Brummmm !!
FH,
Glad to see someone with constructive interest here.
We're looking at approx 15 ft x 15 ft "L" shape with a door in the middle of it, and an island unit. They asked our price range and we said less than 10k.
They came back with one quote for 7.5K and another for 10.5K, so they didn't go mad. The choice of wood in both cases was cherry, with the cheaper being a matt traditional finish and the dearer one being a more veneer look. Also accounting for the differences were the dearer version including a set of (4) stools for the island, better drawer mechanisms, (dare I say it) the ferrari hinges, and a more intricate cut than the standard shaker.
Anyway, comparing them to the other quotes I got,
¬ Cash & Carry was 6K installed without sink for an oak finish (Cherry dearer)
¬ A crowd in Cork 9.5K
¬ A crowd in Clare 10.5K
They all quoted granite at 3500.
It is not that we sat down and said we need to import a kitchen, but went to the showroom, picked out what we liked and it happens to be from Italy (
scavolini).