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| September 9, 2006 at 5:56 pm #6419 | |
 kitchenseeker |
My kitchen is small, but an unequal galley shape (with one unit being in the living room) and one corner cupboard with a column running vertically through it. I want to keep my current appliances i.e. free standing oven, dishwasher, sink, waste disposal unit and free standing fridge freezer (as well as the floor tiles and living room floor) but replace the base and wall units, worktop and the wall tiles. I am also in a dilemma about whether to go for a wooden worktop or not. My budget is limited but I’d like to upgrade from laminate My biggest problem is that I have a disability, cannot do any of the fitting myself and do not have the stamina to cope with missing parts, incorrect measurements, units that won’t fit, endless phonecalls and weeks without a kitchen with units and appliances cluttering up my living room. I’ve read about all these horrors on the internet and have almost reached the stage where I fear that a new kitchen would put me in my grave. I know that any kitchen be it from ikea or a designer outlet is only as good as the person who installs it and does the measurements. Can you suggest who I contact? Thanks |
| September 9, 2006 at 8:42 pm #6425 | |
 timfoley |
Kitchenseeker, Hope this helps your dilemma, Tim |
| September 10, 2006 at 2:53 pm #6427 | |
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kitchenseeker |
Hi Tim Thanks for your advice. I am attracted to stainless steel, but a friend told me how theirs scratched/marked very easily and was a pain to keep smudge and streak free. The textured stainless sounds great but I guess it wouldn’t be appropriate for a galley kitchen where the worktops are in 3 sections. Re: plans. I do have one drawn up by ikea, but despite supplying measurements, photos etc. I don’t think that the finished drawing is a good representation of the kitchen space. As explained there is the additional complication of a column running through a corner cupboard and one end unit being in the living room and on a different (and higher) floor covering which finishes on a diagonal in relation to the kitchen tiles. To give you an idea of the budget/size of the kitchen, ikea quoted a total of £1063 for the complete units (Abstrakt white high gloss foil finish) and laminate worktops but £1460 for the fitting including re-connecting appliances. It seems odd that the fitting costs more than the kitchen. Is this normal? What is the difference between ikea’s high gloss foil finish – not sure whether it’s chipboard or mdf – and your MF MDF cabinetry? I will contact the email address suggested Thanks |
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