Ikea kitchens?

icklejulez

Liked the quality and look of the ikea kitchens for the price. I will definatly be considering them if I ever move house!

JenIttels

Chuffed to bits with the Ikea kitchen we've got. BF's dad whinged about it not being real wood etc etc etc but then he wasn't paying for it!

Were less than impressed with their laminate flooring though and got it from B&Q in the end. However have a friend who used the wood effect laminate and said he was happy with it. We also got the worktop from B&Q as BF didn't like the ikea ones

We picked the kitchen up then BF and his dad did the fitting as they're a bit clever that way. Was a pain getting it home and then when we realised the measurements that we'd taken were slightly out we had to trek back to return some of it but was still cheaper than other places we'd looked.

I'd suggest you plan to make a few trips if you're getting an ikea kitchen - but you can use those trips to pick up other bits you may need for the house.

We got a bathroom suite from B&Q. Plain white and about £200. We reused some taps to keep costs down. The quality isn't perfect but then we couldn't afford thousands for a good quality material. Asethetically it's just fine (no evil scalloped (sp?) edging or anything!)

woodbutcher_2

I'm not sure if i like your tone Mikeywills.I am a time served joiner and know exactly what i am doing.The old kitchen isn't fit for firewood.There will be nothing skimped in this house i can assure you but neither is there any point working for months doing up a property only to get nothing back because you have overspent on materials.I am on a tight budget and was just putting some feelers out.Thank you all for the replies anyway.

blessings3

woodbutcher wrote:

I'm not sure if i like your tone Mikeywills.I am a time served joiner and know exactly what i am doing.The old kitchen isn't fit for firewood.There will be nothing skimped in this house i can assure you but neither is there any point working for months doing up a property only to get nothing back because you have overspent on materials.I am on a tight budget and was just putting some feelers out.Thank you all for the replies anyway.

Must agree with Woodbutcher - the tone is that you must be a money grabber if you are a developer - 1000's of people have Ikea kitchens and as most of the coments above show they are a bit ''european'' in sizing but the quality is fine. Unless you are renovating a period property or subtantial house whats the point in putting in a kitchen more expensive than normal or than anyone else would put in

And to be honest I would try to be echo friendly but most do er uppers donnt have beautiful period pieces in the kitchen but shabby/crap 70's chipbaord :rotfl:

mikeywills

The tone as you put it was, not a question against your ability woodbutcher, but against the product you are looking at. You have to admit though that woodbutcher is a bit tongue in cheek for a time served craftsman.:D

When I go looking at new homes there are three things that stand out for me, the quality of the kitchen, bathroom, and the choice of fireplace in the lounge.

I can tell an Ikea kitchen a mile off, and would therefore judge the quality of the finish in the rest of the house accordingly. Proportionately people spend little on the very things that are important for a good sale.

Ikea kitchen have flat pinned backs to the cupboards, if placed against the wall these will allow damp to be drawn into the cupboards. Edges that are not seen are not sealed, so again water ingress if you have a leak will cause you to replace the cupboards. The depth of the cupboards require you either to be inventive with the worktop or purchase an extended top from elsewhere, Ikeas worktops are extortionately priced compared to other manufacturers.
There is no service void to any of the cupboards which makes their furniture very unfriendly to fitters, if your walls are running out you will have to batten the walls and extend the worktop. You will also have to be far more prepared before you put any cupboards in, the plumbing and electrics either get drilled through the cupboards (very ugly) or brought up from underneath.
Finally from a trade point of view you are paying retail prices for a product, the same as joe public, what added value does that put onto your sale.

Ikea kitchen are for DIY'ers, not time served craftsmen, personally I would not have them anywhere near a property I am involved in, as most kitchen fitters I know would agree. Ikea simply cut corners on finish and quality, to get the price down. Add the extra in for you to fit, and you may just aswell have gone to howdens. Cheaper is very rarely better, you get what you pay for. Aslong as you go into it with your eyes wide open I don't see any problem, with me being the contradictory opinion to your other commentators

Debt_Free_Chick

My only comment about Ikea kitchens is that it's a very "now" and "Ikea" look - which won't suit everyone, but will probably keep the majority happy.

Afraid I didn't like any of them, but I was looking for a very conservative, country/Shaker style finish.

Having said that, you need to cater for what will suit (or not offend!) the majority and not do anything which is "unusual" or "unique".

The alternative is to try and identify your target market i.e. those you are likely to be selling to and cater for what their tastes are likely to be. Local estate agents can give some feedback here.

HTH

tawnyowls

Debt_Free_Chick wrote:

Afraid I didn't like any of them, but I was looking for a very conservative, country/Shaker style finish.

Most of the Ikea kitchens seem to be exactly this style. I had this before (not an Ikea one) and hated it, because the square architraving was a s*d to clean; the dirt lodges right into it, so it's out with the toothbrush all the time. After that, I stuck with a plain, seamless, gloss finish.

buxtonrabbitgreen

I had a bathroom suite from focus all in button flush loo stainless steel bath and a basin. It included taps andd plugs £199. The taps plugs and loo seat were not brilliant and will be swapping them soon., But the actual suite was very good value, and I particularly wanted a steel bath not a horrible fibreglass/ plastic one. Also kids now flush the loo as it is a lot easier. As for Ikea kitchens, my son lives in Denmark and everyone there seems to have them and be very happy with them.

woodbutcher_2

Having never seen an ikea kitchen and never visited an ikea store,i thought i would just see what people thought of them because they get a lot of mention.I've already decided to rule them out and have been to Howdens today to price up a shaker style kitchen.They informed me that these are the biggest sellers at the moment so my reckoning is that it will appeal to the widest range of potential buyers.

As for the tongue in cheek comment,i really don't know what you are implying.

Thank you all for your comments.

dazco

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and here
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