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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you define as not "breaking the bank"?   Because you're talking about relocating plumbing and electric, I assume you will also need new cabinets and countertops (e.g., moving the sink requires a new set of countertop cut outs). Ikea can help you mock this up, but it's going to be a 100k+ project.

For reference, we just got quotes for a "facelift" for our kitchen. Not moving plumbing, but moving the fridge would require: 
- 45k just to re-face cabinets (same boxes, new doors, all painted)
- 10k appliances (mid-range stove, vent, DW, fridge)
- 10k electric (adding under-cab lights, redoing overhead)
- 10k plumbing [/quote]

This doesn’t sound right at all. I’m n a much higher COL area and adding under cabinet lights and overhead is not 10 K and plumbing when you are not doing relocating is not 10 K.

Refacing can get up to 45 if you are going for good quality door or more drawers and pull outs. If your contractor is just doing standard doors then you are getting ripped off. [/quote]

This. Usually people downplay costs, but PP is insane if they think electrical for undercabinet lighting and recessed lights will be $10k. Undercabinet is low voltage and a one day job. Recessed lighting is also a one day job. [/quote]

I was also surprised by that. Recess lights would cost at the most $300 each and $10K for under cabinet and recess sounds like overkill on the budget. We wanted to move a double walled oven and since it has a dedicated circuit, we were quoted 10K so we did not do it. We removed and replaced toilet and pedestal sink in powder room and were charged $800 for that. I doubt plumbing would cost 10K in a kitchen. Even if the OP changed the sink, garbage disposal and faucet to something high end, it would be what, maybe 3K-4K?

We did not change cabinets or countertops but were given an estimate for 25K for new cabinets and 6K for countertops. [/quote]

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