I've decied to install a new kitchen in my flat as my current kitchen is a throw back from the 70's and not in a cool retro way!
I went to B&Q to get a quote for what is a pretty basic kitchen and they quoted me £800 for the units and £2700 for the installation.
Looking at the breakdown, they were charging me £300 for gas surveys and £100's of pounds for other services that I didn't need considering the simplicity of the job...so i wondered if I could install it myself.
Now, there is no wiring to be done, no relocating of gas/electric points and no appliances to be installed. What I'm doing is merely putting in an L shaped kitchen consisting of about 10 floor units, a new worktop and new sink.
I may get someone to fit the worktop and sink but for the assembly of the units and presumably, shoving them against the wall is something I could do myself. Can anyone advise whether this would be possible for a regular person to do. I'm anticipating that building units is much like assembling a wardrobe from Ikea so please advise whether this is somewhat true before I go ahead and make a purchase.
This way I can save the extra money to do other home improvements that are urgently needed.
Many thanks
I went to B&Q to get a quote for what is a pretty basic kitchen and they quoted me £800 for the units and £2700 for the installation.
Looking at the breakdown, they were charging me £300 for gas surveys and £100's of pounds for other services that I didn't need considering the simplicity of the job...so i wondered if I could install it myself.
Now, there is no wiring to be done, no relocating of gas/electric points and no appliances to be installed. What I'm doing is merely putting in an L shaped kitchen consisting of about 10 floor units, a new worktop and new sink.
I may get someone to fit the worktop and sink but for the assembly of the units and presumably, shoving them against the wall is something I could do myself. Can anyone advise whether this would be possible for a regular person to do. I'm anticipating that building units is much like assembling a wardrobe from Ikea so please advise whether this is somewhat true before I go ahead and make a purchase.
This way I can save the extra money to do other home improvements that are urgently needed.
Many thanks