Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Sep 29, 2018 10:04 am Almost ten years on, we finally had enough of our rubbish kitchen, so ripped it out and started over. "The sink needs to be moved", I insisted. "I want an island bench and it only has to shift a metre or so, how much can it possibly cost?" Apart from the cost, I do not recommend having a bloke with a concrete saw and a jackhammer working on your slab inside your house. The dust was phenomenal and every day after I cleaned it up, it just kept resettling. We'd hoped we could re-lay our floorboards with some extras we had, but it turned out we only had a few boards and the angles in the old kitchen meant that a huge number of the existing ones were unusable, so the flooring through the kitchen, dining, family room and two large hallways had to be replaced. 100 square metres. Ka-CHING! That was an extra $13,000 we didn't expect, but hey, at least the new oak flooring is lovely. Anyway, fast-forward a few weeks and it was worth all the pain. There's still a little painting to finish off, but I'll get to that eventually. It's a pleasure to cook in this kitchen and there's so much storage, we've yet to fill it up. Cheers to the Kitchen Design Centre, who designed and project managed the whole thing, worked with our flooring supplier, and made our lives much easier. BEFORE: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ AFTER: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: New kitchen at last! 3Sep 29, 2018 1:23 pm The kitchen all up, minus appliances, was about $37,000. That included design, cabinets, benchtops, splashback, demolition & building works, installation, electrician & plumber, plastering, plus disposal of the old kitchen & all rubbish. We had several lights moved and a heap of LED striplights and internal pantry lights installed, some extra power points, as well as the slab modification, so it wasn't super-simple. We also have quite a few nice extras like kicker drawers, an appliance pantry, a pantry with pull out drawers, wine storage and some extra shallow cupboards at the back of our island behind the sink. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It's probably at the higher end of what you'd expect to pay, but the quality is outstanding and any problems encountered during the works - like a 15mm difference in our slab height from one side of the kitchen to the other - were just sorted out without us having to do anything, so it was worth every cent. Our project manager was available to call or text at any time, trades were booked in and dates/times confirmed with us the day before and they turned up when they said they would. There were no surprise extra costs, and the whole process ran smoothly. Re: New kitchen at last! 4Sep 29, 2018 6:34 pm kek The kitchen all up, minus appliances, was about $37,000. That included design, cabinets, benchtops, splashback, demolition & building works, installation, electrician & plumber, plastering, plus disposal of the old kitchen & all rubbish. We had several lights moved and a heap of LED striplights and internal pantry lights installed, some extra power points, as well as the slab modification, so it wasn't super-simple. We also have quite a few nice extras like kicker drawers, an appliance pantry, a pantry with pull out drawers, wine storage and some extra shallow cupboards at the back of our island behind the sink. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ It's probably at the higher end of what you'd expect to pay, but the quality is outstanding and any problems encountered during the works - like a 15mm difference in our slab height from one side of the kitchen to the other - were just sorted out without us having to do anything, so it was worth every cent. Our project manager was available to call or text at any time, trades were booked in and dates/times confirmed with us the day before and they turned up when they said they would. There were no surprise extra costs, and the whole process ran smoothly. Assuming the structure of your cabinetry is good then I would DIY everything as follows: - replace your counter tops entirely, - replace all drawer runners with soft close… 1 4782 No. It's not original. Circa early to mid 90s would be my guess and maybe even as late as early 2000s 1 6632 2 4681 |