MFI Kitchen...to pay for fitting or not??

Feanor

Hi all,

We have had a quote from MFi for our kitchen, comes out at £4,200 then plus £1449 for fitting, but this does not include gas/electric/plumbing/tiling/lighting etc..these would all be extra.

It seems like such alot of money and money we could use wisely elsewhere but then neither of us have ever fitted a kitchen.

Does anyone have any advice? We dont live close to any family/relatives or anyone who could help us so is difficult to know what to do.

Please help with any advice/opinions as we are stuck an this price is only valid for 7 days.

Thankyou!

tired_mum

Hi we had MFI to fit our bedroom not a big job was told 1 day max
we had to send back various items and some items were not delivered and OH and i slept on the mattress on the floor for 2 months until it was fully finished and we could assemble our new bed
have a look on the consumer action group boards for other stories i wish i had looked there first
your best bet is to ask work collegues and neighbours for a recommendation
good luck

UK007BullDog

I have an MFI kitchen whch is only 9 years old and falling apart. It will be replaced very soon. I went to a local kitchen builder / chippy and haggled a good price which is less than half price of the big boys of the highstreet and internet, he will get the parts from howdens joinery.

Doonhamer

It may be worth seeing if Howdens supply your kitchen. A local joiner can then buy and fit it for you. May be cheaper. Don't worry about time limits on MFI offers, they can discount any time to get a sale.

Woby_Tide

definitely get it fitted by someone else IMO. it's too expensive especially as it involves none of the 'skilled bits'

vansboy

We had MFI price & check the style/design we had made ourselves (before discovering IKEA!)

Their price to fit was as much as the kitchen, around £1500 + all the 'specialist' jobs, which need to be priced seperatly & WERE VERRRY dear.

We downloaded the Ikea planner from www.ikea.com, it's really easy & prices it as you go along, too. Thats where we bought - twice now. Also as mentioned in earliewr posts, Ikea Homecard , their instore credit card, gets between 5-10% off 1st use, so worth getting, if you're able to clear it straight away!

We got it done for around £500 & £200ish for the gas/electric work that needs certificating.

So at least, take a look at this option - you'll find lots other posts, giving Ikea thumbs up!

VB

Feanor

HI Guys,

Thanks for the replies. Its confirmed what we thought really, it is too expensive!

How do i go about finding a local joiner/fitter? I have had a look on yell.com but cant see anything that relates to kitchens..

Thanks x

Doonhamer

Have a look in a local joinery supplier like Howdens, Keyline, Build Centre etc. Ask if they can recommend someone.

HugoSP

All these places do is subcontract the job out to a local tradesman, just like the ones you'll get to do the job.

They then put a huge markup on whatever they pay him.

A client of mine once got MFI to fit his kitchen. Apparently it was fitted so badly that they came out and fitted him a brand new one free of charge!

If you do get someone in you can save money by doing the following:

Remove your old kitchen yourselves and if it is servicable either sell it or give it away via Freecycle. The only bit you'll have to get a plumber in for is the gas connections. A handyman can look after the water, drainage connections for you.

It can take one person anything up to a day to remove an old kitchen, so this is time well spent if you would prefer to spend the money on something else.

If you are able, assemble the units yourself (if they need it). They are not difficult but this depends on your DIY skills. Then the assembled units can just be put in place and levelled out by the fitter.

Poppy9

I've had 2 MFI kitchens and the quality has been fine so long as it's been properly assembled. We put our first kitchen together ourself as we couldn't afford to pay someone. The first cabinet was tricky but once we got the hang of it the others went together quickly. The next time we bought a kitchen we paid a joiner to fit it after having the plumbing and electrics put in place. The joiner, who was recomended to us, was crap. He didn't follow the instructions and just put the cabinets together as he saw fit. We kicked him off the job after seeing two cabinets he had put together. We finished the rest off ourselves, including putting in the built in oven and dishwasher.

We are looking for a new kitchen again and I saw some units in the Screwfix showroom last week. Rigid cabinets, so no assembly and very good quality. The prices seemed very reasonable too. I just need to find someone who's bought from them.

If your kitchen design is quite straightforward and doesn't need cabinets chopping down in size to fit, think about doing it yourself.

across

dont get an MFI fitter trust me read my other posts for details of my shoddy kitchen:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: