Kitchen advice

Meepster

blueye wrote: »

all resolved now....kept on at him about getting the supplier details and he eventually said he would ask them to make a custom door...turned up the same day with the correct height door saying it had appeared in the catalogue and swore it wasn’t there the day before 😂😂 I still can’t believe someone registered as a which trusted trader would stand there and lie to my face just because he didn’t want to admit he made a mistake. Just goes to show these trusted trader schemes are all just money making scams.
Think his plasterer said his supplier is in Bury... any ideas who they could be? as I’d like to change something he’s designed as I had a better idea but he didn’t consult me and just ordered what he decided would look good.

Glad you got it sorted OP. I'd imagine it's Multiwood if the supplier is in Bury.

Cash-Cows

Pleased you got it sorted but was it ever a good idea to buy a kitchen from someone who you don't know where the kitchen has come from? How were you able to assess that you were paying a fair price for what is being installed?

dunroving

Cash-Cows wrote: »

Pleased you got it sorted but was it ever a good idea to buy a kitchen from someone who you don't know where the kitchen has come from? How were you able to assess that you were paying a fair price for what is being installed?

It's possible. There are several kitchen suppliers who are trade only, and so even if you were told which company the kitchen came from, you wouldn't be able to get hold of the price list to see if you were being charged a fair price. (But it's probably a good idea to know what company for other reasons - including ordering replacements or compatible bits and pieces).

The more I learn about this (I'm in the middle of researching for a kitchen), the more I realise how much research you have to do. It's not like buying a telly, where you can see it's a Samsung TVXXYY and check the price you paid against online prices. You have to educate yourself about "typical" cost of MDF, chipboard, 16mm, 18mm, shaker vs flat slab, etc.

As long as you aren't getting complately ripped off, there's a sense of "are you happy paying £7,000 for this kitchen?" and if so, not torturing yourself by trying to figure out if someone else got it £50 cheaper.

It's a potential minefield!

(ETA: Sorry, just realised this is a slightly old thread - I forgot I came across it via a search!)