Kitchen choices - opinions on Kitchen Warehouse, BuildBase and others?

Rosa_Damascena

Am having to re-think my choices around kitchen supplier as my preferred DIY Kitchens takes a lead-in time for bespoke (13 weeks) that I just don't have.

I've ruled out Wren simply because I need reliability, not a fan of B&Q, Wickes and Ikea designs, Howdens aren't delivering the dream kitchen and Magnet are ridiculously over-priced, even with trade discounts applied. Has anyone used Kitchen Warehouse, Buildbase or any others - and if so experiences, good or bad?

Rosa_Damascena

Anyone...?

Doozergirl

Have you got a design? 

Why don't you have 13 weeks for the right kitchen? 

mug2007

Have you tried benchmarks?  Not used myself but other seem to happy with them on price.  We used local kitchen supplier, took 4 weeks.  Bought worktop separately and they could template and fit anytime we wanted. And our builder was very optimistic and thought they needed the kitchen in November, turned out that they didn’t need it till March.

Rosa_Damascena

Doozergirl said:

Have you got a design? 

Why don't you have 13 weeks for the right kitchen? 

It's part of a new build that needs to be wrapped up on time.

Doozergirl

As above, Benchmarx are similar to Howdens in their reliability.   I'm not sure why Howdens can't deliver the dream if the others potentially can, so I feel like I should be recommending somewhere else, but I don't
know what the dream is and anything special tends to take time.  

What is the time limit? 

I thought you were extending?   It's for you? 

Rosa_Damascena

Doozergirl said:

As above, Benchmarx are similar to Howdens in their reliability.   I'm not sure why Howdens can't deliver the dream if the others potentially can, so I feel like I should be recommending somewhere else, but I don't
know what the dream is and anything special tends to take time.  

What is the time limit? 

I thought you were extending?   It's for you? 

It is, but my local Howdens branch is quite frankly lazy and lacking in any passion for kitchens. This is a big investment for me and I'm not paying for mediocre or a laissez-faire attitude and that is the clear vibe that came my way.

ka7e

It's only the bespoke coloured kitchens that have such a long lead time. Most have a 6 week delivery wait and a wide range of colours. Considering the quality of DIY (I assume you have had sample doors?) I would stick with them and one of the non-bespoke ranges.

Rosa_Damascena

I really like DIY Kitchens quality but I find the standard colours drab. In truth I am a little worries about designing the kitchen and getting the measurements wrong (its a new build) and everything going pear-shaped from that point onwards.

koalakoala

Try another branch of Howdens?

Indigo_and_Violet

My parents bought from Units Online and are very happy with them. Kitchen gets well reviewed by house-swappers.