how to find a good kitchen fitter on a low budget

bodmil

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phill99

You need to speak to friends, neighbours, colleagues etc.

However a good and cheap kitchen fitter are not normally found in the same sentence.

A good otter will make a cheap kitchen look a million dollars, but a guy with a saw and a screwdriver who calls himself a fitter will make the best kitchen look like a chewed toffee. Don't scrimp in fitting costs.

Ionkontrol

Put a post on here.....

http://kitchenfittersforum.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=37

keystone

What is your budget and what is the size of kitchen you want fitting (number of wall and floor units, appliances, worktop lengths, decor panels, plinths, pelmets and cornices, worktop joints etc etc).

Cheers

SailorSam

Get in touch with a local college that does some sort of joinery courses. If you can speak to one of the instructors he may recommend one of the better students who has almost finished his training and would welcome the experience.

nickj_2

have to agree with phil , ask friends nieghbour who have had work done or i they know someone , even if you are having a cheap kitchen you are still going to have to spend a fair bit of cash so you should want it fitted well and done so it will last .
i guess if you are on a budget then you might get away with having it done in stages , ie all the bases and worktops first , then save up and do the eye level units later

phill99

SailorSam wrote: »

Get in touch with a local college that does some sort of joinery courses. If you can speak to one of the instructors he may recommend one of the better students who has almost finished his training and would welcome the experience.

Sorry but there is no way I would let a 'good student' be let loose on a kitchen installation. A theoretical application of knowledge is not the same as time served experience.

C_Mababejive

Pay cheap get cheap..(often..)

bodmil

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nickj_2

you will either have to pay the going rate , which is what anyone who is decent will be charging or take a punt and get it done cheap

SUESMITH_2

bodmil wrote: »

I didn't say cheap, just on a strict budget! I want it done properly and all at once, although if I could I would break it down in stages. I've got a quote from Homebase/Wickes etc but I'm concerned that I won't get a decent quality installation.

personally i wouldn't use their fitting service as obviously they make their profit on it and quite often don't pay their fitters very well. it will probably be less expensive to get a fitter yourself.