How best to pay for kitchen that gives us piece of mind

Hominu

bigbean wrote: »

We are buying a kitchen and the company is asking for the full payment upfront before they even start work. They don't offer a pay 50% now and then 50% on completion option, so we have two options:

You have a third option: Walk away, and I strongly suggest you take it.

Once they have your money and left, there is no incentive for them to come back and fix anything, and once they've completed, they'll make every excuse under the sun to try and get away as quickly as possible. You'll rarely have chance to get them to fix things.

vassa

John1993 wrote: »

Yes, andhe people next door to us have one in their £1.2m flat.

So people next door have a B&Q kitchen? And?

Ohhhh you were trying to make out that as they live in an expensive flat that they know what quality is.

You're clueless mate, anyone that's ever installed a B&Q kitchen knows they're one of the most awful kitchen manufacturers in the country. Total and utter tatt.

vassa

No, they haven't, they just believe, as do I, that if it's installed by a good fitter, then it can well serve very for a god long time.

Also just to pick up on this, don't you work in a bank or something? Interested to hear your thoughts on how a 'good fitter' stops worktops, draws and units warping and blowing. Do they have some positive effect on the rubbish that they're made out of?

seven-day-weekend

Calfuray wrote: »

Woah, you kidding? 2k? Can I ask if that was just units or appliances, sink/tap etc?

It was cupboards, a hob and an integrated fridge, plus a couple of waste bins to get it over the £2k (so we could have the vouchers). We bought the sink, tap, splashbacks and worktops separately. We re-used our existing oven.

ecraig

Interest free sounds like the best option.

Every company has their own payment policy. If the work turns out to be shoddy or not what you expect, you could first escalate to the company, secondly dispute the transaction with the finance company.

bigbean

Thanks for the (relevant!) comments everyone, they're appreciated. We've decided that credit card is the best option, which provides assurances if needed.