Bought a house, estimated the renovation budget plus 10-15% for inevitable extras, and we set aside 5000 EUR for the kitchen!!!!
That’s how it started... at first, I was in a bit of shock, but we still had time. First step: remove all the walls for a new layout—I need space...
Let’s start with the (according to the agent) move-in ready property. The small kitchen, just under 8 square meters (about 86 square feet), had its 1970s pass-through removed. The wall including the kitchen door is gone! The wall next to the cellar stairs is gone too! Actually, the entire slanted wall, nearly 7 meters (23 feet) high, removed completely...
The window had to go as well since we needed a different working height than the standard 90 cm (35 inches). New screed installed, we switched to underfloor heating, all electrical wiring and water pipes are new.
After almost six months, the realization slowly sank in: the kitchen budget will not exceed 5000 EUR, so we had to look for a used kitchen... something special, but very cheap.
The search criteria: within a 100 km (62 miles) radius, up to 1000 EUR, because I still want new appliances.
That’s how it started... at first, I was in a bit of shock, but we still had time. First step: remove all the walls for a new layout—I need space...
Let’s start with the (according to the agent) move-in ready property. The small kitchen, just under 8 square meters (about 86 square feet), had its 1970s pass-through removed. The wall including the kitchen door is gone! The wall next to the cellar stairs is gone too! Actually, the entire slanted wall, nearly 7 meters (23 feet) high, removed completely...
The window had to go as well since we needed a different working height than the standard 90 cm (35 inches). New screed installed, we switched to underfloor heating, all electrical wiring and water pipes are new.
After almost six months, the realization slowly sank in: the kitchen budget will not exceed 5000 EUR, so we had to look for a used kitchen... something special, but very cheap.
The search criteria: within a 100 km (62 miles) radius, up to 1000 EUR, because I still want new appliances.
Snowy36 schrieb:
Show us what it looks like once it's enclosed, I find that really interesting...
and who will be doing the work for you?I’m happy to do that... but it won’t start until mid to late February when the kitchen team gets going.
Dodo86 schrieb:
Hello everyone,
You have some nice kitchens here. Here is ours. It has been in use for 1.5 years (1.5 years) now, and we are very satisfied.
It has a ceramic countertop and ceramic fronts. Very easy to maintain. Yes, that was my dream. But they quoted us a price of €35,000 just for the countertop. So, not going for it. We are now using the design in a decorative material.
fragg schrieb:
Yes, that was my dream. But they quoted us 35,000 euros just for the countertop. So, no thanks. We went with the design in decorative material instead.A countertop for 35,000 euros? Is there a decimal point misplaced in the number? Or are you referring to ceramic for the cabinet fronts?
opalau schrieb:
Countertop for 35,000 EUR? Is the decimal point misplaced in your number? Or are you talking about ceramic for the fronts? Yes. That was the quote for the countertop of the ALNO ceramic kitchen we needed. Just the countertop.
fragg schrieb:
yes. that was the specification for the countertop of the ALNO ceramic kitchen we needed. just that.How many meters was that?!
We were around €1000 per meter all in, including cutouts, edges, wall finishing, etc.
I would have thought €35k for a complete kitchen, but not just for the countertop?!
fragg schrieb:
Yes. That was the specification for the countertop of the ALNO ceramic kitchen that we would have needed. Only that.We can consider ourselves lucky to have gotten our ceramic countertop and an additional kitchen for much less.
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