The short answer. Refresh if the units are sound: a respray from €700 or new doors and a worktop for €1,350 to €3,600. Remodel if the units are damaged or the layout doesn't work: €4,500 to €25,000 for a new kitchen, more if things move.
Our price guide
JobTypical priceWhat moves the price
Respray, small kitchen (up to 10 doors)€700 to €1,995About a day on site. Solid wood, painted wood and sound MDF take it well.
New doors, drawer fronts and worktop on your units€1,350 to €3,600The number of doors, and laminate against stone for the worktop.
Budget or flat-pack kitchen, fitted€4,500 to €10,000Flat-pack or vinyl-wrap doors, laminate worktop, same layout.
Mid-range fitted kitchen€9,000 to €20,000Most people spend €10,000 to €15,000.
Made-to-measure family kitchen, quartz worktop, fitted€15,000 to €25,000VAT included. Measured and made for the room.
Steel beam to open a wall€2,000 to €4,000After a structural engineer checks the wall.
Typical prices for Irish homes. Your written quote comes after the room is measured.
The four levels
- Respray: €700 to €4,500. Same doors, new colour, days not weeks.
- New doors and worktop: €1,350 to €3,600. Same units, new style.
- New kitchen, same layout: €4,500 to €25,000. Everything new, nothing moved.
- New kitchen, new layout: add plumbing, electrics, an island or a steel beam.
The test: open every cupboard
- Swollen or soft board under the sink: remodel.
- Doors that won't hang straight because the carcass has moved: remodel.
- Sound boxes, tired fronts: refresh.
- You want the sink, cooker or a wall moved: remodel.
Where the money goes
The cabinets are the biggest cost in a new kitchen. Keep them and the saving is most of the price. See kitchen respray and what a new kitchen costs.
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Is it cheaper to refresh or remodel a kitchen?
Refresh: €700 to €3,600 on the units you have, against €4,500 to €25,000 for a new kitchen.
What's the difference between a kitchen remodel and a renovation?
Nothing: both replace the units, doors and worktop. A refresh keeps the units.
