Update: Kitchen Upgrade Calculator

By Ed Pirnik
Meet your Budget. The calculator makes it easy to try different options to keep from going over budget. Try it now...

Estimate the cost of new cabinets and countertops with the new Fine Homebuiding‘s Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Cost Estimator.

This project calculator allows you to select from a number of countertop and cabinetry choices, mix and match by price and material, and plan out your dream kitchen remodel. Enter your square and linear footage numbers for a customized estimate of what you could expect to pay. 

New kitchen cabinets and countertops are just part of most kitchen remodeling projects. There can be other costs associated with a full renovation, such as new plumbing, appliances, framing, and so forth. It required a heck of a lot of research, averaging, head-scratching, and number crunching to come up with this calculator, but we’re working on new calculators to help solve those estimating questions as well. 

So give the calculator a spin and please use the comments section below to let us know how it worked for you.

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    Archispeak | | #1

    Great application! Could there be a selection for full height or specialty cabinets? How about grade of hardware or door style separate than grade of carcas construction. It's nice to have these tools handy.

  2. jkarch | | #2

    Do these prices include the cost of installation? I couldn't tell from the description.

  3. OCKitchenDesigner | | #3

    With all due respect, the formula only calculates half of the linear footage of cabinets.

    I entered 20 linear feet for the upper cabinets, and 20 linear feet for the lower cabinets. For example the estimated cost for Tier 3 is $360-$432 per linear foot. The total SHOULD have been at least $14,400, NOT the $7,800 that the formula calculated.

    Let's take it a step further. If you have a 10' wall and all of it is cabinetry, that is 20 linear feet (top and bottom).

    Thanks.

  4. [email protected] | | #4

    page not found.
    great.

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