How to find the best value fitted kitchen supplier
A new kitchen is a major investment, and we’re all looking for great value. So how do you find a fitted kitchen supplier who sells high quality, affordable kitchens & will do a great job?
Don’t use the chains as your fitted kitchen supplier
Most people looking for a fitted kitchen supplier first go to the high street chains. After all, their advertisements are everywhere, telling us they’re the best and the cheapest. Even better, they’re probably running a 50% off sale.
Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Their kitchens aren’t great quality and probably won’t last as long as you expect. They seem reasonably cheap — until you get the bill for fitting, which costs an arm and leg. And that 50% off the units? That’s the oldest sales trick in the book, where the price is increased first before being cut. The reason they do this is to mislead you into thinking you’re getting a bargain.
So, what you’ll actually get from the chains is a cheap, low quality kitchen that they’ll charge you a fortune to fit.
Don’t use a builder as your fitted kitchen supplier
Many builders will offer to be your fitted kitchen supplier. They claim to be able to buy at a huge trade discounts from one of the big trade suppliers. However, their kitchens are no better quality than those from the chains. Also, the huge trade discounts they tell you about is just another sales ploy designed to mislead you into thinking you’re getting a bargain. In reality, the prices builders quote for kitchens is usually similar to what the chains charge. Sometimes even more!
Then there’s the fitting. Admittedly, builders will usually quote you less than the high street chains for fitting. However, a builder isn’t a kitchen fitter. So, you might get an ‘OK’ job, however, they’ll never fit a kitchen as well as a specialist kitchen fitter will.
Also, when you buy a kitchen from a trade supplier via a builder, you’re buying a kitchen with little or no come-back. This is because your contract is with the builder & not with the trade supplier. So, If you get a problem with the kitchen a few years down the line, when you go back to the trade supplier, they’ll usually tell you that they only deal with the trade & you need to go back to your builder. However, when you go back to your builder, they’ll usually tell you that they’re only responsible for the fitting and you’ll need to go back to the trade supplier. This toing and froing usually goes on for some time until people eventually give up.
Use an independent kitchen showroom as your fitted kitchen supplier
The best value fitted kitchen supplier will almost always be an independent kitchen showroom. If you know the right independent kitchen showrooms to visit, you can get a kitchen that costs similar to the chains & trade only suppliers, but is higher quality & will last much longer.
Plus, most independent showrooms will produce a much better kitchen design for you than the chains or trade only suppliers.
When it comes to fitting, independent kitchen showrooms usually charge similar to what builders charge. However, you’ll get your kitchen fitted properly by an expert kitchen fitter rather than a builder. Plus, there’s lots of advantages of using one company to supply and fit you’re kitchen. So, for example, when you use just one company, there’s much less chance of problems arising that can delay completion of your kitchen & cause you endless amounts of stress. Plus, in the event that something does go wrong, you won’t get stuck in the middle trying to find out if it’s your builder who’s responsible or your kitchen supplier.
How to find the best value independent kitchen showrooms?
Of course, not all independent kitchen showrooms are good value. In fact, many are more expensive than the chains and trade only suppliers. However, there are some that are similar in price to the chains and trade only suppliers. Plus, their kitchens are just as good quality as the ones sold by the more expensive showrooms. The only problem is, these great value showrooms are hard to find.
So, how do you find these great value suppliers?
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