B&Q It Kitchens

juno-eclipse

Hey guys,

My mams looking for a cheap kitchen just to put in before she sells the house, iv looked at the It Kitchens on the B&Q website, but all the units are plain white, and i cant see any colections to match the pictures they have in the ranges section, can someone tell me what im doing wrong lol

thnaks guys
J

LizzieS_2

Not used the site for a while - it is annoyingly slow sometimes.

They have recreated their webpages, so there may be some faults.

The base units are white inside, you have to buy doors, knobs, colour co-ordinated end panels, plinths etc separately.

CKdesigner

Hi,

Just as another thought - is it really worth putting in a cheap kitchen? Say you spend £3k on a cheap kitchen, will your mum make an extra £3k on the sale price of the flat? I think its debatable, obviously depends on so many factors, but potential purchasors might see the cheap kitchen and think they will need to spend out more money on the flat to replace it for a better quality one that they will actually like. So if that's the case you would be better off leaving the existing kitchen then people would see the 'development potential' and fit a kitchen of their choice.

I always think you are better off doing the job properly or not at all, because generally people will recognise a 'cheap makeover' job.

ema_o

I agree with CK designer. The fact that the kitchen was almost non existant when we bought our house was a good thing for us as we knew we would need to update it and we're now doing it exactly how we want.
When we moved in initially we fitted a couple of the plain white takeaway cupboards from Wickes plus a bit of plain white worktop. These were the best value we could find so if your mum has her heart set on putting in a kitchen I would take a look at those.

dane-katie

Have you tried Ikea? i got my kitchen done out with solid oak worktops, all new cabinets and doors for £1350 plus they are excellent quality i have had ours in now for about 3 years and still look like new! £1350 isnt much but we do have a big kitchen 6m x 5m, plus it did include a £200 sink in that too (double belfast sink) oh it did include all our handles too

juno-eclipse

The kitchen that is in at the minute is over 30 years old and falling to bits and the entire house needs sorted out as its unliveable at the moment shes going through a divorce and needs to move into the house soon but wont be able to sell it for a while. So just needs to be made liveable really and look a bit more decent to a buyer as its probably only worth 40,000 now because of the state it is in and the others on the road are selling at 70+.

Thanks for your help
J

cally1_2

wickes takeaway kitcens are fine for what you need

amilotte

juno-eclipse wrote: »

The kitchen that is in at the minute is over 30 years old and falling to bits and the entire house needs sorted out as its unliveable at the moment shes going through a divorce and needs to move into the house soon but wont be able to sell it for a while. So just needs to be made liveable really and look a bit more decent to a buyer as its probably only worth 40,000 now because of the state it is in and the others on the road are selling at 70+.

Thanks for your help
J

My personal opinion would be not to bother. We have bought and sold properties in need of updating and have basically ripped everything out to start afresh - in one property the kitchen was new but the pipework/electrics wooden window and door all needed sorting anyway so the whole thing had to be ripped out. If work is needed to the whole of the property then it is unlikely that a new kitchen is going to sway someones decsion as to buy it as they will be aware that it will have a project on their hands. As another poster said, are you likely to recoup the cost of the kitchen.... if yes then I guess it wouldn't hurt but if the property is worth that much less than others in the same road I would doubt the house would be valued higher just because you have put in a new kitchen.

Have you asked the estate agent what they think?

In my very first house we fitted a Focus (off the shelf) kitchen which cost a few hundred quid so you may find cheaper than B&Q - just a thought if you really want to replace.

Amilotte

ic

If the house is that bad, leave as is - chances are it'll go to a developer who will immediately rip everything out and start again.

dander

I definitely agree with the people that say speak to an estate agent before you do anything. Especially if your mum's having a stressful time at the mo anyway. You may find the condition affects the value less than you think and there are plenty of people out there looking for places to do up. I'd say even if you sell it 'as is' give the place a major clean as that really will help, and doesn't cost anything.