Kitchen recommendations

mackiem_2

Just when to John Lewis, doors in their range don't look that upmarket, can other doors be put instead?

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi Mackiem, I would probably say that Merway have got the slight edge on build quality terms over all German makes except Eggersmann. This is basically due to the carcase thickness (All normal German makes 16mm, Eggersmann 20mm, Mereway 19mm).

I feel at the moment value for money Mereway produces the best kitchen you can buy, but if you want something extra special in a bespoke colour or a special wood then German it has to be.

Ta.

CKdesigner

mackiem wrote: »

Just when to John Lewis, doors in their range don't look that upmarket, can other doors be put instead?

Hi Mackiem, It all depends on the style of door you want. For solid wood Shaker style doors they are excellent quality and also their high gloss lacquers are equal to any normal German brand. But if you want something that bit out of the ordinary then German it might have to be.

At the moment we are doing lots of Merway in handleless high gloss white because the gloss quality is fine and the handleless range has all the options we need, but when we get someone that wants something a bit more individual then we can do anything, and I mean anything, with Eggersmann, for example we shall be doing shortley a kitchen in matt white and high gloss veneered Elm. It will be stunning and probably not another kitchen in the country like it!

Judging by other posts I have seen from you it sounds like you want a modern German kitchen and I don't think you could get anything better than Eggersmann as the quality I think is better and the range is far wider than anything Bulthaup or Poggenpohl could do.

foi1983

Hello everyone!

I am so glad that I came across this thread.

My mum has been very poorly recently and I have been staying with her until she is better. I havent been round hers for a while and now that I am here, have noticed so many things that need fixing/refurbishing.

I would like to buy her a new kitchen but don't know where to start. If I could afford the best, most expensive kitchen for her then I would buy it but unfortunately, I can't.

Can anyone give me a rough figure for how much it would cost to buy and fit one. It is a very small kitchen. Currently it has 8 doors, the oven, cooker and a washing machine (sorry about my absolutely rubbish explanation). It actually has a toilet in it! I am thinking of getting that knocked out actually.

Anyway, any replies would be nice.

Thanks

Candystore

I'm in the same position as you. I was going to go for a Howdens kitchen but a poster on another thread has said that Magnet are currently better value.

Unsure if he meant Magnet or Magnet Trade

kathjaydave

We bought our kitchen from Wickes, 50% off, Oak, soft closing doors/drawers. Would recommend them 100%

bannieb

mackiem wrote: »

Just wanted to know about Nolte Kitchens, anyone have one? Build Quality and Carcass?

We got a Nolte kitchen in 2001 and it is as good as the day it
was installed.The quality of the units is excellent. It looks like a bespoke kitchen and our backboards to match our worktops were made to measure so the finish is perfect. The customer service was terrific. I read recently that the interiors of the units now match the exterior whereas mine are cherry with white interiors. I would get a Nolte kitchen again in a heartbeat but I will not be needing one for years and years. What are you waiting for, get ordering!

buglawton

We liked Ikea units but they were too large for our 1950s kitchen and Ikea does not seem to be very flexible about this. So opted for Everest who had comparable units a and were able to customize them a bit.

Doozergirl

buglawton wrote: »

We liked Ikea units but they were too large for our 1950s kitchen and Ikea does not seem to be very flexible about this. So opted for Everest who had comparable units a and were able to customize them a bit.

How much did that end up costing?

ic

ronnyb wrote: »

Anyone know when or how often the 50% sale for the i.t. range is on.

Usually a month after they double the price of the range...

buglawton

@Doozergirl:
In typical fitted kitchen style, it was a convoluted stage act of a wildly high list price followed by unmissable discount and complicated (and rather unattractive) finance deal. However I still took the finance as taking a loan on it (via a big bank) protected me against the co going belly up after payments made but before kitchen done.

[ Edit ]

Not going to embarrass the salesman by making the numbers public, however when I ran our requirements thru this calculator:
http://www.pandadesign.co.uk/services/calculator.html
we are at the top end and then a bit once the finance deal has been killed out.
But as we got an excellent fitting team are reasonably happy, despite a comedy of errors about some correct items being delivered on time (not).

We had already rejected each & every cabinet design Wickes, B&Q and Homebase had to offer.