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Kitchen Fitting

New kitchen versus re-doing what's there

Anonymous user 16/03/2024 - 2.43 PM

I'm trying to decide whether to go for a new kitchen or try to improve what I already have, and am hoping for some advice: If I went with improvements rather than new, I would still need to have the following done: New worktops, New sink fitted, New appliances (oven, fridge, washing machine), Replace one of the cupboard backs which has a hole in it, Put the boiler in a cupboard and box in the wires, Remove trims on the tops and bottoms of cupboards if possible, Remove a dishwasher and replace it with a cupboard, Put new handles on cupboard doors. Bearing in mind this seems like quite a lot of work still, is there likely to be any/much difference in terms of the cost of fitting it? And can anyone advise whether it would be worth doing all that rather than going for a new one? I assume it would be cheaper but I'm not 100% sure how much by. The layout of my kitchen is fine, but the style and the way it's been fitted are both pretty bad. Thanks!

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4 Answers

Tollgate Kitchens

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Bicester
If the cabinets and doors are in good condition and you are happy with your layout you will save money by doing this. If you need new doors/fronts too you might as well have a new kitchen with the modern features that are available now.
Answered31 August 2021
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Anonymous user

Seeing as you need a couple of new cabinets with new doors, change the Cornice/pelmet and I assume any base and wall end panels, and doors? I'd say you may as well start fresh. Especially since you ate changing work tops and appliances. In my experience with that amount of change, I'd personally install a new kitchen faster, therefore probably keeping labour costs down. Some refurbish kitchens take a little longer due to things like re-positioning hinges for doors and adjusting draw runner positions in old draw units etc.
Answered10 September 2021
2

Kurt Shakespeare

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Bognor Regis
The answer given is sufficient although I am drawn to the customers comment that the kitchen has been fitted badly. This would lead me to assume that the carcasses are poorly fitted/levelled etc. This would make installing new fronts only with correct margins etc very difficult if not impossible without re-fitting carcasses also. The time then taken equals the install of new cabinetry throughout which would also come with warranty etc. To my mind a new kitchen would then be advised.
Answered15 September 2021
0

Flextree property maintenance

Rating: 4.7 out of 5
Kilburn, London
With the amount of work you want done to keep old kitchen and bring it up to date ie Appliances and electrical plumbing I would go with fittings new kitchen as cost would not be far off from Renovation work to new best advice new
Answered19 September 2021
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