed.

Integrated fridge/freezers and ovens typically have specialist carcasses.

Integrated dishwashers and washing machines typically are 600mm wide units and have a door to the front only with worktop oversailing.

Yeah, I think my problem is I'm hoping to retain our current washing machine and buy a non-ikea dishwasher so they won't come with anything. But that info is very helpful. I might actually have to suck it up and go for one of their kitchen planning consultations...

That's really helpful, thank you.

Ah - this is what I was imagining. Any insight into how the washing machine works - the pic above shows in a cupboard which I can get my head around, just not sure how the door is attaching/hinging if no frame around it?

Cheers

Typically face fixed onto the machine like the below.

Typically unit modules are 600mm wide but there are variants to this (800mm, 500mm, 450mm etc.). Washing machines are just shy of 600mm to give you a guide. Unsure on the IKEA unit and can't be certain, but I would guess it joins to neighbouring carcass/side panel. Our integrated dishwasher 100% does not have a carcass.

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Fantastic again, thank you, really useful!

My washing machine has bits that the cabinet door hinges attach to

EDIT: Like the above. Must refresh before posting

Perfect, thank you. My plan is to have the washing machine standing alone but I think from this I should be able to attach side-panels, fit a door as shown here and put a worktop on top without too much drama...