- Home Kitchen Wrap GuideCost vs New Kitchen
Wrap vs new kitchen.
The short answer: wrapping is typically 85–92% cheaper than installing a new kitchen of the same footprint. Whether that’s the right call depends on the bones of your existing cabinetry. Here’s how to decide.
| Kitchen size | Wrap (supplied & installed, Perth) | New kitchen (mid-range, AU) | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galley kitchen, ~12 lineal m of cabinets | $1,800 – $2,800 | $15,000 – $25,000 | 85–90% |
| L-shaped, mid-range, ~16 lineal m + island | $2,500 – $5,500 | $25,000 – $45,000 | 85–90% |
| U-shaped, large, island + butler’s pantry | $4,500 – $8,000 | $45,000 – $90,000 | 88–92% |
| DIY material-only (any of above) | $700 – $2,500 | n/a |
Indicative pricing for typical Perth installs and Australian mid-range new-kitchen pricing as of 2026. Actual quotes vary by material, surface complexity and access.
When wrapping is the right call
- The cabinetry is structurally sound doors close cleanly, hinges work, drawers slide.
- The kitchen layout works for you. Wrap doesn’t change the layout.
- You’re looking at $25k+ for a like-for-like replacement and want a current-look refresh for a tenth of the cost.
- You’re prepping a property for sale wrap pays back many times over in presentation.
- You’re a landlord refreshing a rental between tenants a 1–2 day install vs 4–6 weeks of vacancy.
- You rent and want to refresh a builder-grade kitchen with landlord approval, wrap is fully removable later.
When replacement is the right call
- The layout doesn’t work you want to move the sink, add an island, change the footprint.
- Cabinets are structurally failing swelling under the sink, soft MDF, broken hinges throughout.
- You want completely different cabinetry depths or door styles (wrap is on top of what’s there).
- The kitchen has water damage that needs investigating beneath the cabinets.
We’ll tell you in your quote if wrap isn’t the right call. We’d rather lose a job than wrap over a kitchen that needs replacing.
ROI: landlords and renovators
For investment properties, the maths is simple. A $3,500 wrap on a $450/week rental that has been hard to lease at $440 because the kitchen photographs poorly: typically returns its cost inside 14–18 months in either reduced vacancy or a higher rent.
For owner-occupiers prepping a sale, agents we work with consistently see kitchen-wrap homes attract higher pre-listing interest and stronger first-open-house numbers than equivalent unrefurbished kitchens. The presentation gap between a tired 1990s laminate kitchen and a wrapped Calacatta-look kitchen is massive.
Get a real number
Indicative pricing only goes so far. For a fixed quote on your specific kitchen, send us photos, surface type and approximate linear metres we respond within one business day with a firm number that doesn’t change.
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