Ideas on the Costs of Kitchen Renovation

The idea on kitchen renovation costs is this. The lower the budget is for materials and appliances, the higher the average of the labor cost. Conversely, the bigger the budget allocated for materials and other construction cost, the lower the cost of labor.

Here are the kitchen renovation average costs:

When working from a very low budget, say $ 15,000 to $25,000, the homeowner will very likely do the kitchen renovation himself. This is practical when the homeowner has earned the skill, has the time and the patience to conduct most of the work. Many low budgeted projects were done successfully in this manner. This of course is practical when the project is done on very limited spaces, does not need relocation of plumbing and gas lines and the use of low end and low-grade products. Cabinetry and appliances will also have to be on the low to mid range grade.

When the budget for kitchen renovation is tight, say $35,000 to $55,000, the homeowners should be willing to do part of the project themselves like some flooring, demolition and painting. To cut costs, features will be minimized, design would as much as possible avoid relocation of plumbing and gas lines, wood items will be semi stock, counter tops will rather be laminates but appliances will already be of good consumer grade. Labor cost, take majority of the expense, and the homeowner could already expect a durable and (and when chosen well) attractive materials. Expect 80% of the budget to go to labor.

The mid range kitchen renovation design will already be very satisfactory. The budget here is about $60,000 to $90,000. With this budget, a homeowner could already expect additional spaces and structures although the construction will be incorporated with the original structure of the house where non load bearing walls will have to be removed and sometimes some amount of load bearing walls. Cabinetry for this kind of kitchen renovation will already be custom-made using woods that are less expensive and the appliances will already be on the best range of consumer grade. This budget will allow you to get a very high construction quality and durability. Expect some tradeoffs though so that you stick to the budget. For example, if you want more expensive cabinetry, you will have to save money from other areas. Labor cost in this project range will take about 65%.

When the kitchen renovation budget is in the range of $90,000 and over, counter tops and flooring will already be on mid range quality. With this budget, you could already have the best grade of appliances and custom cabinetry. Expect labor cost to take up about 50% of the total budget, cabinetry, and appliances driving most of the cost of the remaining 50% and other items such as decorative finish, lighting, etc. taking up the balance.