Kitchen Costs

Learn How to Estimate Kitchen Costs on Your Rehab Projects
Overview
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Things to Look For
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Price Ranges
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Repair Items
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Labor Costs
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Material Costs
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Location Factor
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Other Factors
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Calculating Your Budget
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Examples
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Other Resources

Overview

Newly renovated kitchens are one of the best selling points of . As a house flipper, you will need to be able inspect the exterior doors and determine whether the doors need to be repaired or replaced and estimate an approximate budget.

Things to Look For

Price Ranges

Category Repair Items

Labor & Installation Costs

New kitchen, economy grade ($4k - $6k)

  • Stock Cabinets from Lowes/Home Depot
  • Laminate Countertops
  • No Backsplash
  • Economy Kitchen Appliances

Installation Timeline

A kitchen renovation will typically take between 2 to 3 weeks to complete.

Step #1 Demolition/MEP Rough-in

Demolition and rough-in for plumbing and electrical circuits

Step #2 Kitchen Cabinetry Measurement & Procurement

Kitchen cabinetry fabrication can take 1 to 4 weeks depending on the backlog of the cabinetry shop.

Step #3 Kitchen Cabinetry Installation

The kitchen cabinetry can typically be installed in 1 to days. Once the cabinetry is installed the counter top fabricator can field measure the cabinetry and get the measurements for the counter tops. The counter tops will typically take between 1 to 2 weeks to be fabricated.

During the waiting time for the countertops, your Contractor may start installing the tile flooring in the kitchen, or may choose to work elsewhere in the property.

Once the counter tops have been fabricated the tops can typically be installed in 4 to 8 hours.

After the countertops have been installed you can install the tile backsplash 1 to 2 days.

Material Costs

Location Factor

Location Adjustment

Determining Your Local Prices

Other Factors


How to Estimate Kitchen Costs

Measurements

Estimating kitchen costs.

Calculating Your Budget

Example

  1. Exterior door hardware, L+M ($50 - $250 each)
  2. Door trim kit, L+M ($75 - $125 each)

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