Tesco Kitchens

Tescos only use 15mm carcasses. Ie the width of the side panels etc is only 15mm. The norm is now 18mm and has been for a number of years. Some high end german kirchens are even 20mm. the 3mm makes a difference in terms of rigidity and strength.

Effectively you are buying a kitchen that is outdated. Its that same as buying a Ford Mondeo, but the engine and gear5box are from a Ford Cortina!

You'll get the better quality for the same price from the Sheds, Howdens, Benchmarx or Magnet Trade

Have you actually asked what guarantee comes with the kitchen, I had MFI install nearly 10 years ago and back then it was a 3-yr cabinet guarantee, when I replaced one unit due to flooding damage about 6 months later, the guarantee had gone up to 5-yrs, Tesco should offer something similar.

And at the end of the day, it depends on how you use your kitchen, or if you've got kids that slam doors or swing off them, etc. My MFI kitchen is 15mm carcasses and 10 years on I've not a single wobbly unit, or drooping door, or anything, so if you look after your stuff you should be fine.

Couple of points that I would mention though, purely as lessons learnt when I bought my kitchen (and the one for the in-laws house).

1) If you can afford real wood doors rather than laminated, then pay the extra, as the laminates can be paper thin and chip and split and peel. (Not applicable if you're going for one of these high gloss finishes)

2) If you're having the fitting service and you fancy under-unit worktop lighting, just order and pay for one to be fitted at one end of the range of units (so they do the electrics). The money they charge for the full monty under all the units is extortionate. Once you have one fitted and wired up, its easy to retro-fit under-unit lights to the rest of the units, they just screw into the underside of your wall unit and have cable connectors from unit to unit. (You would probably buy them cheaper from a DIY place anyway)

3) Don't waste money on drawer separators or over-sink chopping boards, they're either cheaper elsewhere OR you won't even use it (chopping board), it just gets in the way - mine lives on the floor at the side of radiator!

Good luck and I hope your kitchen turns out how you want it.

Can't wait for the day when no other shops exist because Tesco have put them all out of business! If you don't believe it will happen visit Inverness where Tesco has been the kiss of death there! Why can't supermarkets just sell food and leave every one else to do what they're good at!