Cheap Kitchens - Wickes/Ikea/B&Q etc
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Talk to me Goose. I've got a 1980's kitchen to rip out and replace, and with working away from home ideally I want a company to do the removal of old kitchen (although I could do that if required), and install of the new one, including all tiling, flooring, lighting etc.
Does anyone have any experience with any of the 'cheaper' places. Or am I better spending more and getting a howdens kitchen? Or is it recommended to get my own fitter/builder and just buy from DIY kitchens?
Advice please. This is going in my own house, not a rental, so want something reasonably decent.
Does anyone have any experience with any of the 'cheaper' places. Or am I better spending more and getting a howdens kitchen? Or is it recommended to get my own fitter/builder and just buy from DIY kitchens?
Advice please. This is going in my own house, not a rental, so want something reasonably decent.
Okay, so I need to find a builder then really, as there are walls to come out and plastering to be done, as well as moving electrics and plumbing.
Can see this getting expensive but I have neither the time nor inclination to spend 6 weekends making a mess of what a professional could do in 10 days. DIY kitchens and local builder it would appear to be.
Can see this getting expensive but I have neither the time nor inclination to spend 6 weekends making a mess of what a professional could do in 10 days. DIY kitchens and local builder it would appear to be.
V8RX7 said:
Two doors arrived with slight scratches they are being replaced with no quibble - their Trustpilot revues are excellent too.
This bothers me, how quickly can replacement, broken, missing parts be sent if something is missing? If you're paying a builder by the day/hour, then dont want them standing around waiting for parts. At least with one of the sheds you can pop down and pick something up in half an hour. Thread re-hash...
Been pricing stuff up this morning, and for an equivalent kitchen (units only) Wickes wanted £3372, and DIY Kitchens £3235, and I get the feeling I can haggle a bit more off the Wickes price if I wanted hopefully to £3k. The Wickes kitchen is also acrylic doors which are supposed to be better than the high gloss painted ones DIY kitchens do. Is there any truth in this?
Been pricing stuff up this morning, and for an equivalent kitchen (units only) Wickes wanted £3372, and DIY Kitchens £3235, and I get the feeling I can haggle a bit more off the Wickes price if I wanted hopefully to £3k. The Wickes kitchen is also acrylic doors which are supposed to be better than the high gloss painted ones DIY kitchens do. Is there any truth in this?
Wickes - http://www.wickes.co.uk/kitchen/contemporary-kitch...
DIY - http://www.diy-kitchens.com/kitchens/altino-petrol...
Wickes are on sale at the moment, and I did flirt with the girl who was designing it.
DIY Kitchens dont appear to do any discounts at all, and then prices are ex VAT until the end which I wasnt aware of.
DIY - http://www.diy-kitchens.com/kitchens/altino-petrol...
Wickes are on sale at the moment, and I did flirt with the girl who was designing it.
DIY Kitchens dont appear to do any discounts at all, and then prices are ex VAT until the end which I wasnt aware of. V8RX7 said:
A quick look seems to show:
DIY 1000 base unit (permanent 10% sale) £108+VAT = £129.60
Wickes (from the Spring Sale price list) = £214
What price list are you looking at ?
The printed quote from Wickes I have in front of me. Sale is 50% off list, then a further 20% which the sales girl added, then managers discount of £250 and there was probably a bit more to come had I pushed and offered to buy today. DIY 1000 base unit (permanent 10% sale) £108+VAT = £129.60
Wickes (from the Spring Sale price list) = £214
What price list are you looking at ?
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