Howdens Quote for Glendevon Cream Kitchen

fly_half83

Hello people, newbie here so apologies if I am asking a question that has been asked by many a person before in advance.

My gf and I are in the process of buying a new kitchen and have spoken to the likes of Howdens, Benchmarx and also Homebase. So far the best price we have had is from Benchmarx for the Tucson which was about £5400.

We have also had a quote through from Howdens which with discount comes down to £7100. Here is the list:

1 EA Glr Wh Nh 300 CC HL base 107.70
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 600 CC under sink house 128.40
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 600 h/l appliance door 71.70
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 1000 3 Drawer Base 418.20
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC larder Twr 205.80
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC larder Twr 205.80
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC larder Twr 205.80
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 600 70/30 Appliance Twr 254.40
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC HL base 118.50
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 1000 CC HL base 169.80
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 400 CC HL base 111.30
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 600mm cush/cl 3 draw 298.20
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 600mm cush/cl 3 draw 298.20
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC FH wall 88.50
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC FH glass wall 117.30
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 500 CC FH glass wall 117.30
1 EA Glr Wh Nh 400 CC FH wall 81.90
3 EA Glr Wh Nh 2750 gloss plinth 123.00
10 EA Glr Wh Nh base decor end 382.50
4 EA Glr Wh Nh Fh Wall Decor End - 752mm 116.00
2 EA Glr Wh Nh tower decor end 198.50
5 EA Glr Wh Nh Square Cornice/Pelmet 147.50
1 EA Glr Wh Nh Edging Strip 3.45
3 EA Oak 40 x 616 x 3000mm Block Worktop 893.70
2 EA Worktop wax oil 35.10

2 Barrier Paper 17.54
1 Lamona Fully Integrated Dishwasher 378.00
1 Lamona 70/30 Frost Free F/Fzr 567.00
27 Nickel Effect 237mm Drawer Handle 125.01
3 Nickel Effect 610MM Door Handle 23.76
1 Lamona S/s Glass 60cm Chimney Extr 376.20
1 Carbon Filter Twin Pack 16.20
2 Kitchen 500mm Glass Shelf Pack 29.70
1 White Ceramic Belfast sink & waste 155.70
1 Sgl Bowl Dlx Plumb Kit/Twin App 16.65
1 Victoria Swan Neck 89.10
1 Delivery 50.00

This comes to £8092 inclusive of VAT, but due to getting it through a trade account we have got it down to £7100.

Does this seem right? Also any help would be much appreciated.

Meepster

What discount levels have you been given?

Weird_Nev

We got a discount of between 60-80% on everything from Howdens, took an 11k kitchen down to £4,500 including appliances. We also got the dishwasher free and £200 off.

What I'd honestly suggest ,having put myself through the misery of a kitchen refurb, is this:
Now you have a rough idea of the kitchen you want, find a reputable kitchen fitter with a Howdens account. Sit down with them ,explain what you want and negotiate a price. They'll use their stronger buying power to drive down the cost from Howdens themselves ,and then the extra saving can go towards them fitting it to a decent standard. You get the peace of mind that things are being done properly, they get some work where the client has a good idea what they want.

fly_half83

Thanks for the advice; thing is we have actually gone through an allegedly reputable builder/customer of Howdens (apologies for poor English) yet it appears that we have only got 1k off.

Admittedly we have used a different branch of Howdens but I didn't think that would cause too many problems or difference in price.

On the face of it does that seem a decent price?

deanos

fly_half83 wrote: »

Thanks for the advice; thing is we have actually gone through an allegedly reputable builder/customer of Howdens (apologies for poor English) yet it appears that we have only got 1k off.

Admittedly we have used a different branch of Howdens but I didn't think that would cause too many problems or difference in price.

On the face of it does that seem a decent price?

The builder is probably taking a big cut, should get more than 1k off list price

Dont get the appliances from Howdens they are just re badged Beko's you can get cheaper elsewhere

gazza0210

Just wanted to add, u might wanna check out the worktop prices.

Oh and google Lamona.

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Meepster

gazza0210 wrote: »

I seriously wouldn't take much notice of discount levels at howdens.

I would disagree completely. You need to pay a lot of attention to the discount levels. If you aren't being given a discount of at LEAST 65%, they aren't giving you their best price.

They will only discount some ranges to 65%, and others up to 80%, it all depends on the profit margin of the specific kitchen.

The prices you have been given seem to be on the high side, especially the appliances, worktops etc.

£378 for a Lemon dishwasher? You can get a Whirlpool dishwasher from one of Howdens competitors for £189 with a kitchen, likewise you can get a fridge freezer for half the price you have been quoted.

dobragol

General rule for Howdens kitchens is buy the units from them as they really good quality for price ,buy appliances somewhere else and try to source worktops elsewhere too .Works best for me .

Janice2

I agree with dobragol - best to source worktops and appliances elsewhere. But we recently had the Glendevon Cream from Howdens and are really pleased with it. I would suggest that perhaps your builder may be getting a much bigger discount than he's passing on to you? The prices you have listed seem expensive compared to what we paid....

PoorCharleyBear

Agree with Dobragol comments. I have installed 2 kitchens using Howdens and the level of discount is important. Would use them again for the next kitchen. Buy you appliances elsewhere and use a recognisable brand.