Kitchen Remodel Cost Planner

Inside the actual 64-page edition

This original handbook follows a complete planning sequence: preface, kitchen foundations, product and trade coordination, bid comparisons and closeout. Chapters 2–20 each contain an explanation, an accurately worked hypothetical example and a dedicated planning sheet. The PDF has 95 fillable text fields across 19 worksheets, plus printable space for handwritten notes. Fields do not calculate automatically.

Try the method before buying

A fictional cabinet quote lists $8,400 for boxes and doors. Add separately documented panels, trim and delivery totaling $1,200, plus $2,100 installation, and the defined package becomes $11,700. Tax, demolition, wall repair and other trades remain excluded. This is hypothetical USD arithmetic, not a local price or promised saving.

Use the free project contingency calculator and contractor quote comparison calculator alongside your written proposals. The planner supplies the coordinated records around those calculations.

Complete chapter list

1. Preface: how to use this book
2. Define the kitchen project brief
3. Record the existing kitchen
4. Choose layout changes deliberately
5. Build the all-in kitchen budget
6. Write an installation-ready scope brief
7. Specify cabinets as a complete package
8. Control hardware and storage upgrades
9. Compare complete countertop scopes
10. Plan sink, faucet and plumbing work
11. Choose appliances with installation in mind
12. Define electrical and lighting endpoints
13. Coordinate cooking ventilation
14. Budget flooring and the surface underneath
15. Finish the backsplash, walls and trim
16. Plan life without a working kitchen
17. Compare kitchen proposals on equal scope
18. Review the live kitchen forecast
19. Approve changes and protect the reserve
20. Close out and keep the kitchen records
21. Afterword and source notes

What the examples cover

Work through a cabinet package, hardware overages, countertop exclusions, installed appliance cost, flooring and tile package rounding, temporary kitchen costs, quote normalization and final reconciliation. The book uses the same budgeting methods as the HomeCostEngine renovation guide, with kitchen-specific coordination chapters and worksheets. All example rates are invented teaching inputs.

What you receive after payment

One 64-page English PDF, formatted at 6 × 9 inches, with a clickable chapter outline and 19 printable, fillable planning sheets. After payment, the order page provides your download and our thank-you email contains a link to that order page. Use a compatible PDF reader, save a local copy before entering information and confirm your saved entries persist. No separate account or subscription is required.

The book purchase is £9 GBP. Project examples use hypothetical USD amounts because the planning guidance is for U.S. homeowners. They are teaching examples, not local price benchmarks.

Editorial scope and sources

Written by the HomeCostEngine Editorial Team and reviewed October 24, 2026. Source notes link to FTC contractor guidance, EPA renovation guidance and ENERGY STAR dishwasher buying guidance. These organizations do not endorse the book.

This handbook organizes planning decisions; it does not replace a site inspection, engineering design, professional installation, local permit review or a written contractor agreement. Personal use includes printing worksheets and sharing your completed project records with your contractors and advisers.