3 important things to consider when looking at new kitchens
A kitchen is a major investment, and when you’re looking at new kitchens, it’s vital to know what to consider. Here are three things to take into account.
Look at the quality of the units when looking at new kitchens
Most new kitchens look great in the showroom but, like cars, kitchen units vary considerably in quality.
Good-quality units, for example, will feature high quality painted & lacquered doors. In contrast, low quality kitchens will have the cheap, low quality wrapped type doors. The problem with wrapped type doors is they peel. High quality units will also be built from high density chipboard. High density chipboard will support the weight of the heaviest worktops & will never bow. In contrast, low quality kitchens will be made from low density chipboard. The problem with low density chipboard is it bows under the weight of the worktops.
Unfortunately you won’t find high quality units from either the high street chains or trade only suppliers. To find high-quality new kitchens you’ll need to visit independent kitchen showrooms.
Use one supplier
When it comes to buying worktops and appliances for new kitchens, it may be tempting to shop around. However, this can be a risky thing to do. The more suppliers you use for your kitchen project, the higher the chance that problems will arise that can delay completion of the kitchen & be both costly & stressful to resolve.
None of this will be a problem if you buy your worktops and appliances from the same independent showroom you buy the units from. And the chances are you won’t pay much more than the bargains you can find online.
Get your kitchen fitted properly
It’s important to get new kitchens fitted expertly — it’ll show if you don’t. Builders may be excellent at many things, but they aren’t specialist kitchen fitters.
The fitters from the independent showroom you’ve bought from, on the other hand, do nothing but fit the kitchen models the showroom sells. They’ll have the kitchen installed perfectly in half the time — and all for a similar price as the builder would charge you.
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We’ll recommend local showrooms whose kitchens cost similar to the chains & trade only suppliers, but are higher quality & will last much longer.
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