How much does it cost to redo a kitchen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:25-40k would be low. We DIYed absolutely everything and it was about 20k. We had drywall and plumbing experience though.

Same for us but without the drywall and plumbing experience.

[Anonymous]

So much of the cost will depend on what you find when you start pulling things apart. We just renovated our kitchen in a 70 year old house and spent about 50K for new everything. We have a small space, so this was for really nice finishes and about 4K in surprise expenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ikea cabinets on most of three walls of a 10'x12' kitchen with small island, granite countertops, and a marmoleum floor ran us 18k two years ago, including labor. No pipes or wires being moved, although we added outlets. Did no work ourselves but did the design.

NP here. This is pretty much exactly what we want to do. Could you recommend your contractor?

[Anonymous]

We've done two kitchens as part of whole house renos - both came in around $40k with mid-range finishes and ikea cabinets. Both were around 14'x14' and had an island. Lots and lots of cabinets (we have a lot of stuff), quartz/marble countertops (but not the super expensive marble), mid-range appliances, not too expensive backsplash. No fancy lighting.

Bear in mind that, unless you get the super cheap appliances packages for $2500 (which really are like plastic - so you may or may not want that), that it's hard to do appliances for less than $4-$5k. We spent $8k on appliances/sink/faucet both times, and got pretty basic stuff: Fridgidaire counterdepth fridge ($2k), Overstock big stainless sink ($400), Hansgrohe faucet ($500), Bosch wall oven ($1500), Bosch cooktop ($1500), no microwave, Bosch dishwasher ($800), cheapest stainless modern wall hood we could find on overstock ($500). Plus tax. Those were all bought on AJ Madison and are probably 10% more expensive if you bought from brick and mortar store. You could save $1500 if you skipped the separate wall oven and cooktop and did a cheaper brand (slide in fridgidaire range is probably $1500).

Our ikea cabinets - cheapest good quality cabinets you can get - were around $7k both times.

So when people say "I did a kitchen for $15k. Maybe. But think about how realistic that is. My appliances and cabinets - which as described above were not extravegent choices - were $15k. Not including labor. $40k is about right so long as you're open to doing some stuff on a budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've done two kitchens as part of whole house renos - both came in around $40k with mid-range finishes and ikea cabinets. Both were around 14'x14' and had an island. Lots and lots of cabinets (we have a lot of stuff), quartz/marble countertops (but not the super expensive marble), mid-range appliances, not too expensive backsplash. No fancy lighting.

Bear in mind that, unless you get the super cheap appliances packages for $2500 (which really are like plastic - so you may or may not want that), that it's hard to do appliances for less than $4-$5k. We spent $8k on appliances/sink/faucet both times, and got pretty basic stuff: Fridgidaire counterdepth fridge ($2k), Overstock big stainless sink ($400), Hansgrohe faucet ($500), Bosch wall oven ($1500), Bosch cooktop ($1500), no microwave, Bosch dishwasher ($800), cheapest stainless modern wall hood we could find on overstock ($500). Plus tax. Those were all bought on AJ Madison and are probably 10% more expensive if you bought from brick and mortar store. You could save $1500 if you skipped the separate wall oven and cooktop and did a cheaper brand (slide in fridgidaire range is probably $1500).

Our ikea cabinets - cheapest good quality cabinets you can get - were around $7k both times.

So when people say "I did a kitchen for $15k. Maybe. But think about how realistic that is. My appliances and cabinets - which as described above were not extravegent choices - were $15k. Not including labor. $40k is about right so long as you're open to doing some stuff on a budget.

I would consider your appliances extravagant. I'm happy with the $400 plain white fridge & my faucet cost $100.

However, this illustrates why someone can't really ask "how much does a kitchen cost?" There are SO many variables.

(Btw, I agree with the IKEA cabinets. Excellent value.)

[Anonymous]

10 years ago I did my townhouse kitchen for $10k. Kept the old white appliances, bought Merillat cabinets and quartz countertops. Gutted and installed everything myself and kept the same floor plan.

5 years ago did the kitchen in our house for $50k. Wood semi-custom cabinets, granite countertops, Kenmore appliances, took down walls, significantly changed the floorplan, ran a new gas line, new hardwood floors. We hired out the whole thing to a GC so the project start to finish was 6 weeks.

[Montana6]

As many have said, if you do some of the work, ie removal of existing nightmare, down to the studs, and maybe do the final painting, you could save easily a couple thousand dollars. But the actual work will cost you. Kitchens help sell homes. Even if you plan to stay in it for a long time, I would not go cheap. Buy appliances etc that are more top end. As such, we did a super nice 1/2 bath, and that cost us over 2,500, w granite, new sink, commode, floors, lighting. I can't think of even a small kitchen costing less than $30K, and, realistically, probably closer to $50k. I would guess if it is 80 years old, you will require lots of new wiring, walls, floors, and then the granite, appliances, etc.

[Anonymous]

4 years ago we redid our kitchen on a shoestring budget - paid pros to install the cabinets, dishwasher and new sink but did the drywall, backsplash, marmoleum floors and demolition ourselves. We also diy'ed a wall of open shelving instead of more cabinets to save money. Used IKEA cabinets. I think it was about 10-15k. And easily some of the worst 3ish months of my life .