A "name" kitchen

[Beardy10]

m4ckg said:

I've just received a kitchen trade magazine this morning and there is an article on Tsunami, their ex displays were for sale at 50k and average spend was 70k

Think they have gone bust though. I went past what i think was their showroom on Wigmore Street the other day....there was a notice int he window from the receiver....all those kitchens were going to auction.

[Streetrod]

gingerpaul said:

Do you live in a disco?

There are some impressive kitchens in here. Must be satisfying if you've done a lot of the work yourself too.

Edit - with the lack of handles do you push the door in and it pops open? It looks like a great touch.

Edited by gingerpaul on Friday 7th January 23:40

Yes you are right it does look like the local pick up joint in those pics, but that is just my bad photos. In real life it is a lot more subtle.

As for the handles all the cupboards and draws have hidden finger pulls. I wanted a kitchen that would be esy to keep clean as the other half can manage to trash the place boiling a kettle of water

[GTO-3R]

m4ckg said:

I've just received a kitchen trade magazine this morning and there is an article on Tsunami, their ex displays were for sale at 50k and average spend was 70k

I read that in KBB too. £500,000 makeover to boot!!!!

[1JEB]

Beardy10 said:

m4ckg said:

I've just received a kitchen trade magazine this morning and there is an article on Tsunami, their ex displays were for sale at 50k and average spend was 70k

Think they have gone bust though. I went past what i think was their showroom on Wigmore Street the other day....there was a notice int he window from the receiver....all those kitchens were going to auction.

That's a real shame. Of all the kitchens I've seen, it's was one of theirs which stood out the most. Huge big stone creations which still felt clean and modern.

Was a little surprised today to see a SieMatic kitchen today..... 143k! Fully computer controlled including the cabinets but god knows who'd buy it.

[russ_a]

Beardy10 said:

russ_a said:

PPS Marine ply is cheap too!

Indeed...Why the fk you would use anything else is beyond me.......

Hehe, who knows

[paul0843]

Tsunami sell mostly Italian minotti kitchens.. Solid stone worktops fabricated
In uk. I know pedini a few doors down went bust. Have tsunami also gone?

[Beardy10]

paul0843 said:

Tsunami sell mostly Italian minotti kitchens.. Solid stone worktops fabricated
In uk. I know pedini a few doors down went bust. Have tsunami also gone?

Ah maybe I got that wrong! That's how rumurs start. I wasn't paying that much attention...I knew there was Tsunami store along there and really didn't look at the name of the shop.

[paul0843]

Tsunami sell mostly Italian minotti kitchens.. Solid stone worktops fabricated
In uk. I know pedini a few doors down went bust. Have tsunami also gone?

[paul0843]

Tsunami sell mostly Italian minotti kitchens.. Solid stone worktops fabricated
In uk. I know pedini a few doors down went bust. Have tsunami also gone?

[whoami]

Christ Paul, what's with the multiple posts>?????

[paul0843]

It's not as if I am a new by,but I am using an iPad which
Has a mind of it's own

[paul0843]

It's not as if I am a new by,but I am using an iPad which
Has a mind of it's own

[whoami]

So I see

[paul0843]

Exactly...glad you understand

[paul0843]

Exactly...glad you understand

[kevfish34]

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Edited by Bill on Wednesday 25th January 12:28

[Grandad Gaz]

Off topic, but what sort of discount can I expect on Howdens kitchens?

Iv'e heard 75% mentioned.

[rednotdead]

We priced up a Howdens and our builder/fitter showed me the quote they gave to him - discount was 70% IIRC. By the time I'd added his fitting, worktops, appliances, flooring etc it wasn't a cheap kitchen.

We ended up with a Schuller - the price difference between the 2 was less than £800 and the Schuller beats the Howdens in every area.

[singlecoil]

Grandad Gaz said:

Off topic, but what sort of discount can I expect on Howdens kitchens?

Iv'e heard 75% mentioned.

Howdens discount is largely theoretical, different people will get different stories. If you get the timing right, they can be pretty cheap, but then they ought to be. Find out how much they are asking for what you want, then have a good look at the display kitchens, then ask yourself whether what they are offering is worth it for the money.

I had a look at their carcases once, with a view to offering them as a less expensive option, and decided against it. Kesseler cabinets are a bit more expensive, but for the difference in quality they ought to be a LOT more expensive.

[vdp1]

Howdens have a deal going with builders, the helpful builder lets the customer use his account to buy the kitchen so they get the builders discount, however the quote Howdens show to the customer is not the same price the builder will be paying.