Howdens Kitchen

one_eyed_si

I'm looking to have a new kitchen fitted. I've decided on Howdens. It's only a small kitchen with mostly freestanding appliances. I'm looking to keep the cost down as it's a rental property. 

I have the 2020 Howdens catalogue but I wondered if anyone knew what order the different ranges are in price wise. I.e which range is the cheapest and which is the most expensive?

Thanks

SteveVy

Hi I recently had a howdens kitchen installed, the cheapest range in the book is the  "greenwich flat" I'm told "gloss" is the same price. I paid £1800 for 8 cabinets from the Greenwich Range, with sink/tap, hood, worktop,  electric oven and hob

Hope that helps

Rosa_Damascena

SteveVy said:

Hi I recently had a howdens kitchen installed, the cheapest range in the book is the  "greenwich flat" I'm told "gloss" is the same price. I paid £1800 for 8 cabinets from the Greenwich Range, with sink/tap, hood, worktop,  electric oven and hob

Hope that helps

I think it would be a lot less expensive for the OP as they are electing for freestanding units.

If I had a small kitchen I would probably go with Ikea based on the advice of fellow forumites (I don't actually like Ikea, but I do like saving money).

pgott

Hi I fit howdens kitchens all the time the price increases as you go through the book

pgott

Ikea are absolute rubbish Howdens are great for the price

Grumpy_chap

We got Howdens kitchen and it is brilliant.  Understand the price is cheaper at the front of the book and more expensive at the back.  We only we in the first few ranges and the one we chose is superb and really stylish / fashionable.

bris

Currently doing a small kitchen using Trade-point all my cabinets, doors, plinths, cornice, end panels are coming in at just over £700. It's got 10 cabinets in total that gets all the layout done. Using the Balsamita range which is all I need for the rental.
I use Ebay for the handles, soft close hinges and other non essential stuff. The sink, tap. worktops etc I will source elsewhere too.
By the time its, done I will be just north of a grand. Fortunately fitting I can do myself. Still need to budget for either tiles or wall boards for finishing but I can take a bit time to source stuff on specials, Gumtree, Ebay in the local area etc are great for left over stuff that do the job.

Trade point spaces is a decent kitchen design tool for laying it all out. It does bedrooms and bathrooms too.

Doozergirl

pgott said:

Ikea are absolute rubbish Howdens are great for the price

Not true at all.   Ikea provide excellent value for money and the quality is good, particularly for the price point.  We moved into our house for 6 months - 9 years ago - and our large Ikea kitchen was £4k, including 6 appliances. It's still going strong and gets a lot of compliments.  The change from FAKTUM to METOD since then has provided an even better kitchen.  Designed and fitted one for a friend four years ago and it looks brand new, still.    For people on a budget who would still like to have the nice pull-out options, Ikea is unbeatable, imho. 

Howdens provide a great, reliable product.  What they don't provide is a great, reliable price.  So frustrating.  

Current advice is to get a price on a comparable kitchen using the planner on DIY Kitchens and ask Howdens to price match.  DIY Kitchens set a good, reliable benchmark.     Product is also good but Howdens have that local, in stock advantage a lot of the time.  

SweetPotatoPie

The cheapest way to get a Howdens kitchen is to use someone who has a trade card and also choose the flat pack option that comes in most ranges. I’ve just bought the clerkenwell gloss grey and it was cheap. My mates a builder and has a trade card. I think their RRP can be quite expensive. We also knocked about a grand off by opting for flat pack rather than ready built. 

Doozergirl

SweetPotatoPie said:

The cheapest way to get a Howdens kitchen is to use someone who has a trade card and also choose the flat pack option that comes in most ranges. I’ve just bought the clerkenwell gloss grey and it was cheap. My mates a builder and has a trade card. I think their RRP can be quite expensive. We also knocked about a grand off by opting for flat pack rather than ready built. 

No one pays RRP, everyone is supposed to be a registered trade. 

If you're paying someone to fit, flat pack can be a bit of a false economy as labour is not cheap, so one should be careful.  

Rosa_Damascena

Doozergirl said:

SweetPotatoPie said:

The cheapest way to get a Howdens kitchen is to use someone who has a trade card and also choose the flat pack option that comes in most ranges. I’ve just bought the clerkenwell gloss grey and it was cheap. My mates a builder and has a trade card. I think their RRP can be quite expensive. We also knocked about a grand off by opting for flat pack rather than ready built. 

No one pays RRP, everyone is supposed to be a registered trade. 

If you're paying someone to fit, flat pack can be a bit of a false economy as labour is not cheap, so one should be careful.  

That's exactly what I understood, its much more cost effective to get the units ready-built if you are getting professionals to do the installation.