I've just been helping a friend by reviewing a quote from B&Q, here are a few examples:
800 corner base carcass £92 (£174 with door and hinges) 500 base carcass £76 (£144 with door and hinges) 400 wall carcass £82 base side cladding panel £76 500 3 drawer unit £384These seem ridiculous prices for a few bits of melamine coated MDF. Where's a good place to buy good quality carcasses at a sensible price, or 18mm coated MDF sheets?
The labour costs are "interesting" too: Gas certification (for a hob installation!) £129 Elec certification (for moving a couple of sockets!) £129 Constructing and hanging a few cupboards £1164 Installing a hob £157 Installing an oven £202 Installing a cooker hood £135 Installing up to 1 metre of protective bonding £143 Installing an RCD to an existing circuit £207 Move a radiator £207
It beats me why people pay these ridiculous costs.
One final irritation: the gas section says "it is a legal requirement to use a Gas Safe registered engineer to carry out gas work in your house" !!!