B&Q Huge reductions on kitchens

scotnan

Under clearance section they have greatly reduced prices.

Looks like it's only on 3 ranges though Lemon Shaker, Vanilla Gloss and Pine Style.

e.g 400mm wide Drawer Line Door & Drawer Front -Pack P Lemon Shaker
Was £34.00
Was £17.00
Now £9.50
Save £24.50

600mm wide Tall Oven Housing Door - Pack J Lemon Shaker
Was £37.00
Was £18.00
Now £9.50
Save £27.50

600mm wide Bridging Door - Pack D Lemon Shaker
Was £32.00
Was £16.00
Now £5.30
Save £26.70


They also have shelves reduced from £8 to £2.50






http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_reffacet=_special_offers&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fsystem_specialOffersFlag%3dsystem_specialOffersFlag%2f_special_offers%3e%7bClearance%7d&fh_refview=summary&fh_refpath=facet_51441524&ts=1141345336987

mbailey

If the items you want are coming from the main B&Q delivery warehouse be very careful as delivery times are around 3 months at the moment due to a major fire at the depot last month.

I had a kitchen delivered from B&Q in January but had some missing and damaged items. For 2 damaged doors I am awaiting replacements I was quoted 10 weeks delivery!!!

Deluks

I picked up a couple of those £2.50 shelves in my local B&Q (Sutton) for £1 each about 4 weeks ago, they had loads of other stuff and clearance doors/cabinets/ex-display etc. going for a few quid each, but I was there today and the sale section had gone.

Watch out though, they sell the doors cheap, because they are very cheap to manufacture (so are the base units) they then make the money back on appliances and accessories.

For example I just bought 10 new MFI steel t-bar cupboard door handles on eBay for under £10. (and the seller had loads) The B&Q equivalent ie: exactly the same, were in B&Q today for £7 each.

Built in appliances are also a rip-off. They are overpriced for the privelidge of being compact, and then you still have to pay extra for the appliance door to match your cabinets.
You can integrate any most regular appliances if they sit below the worktop, an experienced kitchen fitter shouldn't have any problem hiding an appliance behind a regular door.

So this is normally a good time of year to spruce up your kitchen by just replacing the doors, shop around for the other bits though!

RACHIE77

The maple modern range is also very cheap!

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB%2fstyleStyle%3e%7bmaple_style_modern%7d&fh_sort_by=_price_rrp_min&fh_sort_order=1&ts=1141382670994

I have been put off by the 12 week delivery time tho!

Silent_Bob_3

Great kitchens for the prices (especially at half price) but the service after you have paid is attrocious.

See my post in the Vent board.

Clowance

We ordered some doors from B & Q at the end of January, to be collected (no point paying delivery for a few doors), and were quoted 2 weeks delivery. Hadnt turned up after three weeks, we inquired and they had lost the order, apparently would have to be placed again and go to the back of the queue with at least 12 weeks delivery. We cancelled.
Appalling customer service. Dont buy anything unless its on the shelf to take away today!

JonPhred

Deluks wrote:

... You can integrate any most regular appliances if they sit below the worktop, an experienced kitchen fitter shouldn't have any problem hiding an appliance behind a regular door...

Not so - unless, for example, you use special worktops of greater depth than 600mm.

Integrated appliances are designed so that they do not project beyond the plinth line below door level whereas standard under-counter appliances do not 'step back' near floor level in this way so are clearly visible below the door. Some appliances with front-mounted controls (such as some washing machines) will simply not fit behind a door as the aperture is not deep enough to adequately recess the appliance and the controls can prevent the door closing: interference with standard hinge location can also be a problem in this regard (though this is one aspect that a good fitter can fix - do B&Q ever use any good fitters?)

Something like a dishwasher with a bottom-hinged door presents further problems. If you expect a 600 side-hinged door to cover the aperture for a dishwasher then the dishwasher will need to be a narrow one so that the drop-down door clears the hinges. Narrow ones are either of reduced capacity or more expensive such that an integrated one could be cheaper.

Deluks

JonPhred wrote:

Not so - unless, for example, you use special worktops of greater depth than 600mm.

Integrated appliances are designed so that they do not project beyond the plinth line below door level whereas standard under-counter appliances do not 'step back' near floor level in this way so are clearly visible below the door. Some appliances with front-mounted controls (such as some washing machines) will simply not fit behind a door as the aperture is not deep enough to adequately recess the appliance and the controls can prevent the door closing: interference with standard hinge location can also be a problem in this regard (though this is one aspect that a good fitter can fix - do B&Q ever use any good fitters?)

Something like a dishwasher with a bottom-hinged door presents further problems. If you expect a 600 side-hinged door to cover the aperture for a dishwasher then the dishwasher will need to be a narrow one so that the drop-down door clears the hinges. Narrow ones are either of reduced capacity or more expensive such that an integrated one could be cheaper.

What I meant was, a good joiner can use an offcut of worktop and bring the worktop slightly forward where the appliance is to create the required depth. Obviously you end up with that section of worktop sticking out a bit, but on the end of a run it doesn't really matter. You can also get special hinges that will allow the door to open clear of any appliance doors.
I've seen it done to good effect, meaning the owner could use their existing appliances without spoiling the look of the new kitchen, obviously this isn't suitable in all kitchens but if planning one from scratch then it's an option worth looking at to save money.

Cheers
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