Kitchen renovation mistakes to avoid

Typical prices for Irish homes. Your written quote comes after the room is measured.

1. Comparing totals, not scope

Two quotes rarely cover the same job. One includes removal, plumbing and tiling, the other leaves them out. Line them up: VAT, removal, plumbing, electrics, worktop, appliances, tiling.

2. The wrong order of work

Walls and wiring first, then plaster, then floor, then units, then worktop template, then tiling and painting. Get the floor down before the kitchen, under the units too.

3. Too little room to walk

Leave 1200 mm between an island and the units on every side you walk. Less, and the doors clash.

4. Too few sockets

Count the appliances on the worktop, then add two. Sockets after the tiling cost far more.

5. Weak extraction

A hob in an open-plan room needs an extractor that vents outside, sized for the room.

6. No contingency

Put 15% aside for what the old kitchen hides: a soft floor under the sink, pipes in the wrong place, a wall that isn't square.

7. Choosing from a showroom photo

See it in your own room first. Our free Studio draws it on a photo of your kitchen.