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There is a house I'm looking at. The kitchen badly needs renovation (the cabinets are already disintegrating).
The kitchen is not a big space. It's effectively a galley kitchen that was opened up to the adjoining dining room by the current owner, but retains the galley layout. Let's say there's 14 feet on one side, including the fridge, sink, dishwasher and stove, with upper and lower cabinets, and an 8 feet island between it and the dining room. There is also a separate small pantry (shallow closet, really).
What would be a decent ballpark figure for renovating the entire kitchen space, including new flooring (but not the dining room, which is fine). Consider using Bosch quality appliances and midrange cabinets and quartz countertops. Appliances would remain in the same place as the existing appliances.
The one other thing I'd like to do is to demolish the pantry/closet and replace it with floor to ceiling cabinets. This would add an extra 3 inches to the little corridor it faces, and makes all the difference in being able to punch through a doorway into the front hall on the other side of that space, giving the kitchen a direct access to the front of the house and front door rather than having to go via the dining and living rooms.
Can this be done for 20k? Or are you doubling over, laughing?
We redid our kitchen with new cabinets recently that hubby hung and he did the plumbing work for the undermount sink himself. 10grand for the cabinets alone. The granite countertop was another 6k but we had that professionally installed and it was on sale. Thankfully, our kids are electricians so they added undercab lighting and extra outlets.... so yeah, I think you're going to spend more than 20k on your new kitchen. Our appliances were only two years old so we didn't get new ones.
Not including the cost of appliances, that's probably close depending on location.
You don't mention lighting/electrical and there's a vent hood to consider.
The big box stores are the last place to go. Definitely NOT the cheapest (or best).
I have to say I just bought a house in this small, remote desert town. The kitchen had been remodeled using a local cabinet maker/company. They also did the bathroom cabinets. I love them so much.
There is nothing high end at Lowes. And, there's no way you got a kitchen full of high end appliances for $7k. A high end refrigerator costs $11,000+. A kitchen with Wolf/Sub Zero or Viking, etc appliances will have a budget of $30k+ just for the appliances.
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I'm sorry, but spending 11 large for a fridge is just plain nuts.
I'm sorry, but spending 11 large for a fridge is just plain nuts.
There are some things the wife wants and will stand for no discussion. She paid for it with part of an inheritance, so I can't complain. It's a really nice fridge, a Sub Zero side by side.
One came with my house but not a fan... except visitors do comment favorably on it so I gained bragging rights.
Mom's Amana is 40 years old and we like it... well built and reliable... Grandma's Philco is in the garage and it's 65 years old... and so quiet you don't know it's running...
Of the 3 it's the Subzero that is the loudest.
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Sub-Zero, yes
