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JEN22
JEN22 Posts: 612 Forumite
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We are looking at having a new kitchen. WE WANT TO USED SOMEONE In Lancashire to design and plan the kitchen but we don't know where to start


Has anyone in the area any recommendations for good fitters and planners
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  • leo25
    leo25 Posts: 20 Forumite
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    Probably with looking at checkatrade to find a good local kitchen fitter.
    As for the kitchen could try ikea as they design & supply units & appliances.
  • xyz123
    xyz123 Posts: 1,663 Forumite
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    JEN22 wrote: »
    We are looking at having a new kitchen. WE WANT TO USED SOMEONE In Lancashire to design and plan the kitchen but we don't know where to start


    Has anyone in the area any recommendations for good fitters and planners

    Plenty of options ikea, B&q, wickes , wren and any independent companies. No harm in getting design done from all of them. Then u can pick and choose before negotiations

    Go with personal recommendation rather than checkatrade...
  • DominicH
    DominicH Posts: 288 Forumite
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    Check-a-Trade is not reliable. There are people on there with glowing 9.8+ ratings who I know from bitter experience are totally incompetent. Sadly, you still need to follow up references yourself, unless the job is a small one that you could afford to write off to experience. Which can be worth doing, as a way of testing people out before you hire them for a bigger job.
    "Einstein never said most of the things attributed to him" - Mark Twain
  • JEN22
    JEN22 Posts: 612 Forumite
    Its finding a good fitter thats the problem
  • Furts
    Furts Posts: 4,474 Forumite
    JEN22 wrote: »
    Its finding a good fitter thats the problem

    No it is not, at least according to your post. Your kitchen has not been designed yet so a fitter will not be interested in working for you until you adopt a proactive approach. You could go to Howdens, B&Q, Wickes, Homebase and so on and the designs done FOC. You will then automatically get an introduction to fitting. Or you could design it yourself. It appears at the moment that neither approach has been followed?

    Ultimately, if you get rigid units, get laminate worktops, are not over fussy on workmanship, and keep things simple a handyman may be suitable to do your work. A cheaper and more easily available person than a kitchen fitter.
  • JEN22
    JEN22 Posts: 612 Forumite
    Im not looking for a cheap job. I want quality products and a quality fitter to assemble them
  • Meepster
    Meepster Posts: 5,955 Forumite
    Where about in Lancs are you?

    I know a fair few good companies all over the NW
    If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands

  • JEN22
    JEN22 Posts: 612 Forumite
    Chorley Lancashire area
  • Meepster
    Meepster Posts: 5,955 Forumite
    Kitchen Flair in Leyland or Lostock Hall, or Kam Design in Preston are two of the best options around there.
    If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands

  • JEN22
    JEN22 Posts: 612 Forumite
    Thanks but how do you know that please?
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