Can we get a new kitchen for £1000?

katejo

Mummy_Jo wrote: »

We've just moved house. 7 Years ago we put in an IKEA kitchen and it was still going great guns... The worktop was rubbish but they have drastically improved the quality of the worktop since then. I kept my old appliances. We had a lot of units and the total was less than £1000 for the kitchen carcasses and worktops. I think they also have an interest free option on their kitchens at the moment - have been in there trying to get storage options for the new house. The only thing is - as someone has already mentioned there is no service gap at the back meaning you may need to move electrical cables, gas pipes - or be prepared to cut out holes in the carcasses but if you are prepared for that then it isn't a shock..

We've got a brand new expensive kitchen now but I really miss the practicality of my old IKEA one.

If you want to save a bit go for push button doors and don't put on any handles... If you want the clever storage ideas - buy them in a few months time - like the drawer inserts etc... I would Definitely recommend IKEA and their design software is pretty good too. Loads of choices over doors - you can mix and match and they look good.

Good Luck - hope you get it sorted.

Where did you get your brand new expensive one? In what way is it not practical?

Spiggle

lauracusack wrote: »

I did actually have a look at wickes website. Seems fair price wise. ...
How do you find yours?

Edit: Wickes' units are actually cheaper like-for-like than ikea's, but not sure whether the quality is the same? I would imagine it's very similar.

It's almost three years since we had our Wickes kitchen and I still love it. We had kitchen fitters in (not Wickes) as it was a complete remodel. The consultant at Wickes was brilliant - did the design for us and costed it all out according to our budget. It is bigger than your requirements, included all appliances and wasn't a 'budget' range but it really is excellent.

My daughter's tiny kitchen was then done with Wickes units a couple of months later. This was a renovation job - wasn't fitted before. Had Wickes draw out the plan and she used the same fitters as me. Budget units and worktop and included hob, oven and extractor and was well under £1k. And that looks just as good today as when it was fitted.

Hope those examples help. I can't recommend Wickes highly enough. And their customer services are brilliant too. Talk to the kitchen consultant at your local store.

Good luck,
Spigs

krlyr

keystone wrote: »

Because you don't want this:



effect in a couple of years time resulting from the fluids that have been spilt on it or when it has been washed.

Cheers

Yup - got a few areas like that in our kitchen (already had laminate when we moved in). We want to do the same flooring in the living room and kitchen (well, dependant on if/how we extend) so rather than laminate all the way through, we've thought about going for a top quality vinyl flooring with a wood/plank effect instead. Should be warmer under the feet too and solve the annoying click-clack of laminate flooring.

For now, I have a large rubber-backed cotton rug which protects most of the floor, but it does look much nicer without.

Mummy_Jo

katejo wrote: »

Where did you get your brand new expensive one? In what way is it not practical?

We've moved into a nearly new (1 yr old) David Wilson Home - The quality of the units are great its just the design and the use of space as it has been done by the builder - presumably on a budget. I would have loved to have had the shell - What a kitchen as the space is huge. We've just moved in a few weeks ago and two out of the four neighbours that I've really got to know are replacing their kitchens within the next year due to design/layout!

I have no such plans at the moment - the worktops aren't great (laminate which has blown at the edges) but the units and doors are fine.

loracan1

lauracusack wrote: »

Is there any way to stop that happening?

By not wet-mopping it.

Only time I've had that happen in my laminate floored kitchen is when the dishwasher sprung a leak (and it wasn't anywhere near as bad) - I don't have the washing machine in there though, which might make it a little less of a risk.

usignuolo

I second the ebay option, we saw a really nice sh kitchen (solid wood) on ebay that a young couple had stripped out because they had just bought the house and were having the kitchen revamped and their own new one installed. We contacted them and were invited to go round and look at it (we only looked at kitchens in easy travelling distance) before making a bid. It was in really good condition. The only reason we did not go ahead was when we measured it, we realised there were not quite enought units to fit the space occupied by our existing units.

spadoosh

You should be able to get a kitchen for less than £1000.

I recently posted about this deal at b&q.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4061691=

Its an 8 unit kitchen for £399 (white aswell which is a bonus) The doors are the better B&Q doors but the carcusses are the standard ones. You get a dark granite effect worktop. I would imagine if you bought 2 or 3 of these you would have more than enough units to fit out your kitchen. The problems arise when you need variations from the 8 units, prices will rise quickly then.

I bought it because i needed 3 units in my utility room (so am effectively wasting half of it!) And still think its a good deal!


With regards to the laminate flooring, you should have no problems fitting it in a kitchen just make sure it says suitable for wet zones or something along those lines.

You only get what happened in that pic from
a) soaking your flooring or
b) buying cheap flooring