Kitchens, what company?
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edwardsje said:
Ring ring,
"Hello Moben Kitchens UK"
"I'd like to cancel my order and get my deposit refunded"
"Hold please while I transfer you to the Refunds Dept"
They have a refunds dept FFS - tells a story (and based on my experience do they damn well should!)
I suppose that's better than 'We don't do refunds, bugger off!'"Hello Moben Kitchens UK"
"I'd like to cancel my order and get my deposit refunded"
"Hold please while I transfer you to the Refunds Dept"
They have a refunds dept FFS - tells a story (and based on my experience do they damn well should!)
Wickes 
Designed my kitchen myself and bought the units from Wickes (worktops came from a local shop who cut the mitres for me). Really good quality, delivered quickly, everything came on one delivery and no missing bits. They were even quite happy for me to order extra bits (pelmets and kick boards etc.) and return any bits I didn't need. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again, in fact I doubt I'll even bother looking elsewhere next time.
I'd originally planned to go for an Ikea kitchen, but a couple of things put me off. The main problem with them is that they don't allow any space behind the floor units for services - the backs of the units are tight to the wall. If your kitchen is the same as most and has pipes and wiring running behind the floor units you'll have a nighmare fitting Ikea. You'll either have to reroute everything to run in the gap below the units, or butcher the units to fit. Any unevenness in your walls will also cause you problems. Added to that it's not just the doors which are non standard sizes - everything is! The drawers are unique to Ikea, the worktops need to be slightly deeper than standard so have to come from Ikea, and the units are slightly non standard heights.
Designed my kitchen myself and bought the units from Wickes (worktops came from a local shop who cut the mitres for me). Really good quality, delivered quickly, everything came on one delivery and no missing bits. They were even quite happy for me to order extra bits (pelmets and kick boards etc.) and return any bits I didn't need. I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again, in fact I doubt I'll even bother looking elsewhere next time.
I'd originally planned to go for an Ikea kitchen, but a couple of things put me off. The main problem with them is that they don't allow any space behind the floor units for services - the backs of the units are tight to the wall. If your kitchen is the same as most and has pipes and wiring running behind the floor units you'll have a nighmare fitting Ikea. You'll either have to reroute everything to run in the gap below the units, or butcher the units to fit. Any unevenness in your walls will also cause you problems. Added to that it's not just the doors which are non standard sizes - everything is! The drawers are unique to Ikea, the worktops need to be slightly deeper than standard so have to come from Ikea, and the units are slightly non standard heights.
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
All those things you can buy yourselfCan you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
The soft close door thing is just a little plunger that screws to the side of the carcase and damps the door when it hits it.
Most DIY shops do downlighters and you ust get your installer to wire them in.
You may have to have your mains supply fitted with an RCD on the kitchen circuit when you have the kitchen done, we did.
odyssey2200 said:
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
All those things you can buy yourselfCan you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
The soft close door thing is just a little plunger that screws to the side of the carcase and damps the door when it hits it.
Most DIY shops do downlighters and you ust get your installer to wire them in.
You may have to have your mains supply fitted with an RCD on the kitchen circuit when you have the kitchen done, we did.
Dupont666 said:
odyssey2200 said:
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
All those things you can buy yourselfCan you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
The soft close door thing is just a little plunger that screws to the side of the carcase and damps the door when it hits it.
Most DIY shops do downlighters and you ust get your installer to wire them in.
You may have to have your mains supply fitted with an RCD on the kitchen circuit when you have the kitchen done, we did.
aparently if you want to sell your house you will need it for your HIP if the work was done recently.
do they also do things like:
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/C...
and socket port
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/L...
or will i need to shop from several places to get all the stuff i want?
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/C...
and socket port
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/L...
or will i need to shop from several places to get all the stuff i want?
Dupont666 said:
do they also do things like:
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/C...
and socket port
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/L...
or will i need to shop from several places to get all the stuff i want?
It depends on who you end up dealing with.http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/C...
and socket port
http://www.achieve-stylish-living.co.uk/acatalog/L...
or will i need to shop from several places to get all the stuff i want?
B&Q supplied and fitted all outs with the exception of the floor and splashback tiles, which I bought and they fitted.
I also did the painting but thats was it.
said:
A fancy trip switch
aparently if you want to sell your house you will need it for your HIP if the work was done recently.
As I mentioned before make sure if you have any electrics done in the kitchen that you get an electrician to recorded them under part p of the building regulation a bit like being corgi registered for dealing with gas. Then this will go in as part of the HIP, you dont need an rcd to get your HIP.aparently if you want to sell your house you will need it for your HIP if the work was done recently.
Rcds are used to help protect against electric shock, complex to explain.
If you are renovating then i would allow a budget to upgrade the electrics if required, most electricains ( me being one would give you advice and a free estimate) for work you may require.
All depends on the state of your current electrical installation.
Edited by davea3 on Saturday 10th January 23:19
davea3][quote said:
A fancy trip switch
aparently if you want to sell your house you will need it for your HIP if the work was done recently.
As I mentioned before make sure if you have any electrics done in the kitchen that you get an electrician to recorded them under part p of the building regulation a bit like being corgi registered for dealing with gas. Then this will go in as part of the HIP, you dont need an rcd to get your HIP.aparently if you want to sell your house you will need it for your HIP if the work was done recently.
Rcds are used to help protect against electric shock, complex to explain.
If you are renovating then i would allow a budget to upgrade the electrics if required, most electricains ( me being one would give you advice and a free estimate) for work you may require.
All depends on the state of your current electrical installation.
odyssey2200 said:
In the first instance I adjusted exel to small squairs and made a scale diagram od the kitchen using 1 sq to 5 cms.
Petter that any of the planners that were available online.
Petter that any of the planners that were available online.
'cause that is exactly what I did!Did it on 2 sheets, then 'outlines' the kitchen, doors, window, power etc on the first and on the 2nd, drew round the squares (with the drawing tool) the cupboard shapes so I could copy & paste them around easily.
Sad, me?
I had all the rooms in the new house drawn up before we moved in so we could work out what furniture went where...Edited by ali_kat on Sunday 11th January 11:31
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
Well, from watching their advert they do anyway 
If this place weren't rented... I'd be buying one of theirs.
Dupont666 said:
got any pics?
Do you mean me? If so I'm happy to post pics, can do so later this afternoon if you like 
Edit: The soft close door stuff came as standard with my kitchen, as did the downlighters. OH bought his kitchen last year & they had upgraded their range to include all sorts of nifty features. He got an excellent corner unit & they do pull out larders & stuff as well.
Edited by FastLaneGirl on Sunday 11th January 11:38
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
Yes, yes and yes. The units I bought came with soft close doors and drawers as standard. I'm not sure whether this applies across their whole range, but I guess it does. I went for one of the carousel corner units, but I seem to remember they had some other options as well. If all else fails then you can buy one of the 'magic corner' type units (I've bought them from ebay and woodfit in the past) and fit it to a standard corner unit. Downlights could really be fitted to any wall cabinets, just buy and fit the pelmet to match your doors and you can hide whatever type of light you want behind them.Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
Trevelyan said:
Dupont666 said:
do the wickes ones come with the soft close doors and the funky corner cabinets with extra space, etc?
Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
Yes, yes and yes. The units I bought came with soft close doors and drawers as standard. I'm not sure whether this applies across their whole range, but I guess it does. I went for one of the carousel corner units, but I seem to remember they had some other options as well. If all else fails then you can buy one of the 'magic corner' type units (I've bought them from ebay and woodfit in the past) and fit it to a standard corner unit. Downlights could really be fitted to any wall cabinets, just buy and fit the pelmet to match your doors and you can hide whatever type of light you want behind them.Can you add down lights to the underneath of the cabinets from them too?
The kitchen info on their website wasn't brilliant when I bought my kitchen 12 months ago. Their kitchen brochure isn't a bad source of information though, download from:
http://www.wickes.co.uk/page/brochurespdf
It's worth going into the store anyway if you've got one nearby. The store near me had all the kitchens on display, and I found it a lot easier to choose when I could see them in the flesh. You could also pick up a copy of the brochure as well then.
I should add that the kitchen I bought came from their 'showroom' range. They do a cheaper 'takeaway' range as well which has a smaller choice of units, but I'm not sure whether this comes with the soft close doors etc.
http://www.wickes.co.uk/page/brochurespdf
It's worth going into the store anyway if you've got one nearby. The store near me had all the kitchens on display, and I found it a lot easier to choose when I could see them in the flesh. You could also pick up a copy of the brochure as well then.
I should add that the kitchen I bought came from their 'showroom' range. They do a cheaper 'takeaway' range as well which has a smaller choice of units, but I'm not sure whether this comes with the soft close doors etc.
Not very good photos, as taken on my phone, but you should get the idea. Happy to answer any install questions if you have them. The fridge freezer is integrated, the dishwasher I already owned so freestanding and my washing machine is located elsewhere in the house as I hate washing machines in kitchens!
FastLaneGirl said:
Not very good photos, as taken on my phone, but you should get the idea. Happy to answer any install questions if you have them. The fridge freezer is integrated, the dishwasher I already owned so freestanding and my washing machine is located elsewhere in the house as I hate washing machines in kitchens!
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