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Joe C
9:10 Tue Sep 8
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Bought our new one in Wickes - their prices for the kitchen itself were fine, but their fitting is a rip-off.
Got a bloke of ratedpeople.com who fitted the whole thing, including all the extras that Wickes would have charged even more for, for less than half what Wickes quoted
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Honest Hammer
10:48 Tue Sep 8
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Spandex Sidney 11:43 Mon Sep 7
Re: Kitchens
No, my life partner Bob might be though.
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Fivetide
10:54 Tue Sep 8
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I think plenty of people use their kitchens!
You don't have to be a budding cook to use a cooker, hob, fridge, grill, toaster, kettle, table, work surfaces etc?
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onsideman
11:02 Tue Sep 8
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What JLAP said
Benchmarx kitchens are the same as Wickes kitchens, but they're ready built and 40% cheaper and better quality than Howdens (18mm cabinets rather than 15mm I think) Get a local (recommended) kitchen fitter who will have, or can open, a Benchmarx account and Bob's your uncle.
get them to design it but do not, however, buy anything but the cabinets from them.
For appliances use any online store like ao.com, for worktops use Stoneman (or some other quartz/granite supplier) and for taps and sinks etc use t'internet
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stoneman
11:15 Tue Sep 8
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Never use Wickes, B & Q fitters, that's how they make their money.
Their are some excellent independent kitchen fitters out there who will do a brilliant job and won't rip you off.
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Heath Hammer
11:33 Tue Sep 8
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I got mine from Wren. - i was pretty pleased with the price, interest free credit etc.
As long as you have half an idea about how to design (as they do not) they seemed good value for money.
In the end i got it for about the same price Benchmarx were chanrging me for similar kitchen. My builder was really impressed with the carcasses - said they were better than the howdens ones
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madeeasy
12:45 Tue Sep 8
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Im not an expert but believe all the kitchen fittera buy their own private jobs they fit from howdens.
Hth
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The Bard
12:58 Tue Sep 8
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Depends how lazy you are and how much money you've got.
Wren, B&Q, Ikea, Wickes etc are all much of muchness. They make a big profit on fitting, but its nice to just pay your dough and they get on with it.
But you can get a kitchen at half the price if you source items yourself and get a kitchen fitter in. But time consuming and hassle.
If you go all in with the usual suspects you are paying about £2-3k for the lack of hassle.
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Don Ravioli
1:44 Tue Sep 8
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Pretty much what onsideman said.
I am a kitchen fitter and would rather use benchmarx than howdens.
Ive fitted for all the big kitchen company's and they're all pretty much the same. Do not go near ikea kitchens. They are the biggest pile of shit on the market.
Also don't use the manufacturers fitters as they put about 30-40% on top of the normal fit price, especially B&Q.
Good luck
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