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Lou201090
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Hi hope someone can help.
We are currently waiting on our new build to be finished and we have just chose our kitchen. The washing machine and fridge freezer arnt included in the builders budget which is fine.
When choosing our kitchen we asked for a price for extra housing so we can put an integrated fridge freezer in that we would pay extra for. The company providing the kitchen have said that I have to buy the actual appliance from themselves aswell as the housing as our builder has stated this. But if we were to just get a free standing appliance we could buy it from anywhere.
I have queried this with estate agent selling the house and they have said yes this is what happens. Something to do with insurance? I have not signed anything to say I have to get the appliance from the kitchen provider, but I know could get one cheaper from other companies.
What do I do?
Thanks all
We are currently waiting on our new build to be finished and we have just chose our kitchen. The washing machine and fridge freezer arnt included in the builders budget which is fine.
When choosing our kitchen we asked for a price for extra housing so we can put an integrated fridge freezer in that we would pay extra for. The company providing the kitchen have said that I have to buy the actual appliance from themselves aswell as the housing as our builder has stated this. But if we were to just get a free standing appliance we could buy it from anywhere.
I have queried this with estate agent selling the house and they have said yes this is what happens. Something to do with insurance? I have not signed anything to say I have to get the appliance from the kitchen provider, but I know could get one cheaper from other companies.
What do I do?
Thanks all
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Just put freestanding appliances in. You will get more choice in the future when you have to replace them.0
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Makes sense that whoever installs the kitchen will need the appliance in place during the process. It might be too much of a hassle for them to get it ordered/delivered by you so they refuse to do it. Bottom line is if the Developer is not willing to budge on that there isn't much you can do about it.
More importantly, why on earth do you want an integrated fridge/freezer? Personally I hate them, less internal space and less choice of models, a faf to replace and not forget - no fridge magnets
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Unfortunately, it's very unlikely that you can force the builder to supply a housing with no fridge freezer.
Presumably, it's just their policy to only supply the housing and appliance together.
All you can do is see if you can persuade them to change their mind.0 -
I have queried this with estate agent selling the house and they have said yes this is what happens. Something to do with insurance? I have not signed anything to say I have to get the appliance from the kitchen provider, but I know could get one cheaper from other companies.
Take the keys of the property without any appliances being fitted. That way you accept responsibilty for both the appliances and their subsequent fitting.0 -
You will likely find that with the kitchen fitter supplying the appliances that you will have no manufacturer's warranty on them as the warranty is usually not transferable and resides with the original purchaser. Plenty of threads on the Consumer Rights board with faulty appliances in new build properties and the only rights are against the developer as no manufacturer's warranty applies.0
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If you are going to spend all that money on a house, I would always go with an integrated kitchen. It's a personal choice, but for me it is more aesthetically pleasing.I have queried this with estate agent selling the house and they have said yes this is what happens. Something to do with insurance? I have not signed anything to say I have to get the appliance from the kitchen provider, but I know could get one cheaper from other companies.
In order to meet electrical installation regulations, most integrated appliances are no longer plugged in, they are wired in to a spur, which is controlled from a grid switch in the kitchen (Lots of switches labelled up with the appliance name). Therefore the appliance must go in at the same time as the kitchen build.
You will likely find that with the kitchen fitter supplying the appliances that you will have no manufacturer's warranty on them as the warranty is usually not transferable and resides with the original purchaser. Plenty of threads on the Consumer Rights board with faulty appliances in new build properties and the only rights are against the developer as no manufacturer's warranty applies.
Don't think that's right, I know for a fact that Taylor Wimpey provide a two year manufacturers warranty on every integrated appliance in the property.0 -
In order to meet electrical installation regulations, most integrated appliances are no longer plugged in, they are wired in to a spur, which is controlled from a grid switch in the kitchen (Lots of switches labelled up with the appliance name).
Really? Why would integrated appliances be treated differently to free standing appliances in this regard?0 -
As well as the risk of deliveries not fitting their schedule, leaving the fitter wasting time, there's liability issues. If it's DoA or is damaged or... then who's liable?It might be too much of a hassle for them to get it ordered/delivered by you so they refuse to do it.
If an integrated appliance is going to be just plugged in, then the socket can't be behind it - you can't get at it until the appliance is removed... So the cabling would need to be routed to a socket in an adjacent cabinet, which'll either require a sodding gurt big 'ole big enough for the plug to go through, or the moulded plug cutting off.0 -
In order to meet electrical installation regulations, most integrated appliances are no longer plugged in, they are wired in to a spur, which is controlled from a grid switch in the kitchen (Lots of switches labelled up with the appliance name). Therefore the appliance must go in at the same time as the kitchen build.
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Well in my new build the washing machine was just plugged in normally, but also with one of those switches. Not looked behind the fridge freezer though.0 -
As a house buyer, seeing anything integrated makes my heart sink.... I feel forced into taking what somebody else has chosen, knowing I'll have a serious problem trying to understand sizes in the future when I have to replace it, then needing a more specialist/competent/expensive fitter to get it swapped over.
Free standing has always been Top Choice in my book.
When I see kitchens with random/mis-matched free standing appliances my heart soars with wanting to buy that home
Viewing one this afternoon, free standing galore.... 0
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