How to find the best-value fully fitted kitchen
A new fully fitted kitchen is a major investment, and we want quality without breaking the bank. The last thing we want is to have to go through it all again just a few years later. So how do you find the best value suppliers?
Don’t get your fully fitted kitchen from the big chains
It’s easiest to go to one of the big chains for your fully fitted kitchen. After all, they’re always telling us they’re the cheapest & the best. What’s more, they’ll probably have a 50% off sale.
Their kitchens might seem a reasonable price, but, unfortunately, they’re low quality. Therefore, they won’t last very long. So, for example, their doors will usually be the low-quality wrapped type rather than the high-quality painted & lacquered type. The problem with the low quality wrapped types is they peel. Below are two pictures of peeling wrapped doors.
What’s worse is that the chains charge a fortune to fit the kitchen. And that 50% off sale? unfortunately it’s fake. It’s the oldest smoke & mirrors sales trick in the book. Before offering the 50% off, the chains double their retail prices. The same trick is also used by the large sofa chains to mislead consumers into thinking their getting a bargain.
Don’t get your fully fitted kitchen from a trade-only supplier via a builder
Your local builder will charge a lot less than the chains to install your fully fitted kitchen. They may also tell you that because they get a 70% discount from trade suppliers, they’ll save you a fortune!
Unfortunately, The 70% discount is as phony as the 50% off sales the chains offer though. In reality, the prices most builders quote for a trade only kitchen is usually similar to what the chains quote. In fact, it’s often more than the chains. Especially if you live in an affluent area!
What’s more, the quality of the kitchen you’ll get from a trade only supplier will be be no better quality that the chains.
Also, when you buy a kitchen from a trade-only supplier via a builder, you’re buying a kitchen with little or no come-back. This is because your contract is with the builder and not with the trade-only supplier. So, If you get a problem with the kitchen a few years down the line, when you go back to the trade-only 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-only supplier. This toing and froing usually goes on for some time until people eventually give up.
Get your fully fitted kitchen from an independent kitchen showroom
The place to find the best value fully fitted kitchen is an Independent kitchen showroom. If you know the right independent 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. So, for example, rather than supplying you with a kitchen with low-quality wrapped doors, they’ll offer you a kitchen with high-quality painted and lacquered door. Painted and lacquered doors never peel like wrapped doors do.
They’ll also fit the kitchen for a similar price to a builder.
The only down side of using an independent kitchen showroom is that many of them charge more for the units than the chains and trade-only suppliers. However, this isn’t the case with all of them. Some independents charge similar to the chains and trade only suppliers for their units. Plus, their units are just as good quality as what the more expensive showrooms sell.
How do you find these great value suppliers?
Simple, just contact us and we will tell you who they are.
Our service is free.
Our free service recommends the best value kitchen suppliers in your area.
Their kitchens cost similar to the chains and trade only suppliers, but are higher quality and will last longer.
Showrooms offer free, no-obligation quotes and are within 30 minutes drive.
Read what our customers say about our service below:
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“Lloyd was able to point me to local independent kitchen retailers offering greater quality and value compared to the high street chains”
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