What did your $100k-ish kitchen reno get you?

[Anonymous]

Also, a $100k kitchen is what would have been a $70k kitchen in 2020.

[Anonymous]

Y'all pay crazy prices, the real cost is less than 20k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Y'all pay crazy prices, the real cost is less than 20k

FYI this was what it cost when we broke down each line item when we built our custom home that is 8500sf, so you can get an idea of the profit margin

[Anonymous]

I thought I couldn’t afford a new kitchen even though ours was ancient. Then I visited a neighbor who had a kitchen with everything including a desk with cabinets above. I asked him where he got it: his reply — Home Depot. Hmmm
I looked at all wood cabinets so expensive and no pull outs.
I went down to Lowe’s where the kitchen designer went all out with pull outs pantry etc etc. and on sale.
Then I thought about my 20 year old IKEA bookshelves that still looked unchanged. Would I be living in this home in 30 years? Do I need or want cabinets for the ages?
We gutted the kitchen, new floors removed a wall mid level appliances— again do I really need a $5k refrigerator?
The cabinets came in boxes. The contractor installed them. The real cost was the gut flooring, wall removal and granite. A granite contractor cut, polished, sealed and installed 30 linear feet of granite. I know dated now. However it all cost $30k and 16 years later still looks and feels new.
Just saying — it’s a kitchen not a Lamborghini. Worked fine for us.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought I couldn’t afford a new kitchen even though ours was ancient. Then I visited a neighbor who had a kitchen with everything including a desk with cabinets above. I asked him where he got it: his reply — Home Depot. Hmmm
I looked at all wood cabinets so expensive and no pull outs.
I went down to Lowe’s where the kitchen designer went all out with pull outs pantry etc etc. and on sale.
Then I thought about my 20 year old IKEA bookshelves that still looked unchanged. Would I be living in this home in 30 years? Do I need or want cabinets for the ages?
We gutted the kitchen, new floors removed a wall mid level appliances— again do I really need a $5k refrigerator?
The cabinets came in boxes. The contractor installed them. The real cost was the gut flooring, wall removal and granite. A granite contractor cut, polished, sealed and installed 30 linear feet of granite. I know dated now. However it all cost $30k and 16 years later still looks and feels new.
Just saying — it’s a kitchen not a Lamborghini. Worked fine for us.

Your last line here says it all.. it was 30k 16 YEARS AGO . That’s at least a 50k remodel now… and what you identify as done is not more than what others flagged as doable for the 50-60k range (except if you moved a load baring wall and did a lot of plumbing and electrical work?)

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all pay crazy prices, the real cost is less than 20k

FYI this was what it cost when we broke down each line item when we built our custom home that is 8500sf, so you can get an idea of the profit margin

Renovation is always more than building new. It’s the tie-ins to existing systems and the uncertainty about what you’ll find when you open the walls.

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Anonymous wrote:We did a 2021 renovation- All in with labor we were a little north of 100K. We got Brighten Cabinets, sub zero refrigerator, ge cafe range top, double oven and dishwasher. Quartez countertops. We replaced windows and sliding door. We redid hardwood floors did not replace. I spent 5K on a design, which was very helpful.

Hi! I am thinking of something in this neighborhood (~100k). Did your general contractor work off a designer's plans, and the designer was only 5K? Got quoted 20k for design to gut a kitchen and bathroom and doing homework on all this now - would love to hear a little more!

I served as the general contractor and I worked with the designer, after the plan was developed as needed. I used a trusted person to gut the kitchen, move some ductwork and replace windows and doors. They did the install of the cabinets, backsplash and trim work. Plumber, electrician, floor people (patch up and refinish existing hardwood), and painters were hired by me separately. It was a lot of work on my end but I got exactly what I wanted.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all pay crazy prices, the real cost is less than 20k

FYI this was what it cost when we broke down each line item when we built our custom home that is 8500sf, so you can get an idea of the profit margin

Renovation is always more than building new. It’s the tie-ins to existing systems and the uncertainty about what you’ll find when you open the walls.

No because the hidden surprises are added on after the estimate. The real cost of a kitchen without profit for a typical 5000sf house is 20-30k.

[Anonymous]

Price out the appliances you want first bc that’s a huge expense. My favorite thing in the kitchen are the induction burners on my la cornue. Knowing how much I love them, if i had to do another kitchen, I’d sacrifice whatever to get them. Otherwise if you have a standard shaped/ceiling height space and don’t have any odd storage requirements, don’t do custom cabinets. You can get the same quality and look for significantly less, you just won’t be able to customize every detail. For counters, prove out a lot of options and you will be surprised at the range. Don’t do a stone backsplash if you need to cut costs. Just figure out your priorities and work around those. Can you do all high end appliances and everything else for $100k? No. Can you get a great look with everything you need? Yes

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Y'all pay crazy prices, the real cost is less than 20k

FYI this was what it cost when we broke down each line item when we built our custom home that is 8500sf, so you can get an idea of the profit margin

Renovation is always more than building new. It’s the tie-ins to existing systems and the uncertainty about what you’ll find when you open the walls.

No because the hidden surprises are added on after the estimate. The real cost of a kitchen without profit for a typical 5000sf house is 20-30k.

My fridge cost more than this.

[Anonymous]

Ours will be more than $100K, but it does include moving a couple of walls, including one load bearing, and some work in the adjacent dining room. If I think about just the kitchen aspects of it, it's in the $100K ballpark.

Medium sized galley kitchen. Semi-custom hardwood cabinets ($25-30K ish), engineered quartz countertops. Keeping the oven/range (it's only a few years old, our last one died before we were ready for the full renovation). New mid-range fridge & dishwasher. Moving some plumbing and gas pipes. Refinishing the existing hardwood floors. New lighting.