My wife and I have been going back and forth on kitchen budget

Good day all. My wife and I have been going back and forth on kitchen budget for weeks and getting nowhere because neither of us knows what things actually cost. She's seen numbers online ranging from twenty thousand to well over a hundred, which is not a helpful range. Bellevue, roughly two hundred square feet, we'd keep the general layout but replace everything. What drives the number up or down the most, where do budgets usually get away from people, and what should we be prepared for that isn't obvious at the start?

The biggest drivers in order: whether you move plumbing and gas, cabinetry level, countertop material, and appliance tier. Keeping your layout is the single largest saving because it avoids relocating services, so you've already made the expensive decision correctly. After that, cabinetry is usually the largest line item and where budgets quietly balloon. Get a scope broken out line by line so you can see what a change costs before agreeing to it. Bellevue Kitchen Remodeling  is New Day Construction's service page and their range covers targeted upgrades through full transformations. Expect six to ten weeks and set aside a contingency of ten to fifteen percent for what's behind the walls.