Kitchen Fitting - let down by fitter

MattyNeth

Had a new kitchen delivered today, and fitter has been booked in for weeks to come next week to fit.

Called him and he said he might have to let me down but has names and numbers of other good fitters. He was only going to charge 600 pounds to fit including the electrical work.

Problem is I am selling my house (put on market today) and no doubt will have viewing very soon, and want estate agent to put photos of new kitchen on their site next week!!

Kitchen is flat pack (Homebase). Just wondering how easy it is to install yourself. I'm fairly competent DIY wise and pretty sure I could get the units on the wall. Not so sure about the base units and the filler. As for the worktops - really not sure!!

Any help/advice?

lipidicman

Whatever your ability do what you can, if you can assemble the units and put them by then that is less work to pay for. You might surprise yourself

Worktop cutting is tricky and you will need a jig to do top quality joins, but I have seen DIYers take more care than some fitters!

Also, get onto your fitter and ask WHY he is letting YOU down, not someone else, when you have been booked in for weeks!

Older_but_not_wiser_2

Unless you're sure you can do a professional looking job on the kitchen, don't even contemplate it.

If you do it, and it doesn't look good, you could lose thousands off any offer you may get for your home.

Better to bite the bullet and phone around for a professional fitter.

And make sure you get a good reason for the original fitter not doing it - he's probably been offered an bigger/better paying job and is trying to fob you off.
Some tradesmen make me mad :mad:

lipidicman

Older_but_not_wiser wrote:

Unless you're sure you can do a professional looking job on the kitchen, don't even contemplate it.

Oh, I agree. But most people could unpack and put the carcasses together and assemble the drawers etc. There is no point paying someone for what you can do, is there?