Setting the budget
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Work out what your appliances, work surfaces, sink/taps, and installation will roughly cost before you even start with the design detail. With this information you will have an idea what you will have left to spend on your furniture, and which range to have your kitchen designed in initially. It can always be changed later but it is a well worth while exercise to do initially. You designer will be able to tell you roughly what the furniture would cost in a cheaper or more high spec range and your ballpark figures will appear.
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Comments (18)Hi Jan, As a few people have said the costs can vary wildly depending on your personal preferences and style! Its like asking someone how much a car costs... it depends on whether you choose a Fiat Punto or a Bentley but they will both clearly still get you from A to B :) Flooring for example you would be able to get a basic engineered wood floor or Luxury Vinyl tile for around £25 sq meter at the low end but for beautiful oil reclaimed herringbone pattern you could easily pay £200 sq meter. You will also need to allow for fitting on top of this. Again, depending on whereabouts in the country you are, £25-50 a sq meter are reasonable fitting costs. For a midrange wood floor I would expect to pay around £60 sq meter but this is very dependent on style. Herringbone is probably 20-25% more expensive to fit due to all the edge cutting. Skirting board I would take a look at skirting4u.com as if you know the sizes of your room it is very easy to calculate for costs. Wet underfloor heating can be expensive to install, especially as you would need to take up your existing floors (clearly no issue if you are taking it all up to replace anyway!) We paid £40 sq meter for our wet system and then £2000 to have it installed (50sq meter room) Decorators vary depending on the area but £20-30 per hour is fairly standard. You will need to account for prep work of a good painted so budget for twice as many days as you think it would take you to do it yourself. Electricians come in at around £200-250 per day plus materials. Get a quote or two for the works your thinking of getting done as our experience is it takes more days than you think! Sockets- think about what you'll do in each room. Where will you sit to use your laptop? Where might you like a lamp or two? Where will you use small kitchen appliances like toaster, kettle and mixer? Where will you charge your phone at night? Where will you plug in a desktop computer? Some of the gadgets you mention are nice to have if they are important to you personally but are unlikely to increase the value of your home when you come to sell it. Bathrooms are another significant spend and I would very roughly budget £5-8k for a midrange bathroom to kit it or and have it plumbed in. You would need building work on top of that to create your second room. These are all very approximate and again, hugely influenced by what type of specification / finish you want for the flat but may give you some ideas. Hope it helps!...See MoreRenovating budget app?
Comments (3)Thanks Karen. We want something we can both see from our separate devices? X...See MoreMedium sized kitchen interior design on a budget
Comments (11)Hi Julian H, Wow, many thanks for your amazing inspiration! I love the idea of bifold doors, although that would take me way over my budget....but it would be lovely - and has got me thinking...! Unfortunately I don't want to lose the single door as that is the door to a small bathroom which is difficult to access from elsewhere and would then be access from a carpeted floor rather than a tiled floor, which from a muddy garden is a no. …. But with the bi fold doors, I would then be ok with blocking up my side window as per Jonathan's initial comment. Yes, moving the sink and water supply would be a pain/pricey, but it could be worthwhile seeing as everything is coming out - this is the one time opportunity. Let me have a think! Many thanks for this idea. I am trying to avoid having an extension, but maybe bi-folds could get round this and still provide a fabulous view (plus I think my boyfriend's parents are thinking of getting their bi-folds updated!!!). Many thanks again....See MoreNeed advice on how I could reconfigure the bedroom and bathrooms.
Comments (4)Hi! Yes there is a lot that could be done to improve this house. You don't necessarily have to make huge changes to achieve big improvements. The thoughts you've had seem reasonable and could work well. I recommend starting off by setting your budget, and then figuring out what changes you can make to achieve the home you want within that budget. Looking at all the possibilities, designing a huge amount of alterations and then getting a price for that tends to lead to it being out of budget, and takes a lot longer and is then a lot more painful and difficult to have to start discarding ideas. So start with a budget in mind and then design within that budget. I have an on-demand workshop that will help you with this. You can find out more and get that here: https://iarchitectlimited.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1145853 For planning permission it really depends on what you want to do. If you don't change anything externally then you won't need planning permission at all, though you might need building control if you're making structural changes and moving bathrooms. I've made a few videos about planning permission and building control which you can watch for free on my youtube channel here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyL1JqFVTPDqFrElNsPbNpTjKcCjSap_i Best wishes with your home purchase and redesign! Jane award winning chartered architect eco-home and conservation area specialist www.i-architect.co.uk Join Jane live on facebook for home design tips and expert Q&A. Midday Mondays: https://fb.me/e/fXBDxgZ3x...See More
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