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$10,000 for stainless steel benches?

Catherine Hicks

3 years ago

My new kitchen is approx 3m squared and i just received a quote for stainless steel benches and sink for $10,000? this does not seem right to me considering the average is about $900-$1000? per m squared advice please

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Compass Kitchens
3 years ago
Hi Catherine, the biggest part of the cost to Stainless Steel tops is the work involved in their fabrication, their supporting structure and the detail on-site work required with installation and junctions; therefore you can't really go on a square meter rate. Your supplier has no doubt based the cost on your requirements and specifications. All I can suggest if this is out of your budget is that you talk to your supplier / fabricator and ask if they can see if there are ways of doing the job differently to save on cost but still achieve a similar appearance and also let them your budget.

Hope this helps, Malcolm
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