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[quote=Anonymous]We did this, OP. Some things to note:

- We tried to do it with semi-custom cabinets, but our kitchen was older/on the small side, and the fact that we were leaving plumbing etc. in place, meant that the available cabinet options were an awkward fit. Best case, we were going to have small passageways combined with dead space inside cabinets, with add-ons that brought the price up a lot. (Plus we would have had to get rid of a nice island counter that we wanted to keep, which also added to costs). In the end, it made more sense to do custom cabinets -- the price was a little higher, but not nearly as much higher as it might have seemed -- and we had so much more flexibility in creating a kitchen that worked for the space.

- We found that a big box store had the exact same quartz counters for nearly half the cost as what our contractor could offer. So for counters only, we went big box, and that went fine. Ours was an easy job, though -- no cutouts or seams (because our sink was in our island, and we kept that countertop).

- We had thought we wanted new floors, but this was a major cost, so we kept ours.

- Ebay and FB marketplace is your friend if you're willing to put in the time. Lots of open box versions of things we wanted anyway, and FB marketplace is filled with tiles people ordered then decided not to install.

The whole thing took about 7 weeks start to finish. PPs estimates seem about right, depending on which route you go. Get a good grill and hotplate, you'll want it.

Good luck![/quote]

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