The kitchen represents the real heart of the house and the cost of remodeling it can be something too much at times. Here the meals are prepared daily, and often the family gathers around the table to tell each other about their day.
Furthermore, the kitchen is increasingly becoming a key environment in our homes, no longer just a functional room, but a real space in which furniture and design are the masters.
However, precisely because of its frequent use, this room is subjected to constant stress due to the vapors, heat, and grease that are released during food preparation and which, in the long run, tend to ruin the furnishings.
If you want to renovate the kitchen with new furniture and wall units, or change its style, or even expand the living area by creating a single open space, it is good to inquire about the prices of the renovations.
This article is organized as follows:
Table of Contents
- What is the Cost of Remodeling a Kitchen?
- Kitchen Remodeling: What it May Includes
- How to Save For a Kitchen Remodeling
What is the Cost of Remodeling a Kitchen?
It must first be emphasized that the renovation prices of a kitchen vary enormously according to the furnishings and appliances are chosen.
For this reason, it is necessary, even before requesting estimates, to establish a budget that is available for the renovation works and to adjust according to it.
Cost of Renovation of a small kitchen (about 6sqm)
| For a kitchen with affordable furniture and appliances | starting from 4,300 USD |
| For a kitchen with mid-range furnishings and appliances | starting from 4,900 USD |
| For a kitchen with designer furnishings and high-end appliances | starting from 5,500 USD |
Average kitchen renovation cost (about 9 square meters)
| For a kitchen with affordable furniture and appliances | starting from 5,000 USD |
| For a kitchen with mid-range furnishings and appliances | starting from 5,600 USD |
| For a kitchen with designer furnishings and high-end appliances | starting from 6,200 USD |
Cost of Renovation of the large kitchen (about 12sqm)
| For a kitchen with affordable furniture and appliances | starting from 5,800 USD |
| For a kitchen with mid-range furnishings and appliances | starting from 6,400 USD |
| For a kitchen with designer furnishings and high-end appliances | starting from 7,300 USD |
Kitchen Remodeling: What it May Includes
A complete kitchen remodeling might include the following:
- The protection of passageways
- Partial deactivation of the kitchen electrical system
- Removal of existing drains and taps
- The demolition of existing floors and walls
- Removing old plumbing systems for loading and unloading
- The construction of new hydraulic loading and unloading systems
- The closing of traces on the wall and creation of the new flooring substrate
- The laying of the new floor and the new covering
- The connection of plumbing systems and taps
- The painting of the ceiling and uncoated walls
- The reactivation of the electrical system
- The accumulation of waste materials and transport to landfill
- A final cleaning
How to Save For a Kitchen Remodeling
If the budget available is not very high, it is possible, with some precautions, to significantly lower the final budget.
One piece of advice is, for example, to give up quality materials by opting for cheaper alternatives, but with a similar aesthetic result and, above all, robust and resistant.
For example, an effect similar to a travertine floor can be obtained with the use of vinyl floors or laminate floors that can replace wooden ones.
Another tip is to try not to change the arrangement of furniture, appliances, and wall units too much: in this way, it will be possible to use the existing plumbing, gas lines, and electrical sockets, drastically cutting the costs for moving the connections.
Finally, it is always good to make a list of priorities: what are the things that you cannot really give up and which instead are desires that can be put aside? In this way, it will be possible to keep the situation under control and quickly understand what the elements to exclude to stay within your budget are.
