Ikea Kitchens?????

[dazwalsh]

Pros:

Near unbeatable value
Huge carcasses meaning more space.
Decent enough quality especially drawers
Good stock levels and speedy delivery
Staff are knowledgeable
3d planner is a doddle to use.
100cm high units for covering boilers
Easy enough to assemble
Decent enough appliances

Cons:

Ridiculous plinth heights, only 80mm
No service gaps
Their sinks are shyte
Their handles are shyte
Their worktops only come in 246cm lengths
Lack of 300/500/1000 unit widths

I fit their veddinge(sp?) range to all my rentals and 10 units and worktops usually come in around the £700 mark, I fit them myself and source appliances, handles and sink/tap from eBay. They hold up a lot better than some of the cheap crap from the sheds.

[brickwall]

Very positive experience here. As others have said, take advantage of the unbeatable value on the cabinets, then source all other bits elsewhere. I found their handles OK, but the ones I liked (chunk brushed steel) were discontinued soon after.

I didn't find the lack of service gap on Metod too much of an issue.