How do Second Nature Kitchens compare with other brands?
Second Nature Kitchens are one of the many brands sold by independent kitchen showrooms. To decide how good value they are, though, they have to be compared with the other options available. And this includes a very important aspect of Second Nature Kitchens — that is, Second Nature only make kitchen doors. Therefore, if you buy a Second Nature Kitchen, only the doors will come from Second Nature. The rest of the kitchen, ie. the carcass, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions, will come from elsewhere.
The risks of buying from a doors only supplier like Second Nature Kitchens
Second Nature doors are good quality. However, the doors only represent half of a kitchen. There’s no point buying a kitchen with good-quality doors if the rest of the kitchen is low-quality. So, for example, having good quality carcasses is important as the carcasses support the weight of the worktops and appliances. If you buy a kitchen with low-quality carcasses, it won’t be long before they start to bow. In contrast, good quality carcasses will never bow. The problem is, how do you know if the Second Nature Kitchen you’re buying has good quality carcasses?
The other thing to be aware of is possible aftercare issues. Lets say you buy a Second Nature Kitchen and a few years down the line you get a problem with the carcasses, drawers, hinges, mechanisms or storage solutions? If the retailer you bought the kitchen from is still trading, you should be fine. However, if they’re not, you’ll have no comeback with Second Nature. This is because Second Nature only made the doors on your kitchen. In contrast, had you’d bought the kitchen from a complete kitchen brand, you would have had some come back. Complete kitchen brands make all parts of a kitchen, ie the doors, carcass, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions. There are numerous complete kitchen brands available from independents, many of which cost similar to Second Nature.
How do Second Nature Kitchens compare in price and quality to places like Howdens, Wren, Magnet and Wickes?
Unfortunately, it’s difficult to answer this question as it largely depends on the quality of the carcass, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions supplied with the Second Nature doors.
If you buy a Second Nature Kitchen and the carcass, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions supplied are good-quality, the kitchen will be higher-quality than places like Howdens, Wren, Magnet and Wickes. However, if the carcass, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions are low-quality, then the kitchen will likely be no better quality than places like Howdens, Wren, Magnet and Wickes.
Price wise, if the carcasses, drawers, hinges, mechanisms and storage solutions supplied are good-quality, then the kitchen will probably cost more than places like Howdens, Wren, Magnet and Wickes. However, if they’re low-quality, the kitchen’s likely to cost similar to places like Howdens, Wren, Magnet and Wickes.
How do they compare to other brands sold by independents?
The kitchens sold by independents differ in price and quality. Therefore, some brands are higher-quality than Second Nature, some similar and some lower-quality. Likewise, some brands cost more than Second Nature, some similar and some less.
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For more info on Second Nature Kitchens, visit their website: https://www.sncollection.co.uk/
