Buying drawer inserts, pull-outs for kitchen

dinky73

Hi

Just wondered if anyone can recommend online places to buy the internal bits for my new kitchen. I'm doing a house renovation and am planning my kitchen. I'm getting the kitchen designed and made by Howdens but I'm sourcing the worktops, appliances and the pull-out larders, pan drawer dividers, cutlery inserts etc myself.

My builder has recommended one site (supplyonlykitchens) but wondered if they were all much the same or if there are great variations in quality or price.

I know a friend who's just had her kitchen fitted and is having a nightmare with a pull out larder, it won't pull out properly, feels stiff and doesn't shut properly. I know the designer at Howdens said that they do differ and some have better smoother mechanisms than others. The ones I tried at Howdens were nice and smooth but obviously more expensive for them to supply than if I sourced myself.

Any help or advice very much appreciated.

Thank you
Dinks

jimmywaugh

You an check out this site organizationaccessories and then of course there is the best one ikea.com. A pull-out larder makes it easy to find and reach everything in a deep cabinets. Make sure there is enough space around the larder so you can reach in from both sides.

adamg

be carefull there is no guarantee other wirework will fit into their cabinets, howdens have 18mm sides so you need to ensure anything you buy fits within this

dinky73

Thanks for the advice.

CKdesigner

Hi Dinky73

Don't do it!

If you don't like the quality of the Howdens pullouts and mechanisms then you really shouldn't be buying a Howdens kitchen.

CK

dinky73

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi Dinky73

Don't do it!

If you don't like the quality of the Howdens pullouts and mechanisms then you really shouldn't be buying a Howdens kitchen.

CK

I don't have a problem with the quality of the Howdens stuff at all. My builder and kitchen fitter both said Howdens put a big mark up on them and we could source them ourselves. The quality is fine but we've been through the quote and seen what they're charging and the kitchen fitter says we can get the same for much cheaper.

Jaynne

CKdesigner wrote: »

Hi Dinky73

Don't do it!

If you don't like the quality of the Howdens pullouts and mechanisms then you really shouldn't be buying a Howdens kitchen.

CK

Whats behind this advise?

CKdesigner

Kitchen_DesignR wrote: »

Bitterness...

LOL

Come on guys its common sense!!

Would you buy a car body from one company and then the engine from another?

There are potentially so many things that can go wrong with purchasing a new kitchen and surely purchasing mechanisms from another company to the cabinetry is just a step to far.

I can't say what Howdens do but our mechanisms are probably a bit more expensive in our kitchens than you can buy separately but ours are all completely fitted and working in the units in the factory ! So in the long run the overall cost is cheaper as you don't have to pay for the fitter's time to fit and fiddle with them on site!

CK

evokit

end of the day it aint about if the fitting is fitted or not, it helps big time but the fact pullouts are onoe of the 1st things that will break dont do cheap stuff (im affraid howdens offer) the more you spend on these things they will last, you can get a 300 larder pullout for £200 or £400 theres a reason there is a price difference.