new kitchen

red_eye

Need a new kitchen and I need some recomendations were to get it from.

I'm looking for cheap, quality and it has to be a diy job.

So far I have found http://www.diy-kitchens.com this is my first kitchen in my first house.

Leif

red_eye wrote: »

I'm looking for cheap, quality

I suspect the two do not go together. A lot of people I know fitted an Ikea kitchen and say they are very good for the price.

Bexm

Try something like this to help design what you want in the kitchen. It gives you a good idea of what you need for a start.

I'm not sure how cheap you are looking but we have been looking at Wickes kitchens (the ones that are on the shelves, not the order ones) and Ikea seem quite cheap and have nice kitchens.

The only problem you will have with a DIY job is cutting the counter top to the right shape.. apparently it's quite tricky so we're going to get my carpenter uncle to do it.

Also look out for people selling their kitchens, sometimes you can get a really good quality kitchen for a very low price just because someone wants rid as they are having a new one.

red_eye

Leif wrote: »

I suspect the two do not go together. A lot of people I know fitted an Ikea kitchen and say they are very good for the price.

I should of said reasonable price for decent quality :j
I'll have a look at ikea

red_eye

Bexm wrote: »

Try something like this to help design what you want in the kitchen. It gives you a good idea of what you need for a start.

I'm not sure how cheap you are looking but we have been looking at Wickes kitchens (the ones that are on the shelves, not the order ones) and Ikea seem quite cheap and have nice kitchens.

The only problem you will have with a DIY job is cutting the counter top to the right shape.. apparently it's quite tricky so we're going to get my carpenter uncle to do it.

Also look out for people selling their kitchens, sometimes you can get a really good quality kitchen for a very low price just because someone wants rid as they are having a new one.

not too cheap lol but a reasonable price.
Just want good strong carcases that will still be good for when it comes time to find a bigger house.

Jaynne

red_eye wrote: »

not too cheap lol but a reasonable price.
Just want good strong carcases that will still be good for when it comes time to find a bigger house.

You're planning on taking your kitchen with you or you want it to last how many years?

I suspect value for money wise look at benchmarx howdens and give a local independant a try - they might surprise you with their prices though I found the ones I went to pretty poor.

drummer_666

Selco are good, it's where I'm getting mine - they are trade, but if you have a business card you can register

Wickes take away kitchens are pretty cheap and v reasonable quality too

http://www.worktop-express.co.uk - very good for solid worktops

Steve_the_fitter

The quality of diy kitchens cabinets are very good. Will last you years

Leif

By the way, try searching this forum, there are many similar discussions and a wealth of knowledge from the better informed posters (not me, ).

cyclonebri1

You will find very little difference in the quality of low range units to that of much higher priced ranges.
I've said this before and not all agree, but "there is cheap rubbish and there is expensive rubbish".

By that I mean they are all compressed sawdust or chippings with other crap thrown in for good measure.

My view is that even the cheapest when screwed together correctly, become a solid fitting and will last until fashion changes.

MFI were the best for a decent kitchen at a very decent price, if you bought their higher end units that is.
But they have gone but Howdens took over there manufacturing facility I'm told, but the prices aren't where they where.

But then again MFI went bust so those price differences couldn't be maintained.;);)

Only kitchens I've fitted in the last few years have been B&Q units, 1 from the cheaper end of their listings and 1 from a top end range.

There was little difference in the carcase construction from 1 to the other, do the sums.;);)

evokit

Its not really the carcass that makes the different in price on a kitchen it s the door frontal and the fittings used.
but on the carcass front although all are generally produced the same way there are many scales of compression. eg a cheaper way and more expensive way to make them. same as everything in life.
the lower compressed carcass (cheaper) will tend to have more air gaps and screws wont re-grip and losen faster, like your argos and ikea flat pack stuff.
Always look for a pre-built as they are constructed and alot more solid than your flat pack cam n dowel construction