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13-01-2016, 10:42 AM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

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Have you got a Magnet near you?
Far superior to most other high street suppliers.
Have you spoken to any fitters yet? Some won't fit certain kitchen packs.
I would agree with that, although I hasten to add I fitted it myself.
I walked into our local Magnet at the right time, I bought a showroom kitchen complete with fridge freezer, sink and taps, dishwasher in fact the only thing missing was a hob, cost £500, I did have to dismantle the showroom, which we did in an afternoon.
This was after having quotes from £6,000 to £9,000 fitted complete, needless to say we were over the moon.
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13-01-2016, 10:48 AM
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Very useful if you have or can learn the necessary skills.

I don't know how people get local recommendations anyway, it'd depend on happening to know someone who'd had anything similar done recently and been happy with the results. I hardly ever hear anyone I know recommend anyone, they are much more likely to talk about the things that went wrong.

And wouldn't you be worried about recommending anyone? If you did and then the next job didn't go so well your friend etc. might hold you responsible.

(In my last house I had some doors replaced and a birdhouse put up, the work was done well so I had no hesitation in recommending the carpenter to friends, but whatever she did for them was not to their liking.)
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13-01-2016, 12:02 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

Homebase have got a sale on at the moment:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/static/...s/kitchen-Sale
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13-01-2016, 12:13 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

The sale would probably only apply to things ordered for delivery before the 20th January, and I wouldn't have anywhere to store them until they can be installed.
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13-01-2016, 04:43 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

Well, I don't think it'll be Homebase.

But it may just be the fault of their salespeople, not of the products or the installers.
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13-01-2016, 05:17 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

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Well, I don't think it'll be Homebase.

But it may just be the fault of their salespeople, not of the products or the installers.
Any particular reason why Homebase was unsuitable .....
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13-01-2016, 05:43 PM
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Well the saleswoman I was supposed to see was very late (too many other customers) and rude. They are probably understaffed and overworked but then they should have given me an appointment another day.
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13-01-2016, 06:47 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

Originally Posted by Lila ->
Well the saleswoman I was supposed to see was very late (too many other customers) and rude. They are probably understaffed and overworked but then they should have given me an appointment another day.
Fair enough .....
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15-01-2016, 09:46 AM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

I've short-listed 3 of the companies that have replied to my ad in "My Builder". Of course that doesn't mean that they'll turn up, or that I'll hire them if they do.
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18-01-2016, 12:06 PM
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Re: Kitchen renovation

Learned something new today. You have to have a 30 cm worktop on each side of a cooker, by law, apparently.

So will have to totally rethink my plan.
 
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