Kitchen Quality / Price

oysteroyster

Looking at putting in a new kitchen and it's quickly dawning on me how overwhelming the choices are and just how much the price can vary. It's a fairly large kitchen (approx 20 units) and I'm wanting a decent finish but my budget is not unlimited. I've finally settled on the sort of style I'm after - I'm thinking quite a classic shaker style, with a matt painted finish and probably quartz tops, such as these:

https://www.devolkitchens.co.uk/kitchens/shaker-kitchens/arts-and-crafts-kent
http://www.russellhutton.co.uk/russell-and-hutton-portfolio-item/cool-and-contemporary

For kitchens like that from glossy, well-established firms, you're likely looking at around £35k+. I completely understand that you get what you pay for, but I reckon you're often paying for the name and prices are bloated accordingly, so I'm trying to figure out where I can get a good quality kitchen, for a better price (not peanuts, just better). The biggest dilemma I have is whether I can afford to pursue a hardwood kitchen, or whether I'm going to have to go with something chipboard and veneered.

I've come across this from Stori, which isn't too bad but obviously a step down:

http://www.kitchenstori.com/kitchen-collection/wakefield-mussel-parisian-blue/

Anyone know where I might be able to get these sort of kitchens for a good price and of a reasonably decent quality? Are independent local joiners my best chance?

Hoploz

You should contact a carpenter or builder who you'd like to do the work (recommendation from a friend perhaps?) and ask them where they have trade accounts. You can get excellent quality kitchens for a fraction of showroom retail prices, often the same place, eg Magnet have big glossy showrooms full of £35k kitchens, and a trade counter out the back where youll pay £10k or less.

The tradesman will probably give you a few places locally that they use and you'll be able to browse the catalogues, get plans drawn up, and get a much better price through him.

katejo

Hoploz wrote: »

You should contact a carpenter or builder who you'd like to do the work (recommendation from a friend perhaps?) and ask them where they have trade accounts. You can get excellent quality kitchens for a fraction of showroom retail prices, often the same place, eg Magnet have big glossy showrooms full of £35k kitchens, and a trade counter out the back where youll pay £10k or less.

The tradesman will probably give you a few places locally that they use and you'll be able to browse the catalogues, get plans drawn up, and get a much better price through him.

This is how I did mine. I got a magnet Trade kitchen which cost me 12K in total (2012) including appliances and all the building/decorating work (9K without appliances).

krey

local joiners all the way, I have designed and built a few kitchens over the years being a joiner.
Let's just say material cost wise building kitchens is the most profitable job there is out there..even if you don't have a large factory with tons of machines to do it way way faster the material cost only come to around 10-15% of the project, the rest just depends on how much the people charge for their time to build them