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DIY Kitchens - Worktops?

Ballymoney
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Does anyone have any experience of buying quartz worktops from DIY Kitchens? I won’t be getting the kitchen units from there but their prices for worktops is very competitive but I’m struggling to see any reviews on quality.

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  • Rosa_Damascena
    Rosa_Damascena Posts: 7,237 Forumite
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    I know they use Silestone as at least one of their quartz ranges. 

    I'm unconvinced anyone is that competitive when it comes to quartz, I'd prefer to go with someone local who is giving me a better deal than others.
    No man is worth crawling on this earth.

    So much to read, so little time.
  • NeverTooLate
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    I was looking at Dekton, and on the headline price DIY kitchens seemed to be competitively priced, but when I actually went through their online forms to order there seemed to be a lot of addon extra costs, it ended up about the same as everyone else.

    So I went for a smaller firm that was up front about all the costs and had good reviews.
  • Ballymoney
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    I’m hoping to get some quotes from local suppliers this weekend.

    If anyone has any experience on what sort of price I should be looking to pay for 30mm quartz covering approx 2400 x 1200 island / peninsula & 1500 x 600 worktop that would be extremely useful.

  • Rosa_Damascena
    Rosa_Damascena Posts: 7,237 Forumite
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    Ballymoney said:
    I’m hoping to get some quotes from local suppliers this weekend.

    If anyone has any experience on what sort of price I should be looking to pay for 30mm quartz covering approx 2400 x 1200 island / peninsula & 1500 x 600 worktop that would be extremely useful.

    Mine is bigger than that and I plan to pay c£3.4k.
    No man is worth crawling on this earth.

    So much to read, so little time.
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