Kitchen renovation, Dubai
Why are kitchens so expensive in Dubai?
Most of the price is the scope: what stays, what is replaced and what has to move. Send us your kitchen on WhatsApp and we reply within 5 minutes with one written price. The quote is free.
By Stefan Dahl, Corvana research · Updated
Why are kitchens so expensive in Dubai?
Kitchens in Dubai are so expensive for one reason more than any other: the scope, not the size of the room. A kitchen that keeps its layout and gets new doors, drawer fronts and handles is a small job. A kitchen that moves the sink, the gas or the extractor is a much bigger one, because every moved service brings its own trade, its own fittings and its own days on site. Our kitchen renovation starts from AED 12,000, and cabinet refacing starts from AED 5,000. Anything that changes the layout is priced on a written scope, not a guess.
Why is a kitchen so expensive? Four things set it
Four things do most of the work. The first is whether the layout stays, because moving plumbing, gas or electrical points is where a quote grows fastest. The second is the cabinets. Refacing keeps the boxes and changes the doors, while a new kitchen replaces the boxes too, which means more materials and more fitting time. The third is the worktop, since stone is templated, cut and fixed on site. The fourth is access. A kitchen on a high floor, in a building with lift bookings or in a villa with a long carry from the street takes longer to bring in and clear out, and that time is in the price.
If the cabinet boxes are sound and only the look is tired, kitchen cabinet refacing is the smaller job, from AED 5,000. Planning a new layout? Start with kitchen design, where the layout is drawn before anything is priced.
Why does a layout change make a kitchen so expensive?
We ask for four things: the size of the kitchen, a few photos, what stays and what changes, and your community or building. From those we send one written price with the cabinets, worktop, appliances and services as separate lines, so you can see where the money goes. Our team does the work, and we handle the approvals that a layout change needs, so you do not have to chase them yourself.
When you compare prices, compare the lines, not the total. A total that does not show cabinets, worktop and services separately hides the parts that drive the number. Ours is written that way from the first message, so two prices for the same kitchen can be set side by side and checked line by line.
What do you need to know before a kitchen price?
You do not need drawings to start. Measure the wall lengths and note the height of the cabinets, then send a few clear photos of each wall, with the sink, hob and any tall units in view. Write down what you want to keep, such as the appliances, the worktop or the tiles, and what you want gone. If the kitchen is in a building with a community or management office, say which one, because access rules change how long a job takes. A short message with those details lets us price the kitchen properly on the first reply.
How it works
Four steps from message to price
Tell us the kitchen
A message on WhatsApp is enough. Say the size, the community and what you want changed.
We reply within 5 minutes
A person from our team answers and asks the few questions the price depends on.
You get one written price
The cabinets, worktop, appliances and services as separate lines, with the layout and approvals stated.
You decide
Say yes and we start, or say no and keep the price. The quote is free either way.
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Kitchen renovation questions
- Is the quote free?
- Yes. We send one written price with no charge and no obligation to go ahead.
- How fast do you reply?
- We reply within 5 minutes on WhatsApp. The written price follows once we have the details it depends on.
- Why buy through Corvana rather than contacting kitchen companies directly?
- You get one team, one contract and one price to compare against. We handle the layout approvals and the trades, so you do not have to coordinate them yourself.
- What if the price does not suit me?
- Then you say no. Nothing is booked until you approve the written price, and the price is yours either way.
- Can I keep my existing cabinets?
- Often, yes. If the boxes are sound, refacing changes the doors, drawer fronts and handles and keeps the layout. We tell you which parts of your kitchen can stay once we see it.
- Do you handle the approvals for a layout change?
- Yes. When a kitchen moves plumbing, gas or electrical points, the approvals are part of the scope in our written price, and our team handles them with you. You see the requirement on the price before anything is booked.
Your kitchen, priced in writing
Tell us the kitchen and what changes. We come back with one written price, and our team does the work.
Who you are dealing with
- OperatorWebsiteOS LLC
- Licence2646567.01
- QuoteFree
- Reply time5 minutes
Tell us about the kitchen
Your budget, the kitchen's size, your community and what you would change. We come back on WhatsApp with a written price.