Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

So our [passte] didn't fit our kitchen planning at first (we did that externally with an independent planner). My husband couldn't imagine it either. At first, it wasn't an L, the arrangement wasn't like it fits us, upper cabinets where the window would be, etc., but we managed to plan it together there so that it fits. So just ask, even if it looks different at first. We went through everything again with our self-paid planner before purchase, and he gave the thumbs up... You also have to pay for assembly, of course, and you don't have any warranty if something doesn't fit after all. You need to know that.

A little flexibility in the mind never hurts. I was focused on white for weeks, but the blue was so good, we liked it immediately... Basically, we have a kitchen that we quickly ruled out at the beginning because of the price and that normally would not have fit our budget. The limit was set at 15k and that would have already been tight with the Sylt sport.

We paid 17,500 euros for a Häcker Systemat with cooking island, Quooker, Bora X Pure and Neff pyrolytic oven, Neff dishwasher. Small kitchen studio, personally advised by the owner. No idea if that was expensive or not - we feel very well taken care of there!!

We bought a used kitchen for our house, as we had done for all our previous apartments before. First, we thought roughly about what should be included, what shape, etc., and then looked on classifieds. The selection there is huge. Many people sell almost new kitchens for a fraction of the original price.
Ours is from Nobilia, cost 6000€. For that, we got about 12 linear meters of kitchen, including appliances.
We then arranged it in the room as we wanted. Above that, a new countertop (oak glued laminated timber, 700€) and done. A carpenter took down and reassembled the kitchen together with me. One cabinet had to be modified a bit, and some creativity was required here and there. Here is the price list:
Kitchen: 6000€
Renting a van: 69€
Carpenter wages: 800€
Countertop: 700€
Miscellaneous: 100€
Total: 7669€
And there were still cabinets left over for the utility room and my workshop. I would do it this way again anytime, let the others pay the crazy prices.
An acquaintance of mine used to be a salesperson in a kitchen studio and said that it is practically impossible to get a "fair" price there. The margins are huge. Depending on the customer, different price lists are applied, and any negotiation is just a show so that customers go home feeling good.

We bought a used kitchen for our house, as we have for all our apartments before. We first thought about what should roughly be included, the shape, etc., and then looked on classifieds. The selection there is huge. Many people sell almost new kitchens for a fraction of the new price.
Ours is from Nobilia and cost 6000€. For that, we got about 12 linear meters of kitchen, including electrical appliances.
We then arranged it in the room as we wanted. Above it, a new countertop (oak glued wood, 700€) and done. A carpenter disassembled and reassembled the kitchen with me. A cabinet had to be rebuilt a bit and it required some creativity at times. Here is the price list:
Kitchen: 6000€
Van rental: 69€
Carpenter wage: 800€
Countertop: 700€
Miscellaneous: 100€
Total: 7669€
And there were still cabinets left over for the utility room and my workshop. I would do it like this again anytime, let others pay the moon prices.
A friend of mine used to be a salesperson in a kitchen studio and said it is practically impossible to get a "fair" price there. The margins are huge. Different price lists are applied depending on the customer and any negotiation is just show to let customers go home with a good feeling.

but that’s not particularly little money for a used kitchen! You can spend significantly less. If I wanted to have a used kitchen, it would have been max 3-4k incl. appliances.

that is not particularly little money for a used kitchen! You can spend significantly less. If I had wanted to have a used kitchen, that would have been max. 3-4k including appliances.

Absolutely! Unfortunately, I had little say in which used one it would be

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