New kitchen costs

Lawrence_Crowther

Martial,
It says on the website they work nationally. I hope so anyway, I'm in Cheltenham.
Lawrence.

Lawrence_Crowther

Just called them and they template and install UK mainland.
Found a good microwave as well http://www.biasco.com/1/1/102313-neff-h5474n0gb-built-stainless-steel-standard-microwave-oven.html just need to find out if it's the best price now.

MartialArtMan

http://www.appliancedeals.co.uk/product_information.aspx?ProductID=7618&ProductCode=H5474S0GB_BK&utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=ProductFeeds

Including free delivery!

Doozergirl

I had granite in my last house, have speedstone in this house. I love the disco sparkles of the speedstone and there's barely any difference, expect that I know the speedstone isn't solid all the way through and I *think* you get a more purely smooth and reflective surface with granite, or it might just be that you get slightly more dull areas with the speedstone. The difference is minute really, you'd only know if you'd had and lived with both.

Our speedstone surfaces were a rejected customer order from B&Q - they'd been sat on a shelf for 18 months when we got them. Pricewise the speedstone should have cost a lot more than the granite.

MartialArtMan

Doozergirl wrote: »

Pricewise the speedstone should have cost a lot more than the granite.

Oh. I was hoping the fact that it sits on a base of MDF would make it a similar price or even less than the granite...

Lawrence_Crowther

That's what I would have thought also. I'm hoping so anyway.
The sparkly black quartz is one that all the companies I've contacted offer and the samples I've got all look the same. Apparently Quartz is man made and isn't porous like granite so that's a plus along with the guarantee you can get.

Stone_Gazer

Hi All,

Thought i'd add my opinion,

Quartz is a strong, durable and eye catching stone especially the black mirror effect. (why black mirror because thats what it is, its man made so they crush a mirror and add it to the stone to give that specific effect)
Although IT WILL DISCOLOUR OR MARK IF YOU PUT HOT PANS DOWN ON IT,
Im forever fixing or replacing these due to this.

Granite - Well me personally i cannot fault it, Its great stuff which i have the privelage to work with, beautiful colours and resistant to a busy kitchen!

Keep your worktops sealled correctly and you should'nt have to much of a problem with either.

At the end of the day you cannot rave about one type from another as they both have there strengths and weaknesses its all down to what you like after all its your kitchen.

PLEASE< PLEASE< get an experianced installer to install your kitchens you wont believe the problems i have with un-happy customers because they used dave from down the pub instead of a propper installer which A)delays the work and B)Cost's you money to put right.

We always try and do any extra work for free but 9/10 the jobs are full dayers so its impossible, thats how wrong these installers were!

Any gaps in the units need to be supported by battons screwed to the wall to support the back edge, and the front would be supported by a strip of metal under the worktops which you would'nt see just for extra support!

Hope it helps and good luck :beer:

Lawrence_Crowther

Stone Gazer,
Good to read your feedback but I've read that Quartz is non porous and granite is porous. Also granite has no guarantee and quartz has, so it was an easy decision for me to look for a quartz worktop than a granite one.
I've spoken with a lot of people and read a lot of forums and the overall thing is that granite is not as good as quartz andf there are some dodgy granites out there. Other kitchen forums say that you should never put any hot pans on surfaces anyway. I think that quartz will be our final choice but ultimately it isn't me making the decision.

Mehullakhani

Just out of interest, has anyone seen the new Screwfix.com kitchen range. They look very impressive, 18mm thick, soft-close drawers as standard. I have a feeling they are actually the same ones that Benchmarx sell.

Any impressions from anyone. Its all on their website if you want to have a look. Prices look fantastic.

R

mehul

Stone_Gazer

Lawrence_Crowther wrote: »

Stone Gazer,
Good to read your feedback but I've read that Quartz is non porous and granite is porous. Also granite has no guarantee and quartz has, so it was an easy decision for me to look for a quartz worktop than a granite one.
I've spoken with a lot of people and read a lot of forums and the overall thing is that granite is not as good as quartz andf there are some dodgy granites out there. Other kitchen forums say that you should never put any hot pans on surfaces anyway. I think that quartz will be our final choice but ultimately it isn't me making the decision.

Yes Granite is porpous but as long as you seal them regularly every 6 months you should have no problem with any staining or discolouring.

Quartz does have a gurantee as does most companies i know who supply granite most 2 years but i 1-2 more who have an extended option of up to 20 years.

Is quartz better than granite.......NO.......Quartz is man made and therefore not as strong as granite but then easily replacable with colour matching etc.

You can put hot pans direct onto granite but not the bright red 1000oc type well you can but dont leave them there move them as soon as possible, ask your supplier for your hobcut out and use this for it.

Good luck with your project!