Clueless! How much for kitchen remodel?

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Anonymous wrote:We are spending about $70k for a pretty extensive kitchen remodel that involved taking down a few walls, one of which was load bearing. We went with Caesartone quartz countertops and all GE profile appliances. If we had gone with one of the big name design centers we’d prob be spending $100k. Glad we went with small independent guy. They are also quick as h*ll, expect it to take four weeks total.

OK, talk to me when it's done. My 4-5 week project took 9, though I was still happy overall. They always tell you less.

Would you recommend your independent guy?

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly- I did this and it was 125k for a 15x17 kitchen. We removed a wall between kitchen and breakfast nook/butlers pantry to make one medium sized kitchen. We did mostly high end appliances, so you can save money there, but a lot of the cost was architectural and structural since we were getting a removing a wall. Once we were spending like 50k on the structural, plumbing and electric I didn’t want to do lower end finishings. Custom cabinetry was 30k- relatively good deal, appliances about 20, then counters, backsplash and hardware were like 15-20 (quartz counters backsplash and RH hardware.)Floors were relatively inexpensive. We did some custom electric work and radiant heat floors that added some cost. Doing structural work just doubles the cost of renovating.

+1 this would be my guess range too

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. We are in MoCo and redid our kitchen (30 year old house) last year for less than $40K. Removed the wall between kitchen and dining room. (Discovered a waste pipe, so that was a surprise cost.) Relocated the door to the basement. Relocated gas stove. Cabinets from Home Depot, quartz counters, all new GE Cafe appliances, hardwood floors, new lighting, subway tile backsplash, granite sink, and more. We met with Cabinet Discounters initially, but tweaked that design ourselves, with a few suggestions from the Home Depot guy. No hired architect or designer. Used a kitchen/bath company that Home Depot uses, but hired them ourselves, rather going through HD.

Who was the kitchen/bath company?

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OP - if you manage to get it done for less than $80k, report back. I got a variety of bids from architects, kitchen designers and builders and never got anything less than $80k for a standard rowhouse kitchen remodel. And this was precovid. Construction supplies and overall demand is very high right now.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m trying to get a realistic kitchen remodel range of price.
Small colonial, removing wall between kitchen, dining room to create larger kitchen.
Need cabinets, flooring, lighting, countertops, island, move sink to island, mid-range appliances.
Any thoughts?

I'm giving you an honest answer.

1) There is no way to give you an estimate without first understanding your space and its quirks. The range can be so wide it's meaningless.

2) The cost will depend ENTIRELY on how much stress and effort you're willing to outsource.

3) It will also depend (not as much but substantially) on how brand- and outlet-obsessed you are.

We did a 300 sq ft kitchen five years ago (as part of an overall house redo). IKEA cabs with custom fronts, Thermador appliances (craigslist), hardwoods, handmade Tunisian tile (direct from a factory), quartz countertops (had to pay retail). All in it was MAYBE 40k? Came out magazine-quality, just amazing. This is how we did it.

We first drew up a plan. You should not cut any corners on this. It takes time and effort to understand your requirements (the way your family cooks, eats and lives) and then develop a plan to reflect them. We then used a kitchen designer to just draw the plan. DH is super handy so he assembled and installed all cabinets. Cabinet fronts came from Scherr's (there are many other places doing custom fronts for IKEA boxes). We did not have a GC and just hired tradesmen as necessary (but then again we put time and effort into managing them). We are in VA so homeowners can handle their own permitting. That's how it happened.

Now it's entirely possible that you are not handy, or are not craigslist/IKEA people, or don't want to hire and manage your own tradesmen. I completely understand this. Then see my point 2) above about paying to outsource stress and effort.

Good luck!

This is 100%. Key for us in NW DC was not touching the plumbing (sink, stove(gas), fridge(water)). That would've broken the bank. But it was straightforward otherwise (even the permitting). We also only messed with 10 outlets - so electrical was a postcard permit too. We had a handyman help my husband in hanging the ikea cabinets (custom wood fronts through).

We subbed out the floor (refinished the originals), counter, and backsplash. Husband did electrical/cabinets. We had a plumber hook up the dishwasher. Or big savings came from GC-ing it ourselves and keep the stove/sink in the same location.

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Anonymous wrote:OP - if you manage to get it done for less than $80k, report back. I got a variety of bids from architects, kitchen designers and builders and never got anything less than $80k for a standard rowhouse kitchen remodel. And this was precovid. Construction supplies and overall demand is very high right now.

Can you GC yourself and/or speak spanish? Our neighbors did thier rowhouse for 40K this way. (I think appliances were their biggest cost).

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10k - 250k depends on what you want, who you hire and what you will settle for.