is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

I know the saying 'you get what you pay for' and I do believe in it to a certain point.
I am toying with the idea of getting a new kitchen soon and I wouldnt like to spend any more than £8-900(ish)... but would I get value for money for it??
I would only be looking for the base units to go round it, worktops, sink and built in hob..
to give an idea of size...well its just a normal 2 bed terrace house sized kitchen...

so does anyone know of a company who supplys quality kitchen for a good price ?

thanks..

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Are you going to fit it yourself or have it fitted?

I had my kitchen done, nearly 7 years ago, by the now-defunct MFI. All the units are Hygiena but they supplied and fitted them, including cooker, cooker hood and dishwasher, incorporating my own fridge-freezer and drawer-freezer. The units are floor and wall (also a couple of glass-fronted wall cupboards) in white and they still look very good, though I'm thinking of renewing the worktops with granite ones.

The whole lot cost around £4000 at the time, 2002, and I was very satisfied.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Judging from the response you recieved from the website thread, I doubt that even the most qualified tradesman would think twice before replying.
If anyone is qualified and willing to carry out this job it might be a good idea to contact GG by PM.....If you offer your services on open forum the smart arsed brigade kick in...and that helps no-one....good luck. :(

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Design your own layout - you can print off graph paper online
Buy and assemble the flat packs yourself so that a joiner will spend less time fitting them
Employ seperate craftsmen to install electrics and plumbing
It is when you use a 'kitchen fitting firm' that costs escalate

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

I am quite capable of building the units myself and do the tiling...we are only looking for the base units and worktops at the least..have already bought the big electrical things..

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

B&Q are doing a half price sale on units at the mo - and they will deliver
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/index.jsp

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Try Clay's Blackburn Canterbury Street.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

As the only person to respond before you, I hope that barb wasn't meant for me.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

No way................my response was to a thread created by GG.
Dont be so bloody toutchy.....you are old enough to accept a statement that is meant, without barb as you call it.
Is it worth the effort....I will consider if I am wasting my time on here.
If my spelling of touchy requires correction I'm sure someone will oblige.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Roy, sometimes I make statements intended to be tongue-in-cheek. I guess I should use emoticons more often. :o :( :rolleyes:

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

We had to replace our kitchen units when we were having the house done up - so we bought a "temporary kitchen" from ikea -
6 wall units (90cm length)
5 normal base units ( two with sets of drawers)
1 tall larder unit
1 double base unit with rotating pull out shelf
sink and supplies
price of doors included in cabinets plus a hood for over cooker
and worktops
all came to about £600 plus £50 delivery (which is cheaper now as we have one closer) we were planning on buying a better quality one - but 4 years later it is as good as new so why bother - so long as you put them in correctly and don't take shortcuts I don't think you would have a problem.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

If your major cooking utensil is a phone, you don't need a kitchen.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

yeah just keep an eye out for a kitchen manufacturer going out of buisness there should be plenty due to shut down if things carry on the way they are doing ;)

thats if you fancy fitting it yourself

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

I actually shake my head sometimes when I see the price these so called kitchen and bedroom fitting firms charge, its a total rip of. It goes to show what a bunch of con artists they are when you see adverts saying 70% off in the sale, and you can bet they still make a profit on that too. No doubt these firm will be feeling the heat during this Credit Crunch, 'm not against anybody earning a decent living but these people take the P

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Are you getting at me about your spelling just because i corrected a certain person who thinks he is the Lord of the website around ossy anyway think he must be the oldest resident here he thinks he knows everything about anything and knows nothing.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Marian...............dont take things too personal.
I am the first person to jump on anyone I think is taking the P but I dont think that there is any malice in what John has posted.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

I dont think there is any malice in anything jaysay posts tbh.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Agreed Em, and love Jaysay's sense of humour.:)

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

GG, to get back on thread, couple of things to watch for, make sure the base units have legs, and dont stand directly on the floor, that the carcasses are 18mm and not 15mm, the drawers have steel runners, and the drawer bases are 18mm and not just hardboard, glue all the joint before screwing them together, and you wont go far wrong, band q actually have some decent stuff, at a reasonable price (I rarely recommend them for anything), but the private companies will still normally win hands down on quality.

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

I nearly asked who are band q??:D:D:D..then the penny dropped b & q!:o
and I know band q ( I shall call them now) carcasses are 3 mm thicker (18mm) than some standard 15mm ones.. had a look on their site and some of the kitchens are quite nice and I like the challenge of building the units myself, least I theres no one to shout at if I its wrong...:D

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Its also nice to be able to blame someone else

Re: is there such a thing as a cheap and decent kitchen?
 

Magnet had a clearance warehouse in Bradford, then only one in the country. I picked up my kitchen for around £1100...17 units. It was a current kitchen. In the showroom it was priced at over £4000. My cousin came up from Windsor and picked up all his appliancies at rediculous prices: Neff hob (RRP £600) for £80, Neff Double oven(RRP £750) for £200, Top range Phillips dishwasher (RRP £500) for £150 and granite double sink for £100.

My kitchen units have the Bluemotion drawers(self closing) which are expensive anyway. It used to be on Cemetery Road in Bradford. Dont know if it still is.