nod Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) My other half has still not settled on a kitchen I'm tempted to go to Howdens or similar and add quartz worktops Though most of the cost with the German kitchen we are looking at have been appliances and worktops Around 12k i would like to hear from those who have used Howdens or Wickes Or anyone else Edited April 28, 2018 by Nickfromwales Typo amended before anyone notices......oops too late. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, nod said: would like to heat from those who have used Howdens or Wickes Seems harsh to burn members at the stake to warm your home just because they have used a couple of suppliers. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 If you wait until iirc October Howdens will be having their sale. That usually includes eg granite worktops. My only Howdens warning is to know what you want including spares, as the range changes with some rapidity. Ferdinand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultramods Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 My parents bought a Howdens kitchen 5 years ago and wish they hadn't, the quality isn't as good as they were expecting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 DIY Kitchens have a sale on til 10th May now and quality is top notch vs Howdens and price is similar. Worth the day trip - free coffee and cake too... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 27, 2018 Author Share Posted April 27, 2018 10 hours ago, MikeSharp01 said: Seems harsh to burn members at the stake to warm your home just because they have used a couple of suppliers. Ha ha Brilliant Suggestive text has got me into trouble more than once 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 10 hours ago, nod said: Ha ha Brilliant Suggestive text has got me into trouble more than once At the steak, shurely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Howdens is bread and butter. Can be made to look nice but there is better about for not bucket loads of cash. Magnet trade will sell you anything that's in the retail showroom at a whopping saving off list ( even though their list price is of course for folk with more money than sense ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Source your granite independently too, there are some great independent suppliers around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 47 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Howdens is bread and butter. Can be made to look nice but there is better about for not bucket loads of cash. Magnet trade will sell you anything that's in the retail showroom at a whopping saving off list ( even though their list price is of course for folk with more money than sense ). We liked Magnet But there prices weee ridiculous More exspensive than all of the German company’s that we visited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, nod said: We liked Magnet But there prices weee ridiculous More exspensive than all of the German company’s that we visited My mother has a Magnet kitchen. It wasn’t worth the cash in my view. It certainly hasn’t aged well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jml Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) 45 minutes ago, nod said: We liked Magnet But there prices weee ridiculous More exspensive than all of the German company’s that we visited Magnet seem to be one of those companies which nearly always have 40% off sales, would certainly wait for one of those, and get comparisons to negotiate with them further. Edited April 28, 2018 by Jml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, Jml said: Magnet seem to be one of those companies which nearly always have 40% off sales, would certainly wait for one of those, and get comparisons to negotiate with them further. Yes your right Quoted is £25k for a mid range kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) Just now, nod said: Yes your right Quoted us £25k for a mid range kitchen Supply only Edited April 28, 2018 by nod Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 2 hours ago, nod said: We liked Magnet But there prices weee ridiculous More exspensive than all of the German company’s that we visited Magnet or magnet trade ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Magnet or magnet trade ? Yeah just popped into the showroom over Christmas Trade was shut I only realised they had a trade counter once we were in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Had a £13k showroom kitchen for less than £6k. That beat the customers B&Q quote of £9.6k for a bag of shit kitchen with stinking Chinese appliances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Jml said: Magnet seem to be one of those companies which nearly always have 40% off sales, would certainly wait for one of those, and get comparisons to negotiate with them further. Some years ago they switched their marketing strategy to "33% off" between one catalogue and the next. Simultaneously all the prices in the catalogue went up by a quarter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: Source your granite independently too, there are some great independent suppliers around. Bought my granite from an independent specialist and there was a better choice and it was less expensive than the kitchen supplier. The kitchen supplier would also only supply it if we had their guys to fit the whole kitchen and my hubby did all of that so we didn’t need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I think you all wait until @Construction Channel does his concrete counter tops then copy him! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 17 minutes ago, newhome said: Bought my granite from an independent specialist and there was a better choice and it was less expensive than the kitchen supplier. The kitchen supplier would also only supply it if we had their guys to fit the whole kitchen and my hubby did all of that so we didn’t need them. We had thought about doing that All the kitchen suppliers around here use the same granite quarts place About two miles from were we live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 20 minutes ago, Onoff said: I think you all wait until @Construction Channel does his concrete counter tops then copy him! I don't think many of you have got that long to wait. also, I could change "copy him" to "learn from his mistakes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, nod said: We had thought about doing that All the kitchen suppliers around here use the same granite quarts place About two miles from were we live We went for one a bit further away as we wanted quite a large kitchen island and the more local one couldn't seem to supply that size in 1 piece, plus they were a bit more expensive and had less options to choose from. Both places were still cheaper than the kitchen places. Mine is actually quartz rather than granite. It took 4 blokes to lift the island though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, nod said: We had thought about doing that All the kitchen suppliers around here use the same granite quarts place About two miles from were we live Exactly. Cut out the middle man . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude1234 Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 WE are looking to source quartz worktops seperately as the island is too big, any recomendations for good suppliers in the midlands area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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