I think it depends on what part of the country you live in. Here in California my custom cabinets are more than $40K, then you add in appliances, ughhh. Luckily I did find affordable marble!

Sounds like a bargain to me.

North Shore, Long Island. Total gut, including floors, and subfloor. Cabinets alone were $40,000.

Unless you’re getting the lowest level cabinets, and the bottom of the rung appliances, $52,000 ain’t gonna cut it for that list you gave. The beam alone, depending on size, will cost north of $2,000.

Of course, you haven’t given us the size of the room, or what kind of ventilation you’ll have...and, quite a few other details...

What’s your appliance total? That should be quite significant. Don’t forget installation cost.

I think you may be missing a chunk of funds for the flooring. When you expose the old wood and move the wall, you will need additional matching hardwood planks along with subfloor, integration, and refinishing. Not impossible, but it can prove to be expensive. You won't know until you have completed the tear out. Have you budgeted to take advantage of insulating the outside wall or replacing old windows? Sometimes you will find evidence of damage from old leaks that needs to be repaired.

I suggest going through the various sub-budgets and figuring out what you have forgotten. You will need a new disposal. You won't want to reuse that, trust me. Have you budgeted for hardware, lock sets, lighting fixtures, extra electrical service?

It sounds like this is not your first rodeo. You are obviously very capable and have professional backup to rely upon. I do think the budget may be a little light. You know the house, you know where it has tripped you up in the past.

Four years ago, we did a full kitchen renovation down to the studs. The kitchen was around 200 sq.ft. We didn't move walls. I reused some of the appliances. I used Scherr's RTA cabinets and put them together myself. The end result was around 60K. I acted as my own GC. I already had my sub contractors. I'm thinking your 40K is about 20K light. But, I would have to see the space, measure the size and look at your specs.

JuneKnow--

"Can your electrical panel even handle that? Most old houses need new sub panels to do a kitchen. Same with old plumbing. All that old galvanized needs replacing."

How do you know that the homeowners haven't already done this somewhere along the way in the past? She said this is the final project in the house. I know you generally take the approach of looking at worst case scenarios, Sometimes this needs to be emphasized and sometimes not.

Sherry Brighton--

What part of the country are you in? And, major metropolitan or more rural? Since you say small kitchen in an old bungalow, I am assuming you mean something like 10' by 12'. All those things make a difference.

About how many linear feet of cabinetry are you going to have since you say it is running you about $1000 a foot.

I wanted a quote on red birch and was told it can't be found here in Florida because it's more a northern product. I am having to go with maple instead so am very interested in knowing more about your custom cabinetry project for a small kitchen (mine is small too) and how much it is going to cost you. I too am trying to get some price comparisons.

As I said the electrician that has done the rest of the house is doing the kitchen. We added a second electrical panel when we did the upstairs reno.

The wood flooring runs into the current mud room and pantry. We might need to piece in a couple of spots but it is minimal.

We did all the mechanicals before we even started on the rooms. All new plumbing etc.

I have lived in this house for over 10 years and I know that it is solid, well built, and aside from settling over the years it has stood the test of time. We have renovated each room in the house and the biggest surprise we found was an old printer's union bylaw pamphlet in a wall.

It's very difficult to judge pricing by posting; too many variables.

@julieste I am in upstate NY. I am looking at about 14 linear feet on the cabinets and they came in a little over 14k. I fell in love with the red birch as it won't darken like the cherry I have now, and will still be warmer toned.

This sounds like an amazing price to me.

I did a full kitchen remodel in Los Angeles and just the labor was $50K, so your quote sounds like a bargain!