Custom kitchen cabinet cost in Luxembourg (2026)

Worktop lines (supplied and installed by the kitchen firm):

• Melamine or compact laminate — €120–€220 per linear metre
• Solid oak or walnut — €380–€680 per linear metre (sealing every 2 years)
• Quartz-composite (Silestone, Caesarstone, Compac) — €480–€780 per linear metre
• Granite (standard colours) — €420–€720 per linear metre
• Sintered-stone / Dekton / Neolith — €650–€1 150 per linear metre
• Solid-surface (Corian, HI-MACS, HanStone) — €580–€980 per linear metre

Hardware and accessories (often overlooked in pricing):

• Hinge upgrade standard to Blum soft-close — €8–€18 per hinge
• Drawer upgrade to Blum Tandembox or Legrabox — €65–€140 per drawer
• LED plinth / under-cabinet lighting — €180–€420 per linear metre of front
• Push-open mechanisms (no handle) — €45–€90 per door or drawer
• Integrated bin system — €180–€420
• Cutlery and utensil organisers — €90–€280 per drawer

Non-cabinet labour lines:

• Delivery and carry-in to floor — €180–€450, scale with floor and access
• Installation — €120–€180 per linear metre of cabinetry
• Old-kitchen dismantling and disposal — €380–€950
• Minor electrical adjustments (new outlet for hob) — €140–€320 per point
• Water supply and drain adjustment — €240–€620

"Custom" in Luxembourg covers three very different production models, each with its own ceiling and floor.

Tier 1 — Configurator-made (€850–€1 200 per linear metre)

• Factory production on industrial lines (Nobilia, Schueller, Bauformat, Häcker)
• Cabinet sizes in 15 mm module steps from standard catalogues
• 2–4 door styles and 60–120 colour/finish options
• Carcass: 16 or 19 mm melamine-coated particleboard, ABS-edge banded
• Hardware: Blum, Hettich or Grass at factory standard (soft-close upgrade often extra)
• Lead time: 4–8 weeks from design approval to delivery
• Installation: by dealer's contracted team — often 2 days for a 7-metre kitchen
• Best for: standard rectangular kitchens, rental properties, resale value focus

Tier 2 — Joiner-made (€1 400–€1 900 per linear metre)

• Production by a local joinery workshop (atelier de menuiserie) in Luxembourg or the neighbouring Saarland
• Cabinet sizes custom to the exact millimetre
• Any door style, any lacquer colour (RAL, NCS), any wood veneer
• Carcass: 22 mm multiplex or melamine-faced MDF
• Hardware: Blum Tandembox, Hettich Actro or Grass Dynapro as standard
• Lead time: 8–14 weeks from design approval to delivery
• Installation: by the joinery's own team — often 3–5 days
• Best for: unusual room layouts, specific colour or finish match, 10–15 year horizon

Tier 3 — Cabinet-maker (€2 000–€2 400 per linear metre)

• Production by a specialist cabinet-maker (ébéniste) in Luxembourg or in the Metz area
• Hand-finished solid-wood frames, fitted to the room at installation
• Bookmatched or sequenced-veneer panels with visible grain continuity
• Carcass: solid wood structural elements with 25 mm multiplex panels
• Hardware: Blum Legrabox, full-extension soft-close throughout, integrated push-open
• Lead time: 14–22 weeks from design approval to delivery
• Installation: 5–10 days with on-site finishing by the maker
• Best for: heritage buildings, 20+ year horizon, matched wood species with existing joinery

What this means for a quote:

• A Tier 1 kitchen at €8 500 looks cheap next to a Tier 2 kitchen at €14 500, but the 10-year replacement rate of Tier 1 in a family kitchen runs 25–35 %, while Tier 2 runs 5–10 %
• A Tier 3 kitchen rarely makes financial sense in a rental or a short-horizon home; its value is craftsmanship and match to the architecture, not price-per-day
• Ask each bidder to state the tier explicitly — many Tier 1 dealers describe their kitchens as "custom" in marketing language

A new custom kitchen is a fitted kitchen, and fitted kitchens are excluded from the 3 % super-reduced housing rate: units, worktops and their installation stay at TVA 17 %, even in a primary residence at least ten years old at the start of the works. Related building work — plumbing and electrical connections, wall, floor or tiling work — can qualify for 3 % if the dwelling and works meet the conditions.

Conditions for 3 % on the related building work:

• Main residence of the owner or a tenant, kept as main residence for 2 years after completion
• Dwelling at least ten years old at the start of the works, or works within 5 years of purchase
• VAT advantage capped at €50 000 per dwelling
• For 3 % directly on the invoice, the AED (Administration de l'enregistrement, des domaines et de la TVA) approves the request before works start; otherwise 17 % is invoiced and a refund is claimed afterwards

Always at 17 %:

• Kitchen units, worktop, hardware and their installation
• Built-in and free-standing appliances
• Kitchens for secondary residences or commercial spaces

What this means on a €16 000 kitchen:

Delivery and installation sequence:

• T-16 to T-12 weeks: Design, quote, 35–50 % deposit on signature
• T-10 to T-8 weeks: Final on-site measure after demolition of old kitchen
• T-6 to T-4 weeks: Factory production (Tier 1) or workshop build (Tier 2/3)
• T-1 week: Delivery scheduled, site access confirmed
• Day 1: Delivery, carry-in, positional check
• Day 2–5: Install base cabinets, wall cabinets, tall units
• Day 5–7: Worktop template (if solid stone — template, fabrication 2–3 weeks, re-install)
• Day 8–10: Worktop installation, splashback, appliance integration, final plumbing and electrical
• T+2 weeks: Snag walkthrough, handover paperwork, warranty activation
• T+6 weeks: 2 %-of-total withhold released after snag clearance

Deposit discipline:

• Never pay more than 35 % on signature (LU law requires minimum 30 % of the contract at design-lock)
• Middle instalment (30–40 %) on factory-production start or delivery
• Final 20–30 % on snag clearance, never before
• Withhold 2–5 % for 4–6 weeks post-install against settling defects

A side-by-side comparison of three kitchen quotes on an identical layout often reveals a 30–45 % spread — sometimes explained by spec, sometimes by production tier, and sometimes by outright omission.

The eight items that matter on every line:

• Cabinet-carcass thickness: 16 mm vs 19 mm vs 22 mm changes structural life and re-sale value
• Carcass material: melamine particleboard vs multiplex vs solid back — affects sag under load
• Door construction: film-wrapped vs painted MDF vs solid-wood frame
• Hinge brand and cycle rating: Blum 110 000 cycles vs generic 50 000 cycles
• Drawer hardware: Blum Tandembox/Legrabox vs generic metal-box — load rating and glide smoothness
• Worktop material and thickness: 20 mm vs 30 mm, named manufacturer
• Integration level: appliance integration (dishwasher fronts, fridge panels, hob seal) included or extra
• TVA treatment: 17 % on the kitchen; 3 % only on separate qualifying building work, with the AED approval reference

The pricing-anchor technique: Rather than starting with "how much is your kitchen?", give each bidder the same target budget (e.g. "€15 000 all-in, TVA included") and ask what you get for that number. This reveals how each firm manages the trade-off — one may cut the worktop, one may cut the hinge brand, one may cut a tall unit. The underlying value judgements then become visible, and the final quote answers a specification you control.

Red flags in a kitchen quote:

• No cabinet-carcass thickness stated
• No named hinge or drawer brand
• "Equivalent to Blum" language rather than the actual part number
• Worktop line at less than €300 per linear metre for anything other than melamine or laminate
• Installation priced at less than €100 per linear metre — usually means substandard prep or rushed fit
• No snag-walkthrough clause 14 days after final install
• Deposit above 50 % — LU consumer law allows up to 50 % at contract but homeowner leverage collapses after delivery if the site is already committed

Expected spread on three well-briefed quotes (same layout, same tier):

• ± 8 % within the same tier and brand family
• ± 15 % within the same tier across different brands
• + 40–60 % between Tier 1 and Tier 2 on identical layouts
• + 80–120 % between Tier 1 and Tier 3 on identical layouts

Spreads beyond these bands should trigger a clarification call — a quote 25 % below the cluster has either cut a specification or over-promised on delivery.