Buying a new Kitchen

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Sierra

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Hi there,

I read the key post on kitchens with interest however I hope its okay if I post this thread since it's such a big decision & outlay when buying & installing a new kitchen.

I've come across some well known names in my research such as Cash & Carry, Inhouse Panelling Centre, QK Living, Ikea and some less well known names such as for example
Kitchen Mall, Ballinagh
O' Neills in Kilbeggan
Kitchens Direct, Belgard Road Tallaght 24 Co. Dublin
Kane and Co, Baldoyle
HMH Kitchens Aungier street
QK Living
Glenwise Kitchens & Bedrooms, Glebe House, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12.
Claxton and O'Connell on Kylemore Rd

though I don't know if we'll be prepared to go too far from Dublin in our search.
Can anyone recommend any of these companies or any other one & what companies to avoid like the plague. I don't want to hire any chancers or cowboys.



 
That looks like an awful lot of companies to be researching. Is there no one local to you who does a good job? Have you asked your neighbours?
 
Kitchen companies are ten-a-penny and they sprung up like topsy during the Celtic Tiger years.

Your first step is to decide the broad layout of your kitchen and the style of presses, drawers etc. Go to any kitchen place and they will draw you a broad outline which will give you a broad feel for what you might like and how best to use the space you have. You then need to decide things like whether you want a bespoke kitchen or a more 'off the peg' type from B&Q, Ikea or whereever; along with the quality/durability of the kitchen and whether you want granite worktops etc.

In terms of actual kitchen manufacturers, there are really only a couple and lot of the kitchen companies will be supplying the same stuff. This is where you can start to accurately compare prices.

We bought a brand new kitchen about eighteen months ago and ended up going with a local company. It was very useful to have them close as it took a number of meetings to finalise the design (and the price!) and we were handy for them in terms of fitting and sorting out the inevitable little glitches.

I may be wrong but I think building a relationship with the person in the kitchen company goes a long way in getting a good design or sorting out any issues rather than being just another customer in some of the larger operations.
 
I had a good experience with Kane and Co from your list

No connection to the company btw, just a happy customer
 
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I can highly recommend LA Kitchens, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan. I have bought two kitchens from then & found them excellent to deal with. You could combine a trip to them with a visit to Castle Leslie and explore the castle with the beautiful walks around it, have a dander around the quaint village and take a dander into the quirky tearooms that are Ambledown cottage where everything is for sale down to the chair you sit on or the plate you get your scone on.
 
Thank you all for your replies. It went from nought to a few since I last looked.

Yes I suppose I've gone a bit mad looking up companies. My neighbour got a kitchen done by QK Living last year & he was delighted with it so the're definitely in the short list but we want the option of exploring a few other companies too. QK Living had a whole team so they were able to co-ordinate doing his windows, plumbing, electricity and kitchen fitting etc into a streamlined, efficient process. A good recommendation given by someone we know and a kitchen we've seen in the process of being built & the end result is something we take very seriously. However they may not have our preferred kitchen, don't know yet. We won't be going for anything too pricey or bespoke believe you me or too far afield to look for a company. We'll probably stick fairly local in Dublin for personal reasons.
 
Sierra said:
We won't be going for anything too pricey or bespoke believe you me or too far afield to look for a company.
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may i ask you what you (& any other poster) consider too pricey? is 10g excessive? and what have you allowed for for white goods, extract unit etc..
 
Friend of mine used Nolan Kitchens and was happy with their work. I have no connection with them, but they might be worth a look.
 
White Oak Kitchen

I love my white oak kitchen. Could anybody advise me how I would give it
a fresh look without painting it. It is beautiful timber and I dont want to paint over it.
I think in a couple of years people will be changing back paint will go out of fashion, certainly for a timber lover like me.
Browtal
 

I presume the oak is varnished? If so, you could strip back the varnish with fine sand paper/wire wool and refinish. A professional strip and spray job should give very good results. DIY result will depend on the talents/patience of the DIYer.
 
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