Build a kitchen estimate around its specification
Kitchen spending follows the specification of the cabinetry, worktops and appliance package more closely than the room's floor footprint. A long run of simple cupboards can cost less than a short run with special pull-outs and custom joinery. This worksheet gives you separate supply quantities for cabinets and counters, then adds a package amount for appliances and a lump sum for installation and remaining scope. Every figure is supplied by you. The examples are arithmetic placeholders rather than advertised quotations or market data.
Use consistent definitions for each quotation
Kitchen subtotal = cabinet run × run rate + counter area × area rate + appliances + installationCabinet run must match the way the supplier quotes. If the rate covers a paired base-and-wall arrangement, measure that arrangement once; if separate base and wall runs are priced individually, combine their lengths only with a compatible blended rate. A complete cabinet package quote can be represented by a rate derived from its total and the chosen run. Worktop surface area includes islands, peninsulas and breakfast bars that will be supplied. Sink cut-outs, edge profiles and joints may carry separate fabrication fees, so put those in the remaining scope allowance if they are not included in the countertop rate.
Example cabinetry and worktop budget
Eight metres of cabinet run priced at 600 per metre gives 4,800. Five square metres of countertop priced at 250 gives 1,250. An appliance package of 2,500 and installation allowance of 3,000 bring the subtotal to 11,550. Keeping a reserve of 10 percent adds 1,155, for a working budget of 12,705 currency units. Switching to imperial mode resets the sample quantity and rate fields; it does not convert currency or infer a new supplier quotation. Enter equivalent quantities and correspondingly converted rates when comparing the same project across units.
Check what remains outside the package
Write a schedule showing whether removal, flooring, splashbacks, decoration and waste handling are included. Service relocation, new sockets and ventilation may require specialist allowances, especially when the layout changes. Delivery, storage, replacement doors and damaged-item handling should also be clarified. Avoid adding an appliance again if it is already part of the cabinet supplier's package. Apply one currency and one tax basis across the worksheet; there is no automatic tax or exchange-rate calculation. The reserve covers possible unpriced changes, but it does not predict them. Retain dimensions, product references and quote exclusions alongside the estimate so you can revise the affected line when a design choice changes rather than replacing the entire budget with an unexplained new total.
Frequently asked questions
Should upper cabinets count twice?
Follow the quotation basis. A rate for a complete base-and-wall run should not have both lengths entered again. Separate rates need a compatible combined allowance.
Can I use a fixed cabinet package quote?
Yes. Divide the package total by the entered run to obtain a matching rate, or use one unit of run with the full package as its rate.
Are worktop cut-outs included?
Only if your entered surface rate includes them. Otherwise add fabrication, joints, edge work and installation to the remaining scope allowance.
Does this estimate financing or resale value?
No. It totals the quantities, quotations and reserve you enter. It does not model loans, market prices or a property valuation.
Why do unit changes reset sample prices?
The shared engine loads examples for each unit mode. Enter your actual rate per metre or per foot rather than treating the example as a conversion.
Last reviewed: 2026-10-03 · How we calculate