Good kitchen fitter/joiner needed.

psybear

Got a new kitchen fitted a couple of years back. It was no bargain, but it's turned out to be a pretty poor quality job. Had a major row at the time with the guy (and it was a one-man band, not a firm) who fitted it and there's no way I'm going back to him now for remedial work.

And it needs remedial work! Got granite worktops, which are obviously fine, and the doors themselves are okay, albeit a lot of the hinges could do with adjusting. Possibly the biggest aspect of any remedial work would be the replacement of the fake oak side panels/trim/kick-panels (melamine-faced chipboard!) with real solid oak. I know this won't be cheap, but I think it would be worth it longer-term.

I suppose the right firm could do it, although I suspect a lot of them will try to flog me a new kitchen. A skilled joiner might be all that I need.

Any personal recommendations?

Pauline_P_2

JM Joinery and Construction 07738 271771

psybear

Thanks for the recommendation, but can you support it with any further information?

Pauline_P_2

Did several jobs for a family friend (roof, floors, gates, wooden doors) and was recommended to us although we haven't come to use him ourselves yet.

Golden_Anemone

psybear wrote: »

Possibly the biggest aspect of any remedial work would be the replacement of the fake oak side panels/trim/kick-panels (melamine-faced chipboard!) with real solid oak. I know this won't be cheap, but I think it would be worth it longer-term.

I suppose the right firm could do it, although I suspect a lot of them will try to flog me a new kitchen. A skilled joiner might be all that I need.

What you're looking for is oak veneered MDF, not solid wood. I have a fairly new oak kitchen and this is what was used for all the visible panels. I had a joiner refinish my staircase which is in the kitchen at the same time and again, it was oak veneered MDF which he used. What area are you in so people can recommend a joiner?

CL

We just got a new kitchen fitted last year and the exposed ends and the sides and back of the island are solid wood (not veneer) tongue and groove. It looks much, much better than the 2 previous kitchens we had which had a veneer on the ends. Would definitely go for this option again.

We got the whole kitchen from a kitchen supplier, but the man who fitted it works when he is needed for this business and then fits by himself the rest of the time. He did an amazing job. I don't have his number, but if you PM me I will give you the number of the kitchen company he works for and they might give it to you.

psybear

Thanks for the info GA - I'm in south Belfast.

CL - you have a PM, thanks.