Found some kitchen units but need everything else! Happy to shop around!

minibbb

Im in the process of buying a house and will be fitting a new kitchen. We like the shaker style with oak worktops and a belfast sink- fairly typical of what people seem to be going for at the moment!

I am waiting for my carpenter to give me some prices for Howdens units- the choice it between the Greenwich shaker and the Burford Shaker.

I was lucky enough today to be given the trade price list for the units and have seen that the Greenwich range is about 1/3 cheaper than the Burford although the cupboard doors are lighter/thinner. Maybe not quite as nice but a hefty saving.

What was interesting is the high prices of the worktops and appliances from Howdens. A 3M length of oak worktop is £511 with discount there! The belfast sinks are £257.

Im going to source my worktops/sink/taps elsewhere to save some money, anyone have any suggestions of good quality, good value retailers to look at?

Steve_the_fitter

try https://www.woodworktops for errr wood worktops and https://www.sinksandtaps for your belfast.

rainbow12

Worktops direct and worktops express were recommended to me - Howdens matched their price.
B and Q trade price cabinets came out less than Howdens (and they now do ready built carcasses for trade).
I got a nice kitchen tap really cheap on ebay.

drummer_666

http://www.worktop-express.co.uk/ best value that I found and I ordered from them

as for belfast sink, got mine on eBay £40. perfect condition just needed a clean

Melaniep101

drummer_666 wrote: »

http://www.worktop-express.co.uk/ best value that I found and I ordered from them

as for belfast sink, got mine on eBay £40. perfect condition just needed a clean

I would second Worktop Express, excellent quality, very good prices and their customer service is awesome! I paid about £250 for a 3m and a 2m solid oak worktop for my kitchen refit.

Try ebay for new built in appliances, I sourced a Neff built in oven (brand new and packaged) for £200. We looked around showrooms to find the appliances we wanted, then found them cheaper online.

HTH

Louby-Lou_2

You need to get another cheaper comparative quote and go back to howdens they will do you a better deal my first quote from howdens was stupid then they matched and did a much better deal £4,500 cheaper than the first ! Received my kitchen last week. You should be looking to get at least 70% off list price for everything some of mine were 80% and there doing a good deal on cooker hob and extractor at moment from £189

minibbb

Many thanks everyone for your helpful replies I have been doing some digging and worktop express caught my eye for the worktop. I ordered a couple of samples which came today- their cheapest oak worktop is lovely! Will do the job perfectly and great value! £145 for a 3m length!

Just the sink to source now, will keep an eye on ebay for this and any other appliances I can find!

rno7552

hi, you might find a previous post of mine some help - its headed "our new kitchen experience" - sorry to link it this way but i havnt a clue how to add a hyperlink.