How to cut the cost of your kitchen extension

If the addition you want seems beyond your means, here are 20 ways to make your extension spend go further

WORDS: SARAH WARWICK

The money you require for an extension can mount alarmingly as you add in the sums incurred by the various elements of the project. As well as the expense of construction and materials, there’s the cost of design work, plans and drawings and necessary permissions. The interior of the new space plus its connection to the existing house weigh on the budget, too, and all the more so if a kitchen or bathroom is part of the plan. Employing someone to manage the work on your behalf will also cost. But if you’ve done the financial planning and the extension you’ve dreamed of seems impossible to achieve without over-stretching your finances, take heart. Whether it’s performing some of the roles you might otherwise have handed over; adopting design tactics that…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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