Benchmarx kitchen

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Anyone had one? They look like Wickes kitchens - and are owned by Travis Perkins

Thanks

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Meepster

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They look like Wickes kitchens - and are owned by Travis Perkins

They are Wickes kitchens (well, effectively) but are rigid built instead of flat-packed...

niamhtra66

Are they cheaper than wickes?? We have been looking at the heritage grey but it is way, way above our budget, however it is called Barrowdale at benchmarx but it is exactly the same, has anyone used them/recommend them?

Meepster

Yes, they are cheaper than Wickes, but they are trade only (kind of like Howdens) so you'll need a builder/fitter to get it for you...

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They will do a kitchen plan for you though, I'm only just at that stage and am shopping around.

phill99

But they are superior to Wickes as they have 15mm backs and sofy closers on doors as standard.

And you can't compare a flat pack to a rigid kitchen. A rigid kitchen is dowelled and glued inj the factory ands et on jigs so it is properly square. You will never guarantee this with a flat pack.

Meepster

phill99 wrote: »

But they are superior to Wickes as they have 15mm backs and sofy closers on doors as standard.

And you can't compare a flat pack to a rigid kitchen. A rigid kitchen is dowelled and glued inj the factory ands et on jigs so it is properly square. You will never guarantee this with a flat pack.

Wickes kitchens already have 15mm solid backs, they have had since the range review in 2005. Same with soft-close, they were the first national kitchen retailer to use Blumotion fittings in the UK (They actually trialled the clip on hinges for Blum)

The Benchmarx kitchens are not dowelled and glued, they are flat packs built up...