How Much Does It Cost To Move a Kitchen To Another Room?
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Is your dated and impractical kitchen bothering you with its design, limited prep and storage space, as well as functionality? You need to seriously contemplate moving kitchen to another part of the house where it might be more practical to use.
What are the 3 most important steps involved in moving kitchen?
1. The cost
The cost of moving a kitchen is about $20,000 to $40,000 or more.
The total amount depends on the type of kitchen, complexity, and quality of the work, kitchen size, permits, wiring, plumbing, lights, walls, flooring, counters, cabinets, and even pulls and knobs.
It’s best if you set a realistic budget for your kitchen renovation and work towards it. Factor in the cost of hiring a kitchen designer if you require one.
Read more: How to estimate a remodeling job
2. The planning
It is very important that you decide upon the features and fitments you could possibly want in your new kitchen right at the design stage. It is much easier to put things in as it is being built, not afterward.
You may also want to measure the distance of the new kitchen location from your dining room or family room for convenience’s sake.
Here’s a checklist for relocating your kitchen to another room:
- Make sure the new space can accommodate the kitchen design you have in mind.
- Check to see if plumbing can be easily facilitated in the new area.
- Keep in mind that moving the sink depends on how the sink drain is vented. A kitchen drain must have a vent otherwise the water will not be able to move freely.
- Ensure that your pipeline, as well as the gas line, can reach your new kitchen.
- Check if the new space has sufficient power outlets for your appliances such as ovens, stovetops, dishwashers, range hoods, etc.
- Ensure that there is enough room for your kitchen island (if you desire one), countertops, and cabinetry.
What are the main steps in relocating a kitchen?
Once you decide to go ahead and start work on your kitchen renovation, you need to:
1. Plan the prep work
When it comes to kitchen moving, planning is absolutely essential. You should take care of everything ahead of time, including licenses, material, and scheduling. The reason is that once you start, everything must be under control and the work should stay on track.
Pro tip: If you’re planning to move the kitchen as well as a bathroom, approach both in one go instead of getting a bathroom to remodel first and then the kitchen a few months later. You may be able to save money by sharing materials and certain types of installations.
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2. Apply for permits
Permits are a way for the city to regulate any kind of construction, to govern safety, and ensure energy conservation. Not all kitchen remodels need permits. For instance, refinishing, removing, or replacing kitchen cabinets — you will not require a permit.
However, if you are moving or adding plumbing, electrical, or mechanical work, you will require a permit. The same goes for moving walls within the home. Therefore, when it comes to relocating the kitchen, a homeowner will probably require multiple permits.
Furthermore, there are various types of permits.
Trade-specific permit: This pertains to electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work. For instance, if you want to run some electrical wires to add new outlets or install new lights, you would need to submit approval for an electrical permit.
The same goes for plumbing or mechanical work. The good thing about this type of permit is that it is incredibly easy to obtain and not very expensive. You might just get it the same day you request it!
Building permit: If your kitchen remodeling involves removing a wall, you would need a building permit. This kind of permit is more expensive and requires a number of days for its approval.
If you’re going to be moving a wall and doing electrical and plumbing work, you would require all the work-related permits along with your complete floor plan.
If in a quandary about the type of permit, the best option is to hire licensed remodeling contractors. They will know the exact requirements.
Read more: One wall kitchen layout: Great tips from an expert architect
3. Begin the actual work
Relocating a kitchen is actually a very complicated and costly job. Before you begin, you need to be sure that your benefits outweigh the costs that you will incur.
Some of these works include:
- Ripping out the old kitchen: This includes removing cabinetry, disconnecting appliances, old plumbing, and so on.
- Repairing the old kitchen space: Once you decide to uproot your existing kitchen, you can’t leave it as it is. You’ll have to think about repairing the damaged walls, replacing the flooring, changing the light fixtures, repainting, and so on. All of this will cost you a lot of money. The idea is to convert the area into a usable area and utilize it in the best possible way.
- Removing extra plumbing and installing a new one: If you need all-new plumbing for your new kitchen, you’ll have to hire a licensed plumber in order to run the plumbing for the sink, dishwasher, etc. The cost of doing this depends on the type of plumbing (copper vs. PVC), the length of the pipes, the number of fixtures, and so on.
Is it expensive to move plumbing in a kitchen?
Often, the most expensive part of a kitchen remodel comes from moving the plumbing. The average cost of moving kitchen plumbing (that’s more than three feet) ranges from $500 to $1,000 per kitchen appliance. This amount varies according to the type of appliance and its size.
FYI: Plumbers typically charge $45 to $150 per hour.
Read more: Relocating a bathroom.
Conclusion
If moving the kitchen is what you want to do, don’t let anything come in your way. The new space you allot for your kitchen needs to have a well-installed pipeline, strategically placed vents, and of course enough room for an open, cheerful kitchen.
Just make sure that you plan the entire process well, keep the house’s layout in mind, and of course your budget. Happy renovating!
Now, we know that it is frightening to face a remodeling without in-depth knowledge, but we have tools that can take the worry out of you, try the Kukun estimator.
Written by Oriana Gomez-Zerpa. December 28, 2016
Oriana is an accomplished architect with strong skills in creative thinking, conceptualization and design. She attended Architecture schools at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Universidad Central de Venezuela. She later pursued her Master’s degree at the prestigious Politecnico di Milano in Italy. She shares with us her passion for interior design and architecture.
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I’ll be transferring into my new home soon, that’s why I’m currently looking for an appliance moving service because moving my whole kitchen will require a lot of effort. I’m glad you shared this; I’ll make sure to check if the pipeline and gas line will be able to reach my new kitchen. I’ll also keep in mind to check if there will be enough space for my kitchen island.
I wish everybody who want to move their kitchen please think that you not only move pipes and maybe some electrical cords. You need to place major sewer lines, new electrical installation, a lot, A LOT of permits. Please, dont take this project ass a medium level difficulty project. It is like knock down a load-bearing wall or adding a pool. Is HUGE.