Getting a kitchen fitted

[Graham C]

So I'm thinking of embrasing the credit crunch and getting a new kitchen from B&Q (hey, it'll do) but they don't give an idea on installation costs till they come round and measure up. 

Anyone know a ball park figure on what to expect roughly?    I'm really in the dark on how much these things cost.

Ta

[ACE2M]

do not get a kitchen from B & Q, i repeat do not get a kitchen from B & Q, worst retailers ever, FACT. They will charge the earth then take forever to deliver and fit and then not do a very good job.

[ACE2M]

there is some free software on line where you can design your own based on your kitchen dimensions, order direct from a manufacturer, then find a local independent kitchen fitter to fit it for you.

[ACE2M]

this software is good/free for creating models.

[ACE2M]

i'll just write a new post each time...

I fitted one myself recently but it was a total ballache so wouldn't recommend it. But that reduces the cost by about 50/60% if you can be arsed, a decent kitchen fitter can chuck a kitchen in in a 2/3 days and paying them a day rate makes it loads cheaper. Know anyone who has had a kitchen fitted lately? most fitters for big firms do foreigners anyway so a bit of effort can save a decent chunk of money and you don't get fucked about either.

[Graham C]

lol thanks

I was only thinking of them cos they have half price offers on at the moment and 0% interest for 2 years.  I'm not 100% sure we'll do it yet, but just wanted an idea.   Clearly I'd love to save the money and fit it myself, but I barely chanage lightbulbs, a kitchen would be major life tilt for me.

[Robert HM]

Suggested tips

Don't buy from B&Q
Strip the old one out yourself
Make sure the kitchen is absolutely empty before fitters come in
Do as much prep as possible yourself
Do the planning yourself
Do your own tiling, it's one of those things that scares you until you try it and then realise it isn't that hard.

I bought a house as an investment, many years ago. Bought all the items for the kitchen and 3 of us had a hard, difficult but satisfying weekend fitting it BUT get an electrician and plumber in to do their bits

PS Don't buy from B&Q

[ACE2M]

Suggested tips

Don't buy from B&Q
Strip the old one out yourself
Make sure the kitchen is absolutely empty before fitters come in
Do as much prep as possible yourself
Do the planning yourself
Do your own tiling, it's one of those things that scares you until you try it and then realise it isn't that hard.

I bought a house as an investment, many years ago. Bought all the items for the kitchen and 3 of us had a hard, difficult but satisfying weekend fitting it BUT get an electrician and plumber in to do their bits

PS Don't buy from B&Q

i have a mate who spent 2 years waiting for his kitchen from them and they were total c**ts about it all, he wrote them a great offensive letter and spent a year shoplifting the equivalent value from their shops, his only ever crime.

[Graham C]

What prep work would one have to do?  Is it easy enough to do or is it hard?  I am shit and DIY, if things need cutting I can't do it. 

sigh

thanks for the honest, if not what I wanted to hear, replies

[bolt pp]

Can you get Blinds from B&Q?

[Graham C]

only the small one, not the big one

[ACE2M]

Can you get Blinds from B&Q?

yeah but IKEA loads better, unless i am just being set up for a fall?

[bolt pp]

Can you get Blinds from B&Q?

yeah but IKEA loads better, unless i am just being set up for a fall?

no i need some and theres a B&Q near me, i got some from argos a couple of months ago cos i was being lazy but they didnt fit and were shit but i couldnt be bothered to take them back so just binned em.

I need on set of big blinds then there are two smaller windows at an angle either side if you can imagine so do they come in a fit size or do they cut them for you there, there are loads of houses i can see on my rd where people have the same window structure as me and i can see they have a perfectly fitting blind in the middle and two at the sides but i dont really want to knock and ask them where they got the from

[ACE2M]

What prep work would one have to do?  Is it easy enough to do or is it hard?  I am shit and DIY, if things need cutting I can't do it. 

sigh

thanks for the honest, if not what I wanted to hear, replies

prep work is easyish. deisgn and order kitchen, find a fitter, get kitchen delivered, ask the fitter how he would like the place to be when comes round to fit it, when it is ready to be collected ask the fitter when he can do it, rip it all out the day before he can start (turning off gas and water you may need someone to help you with this depending on your situation)or earlier if you plan on doing your own floor tiling which is proper easy, wall tiling is not as easy to get a great finish but very doable with time and effort.

[Graham C]

Actually this is a good option, I've just recalled seeing an advert in the local rag for fitters and their key advertising point is that it's a lot cheaper than getting the other big firms to do it.

Will look into ta