A few things to consider when fitting a Kitchen, wooden staircase or upgrading the Internal Lighting
There seems to be a huge selection of fitted kitchens on the market with everyone claiming to be the easiest to work with and best to install. The thing I found when I attempted to get my old fitted kitchen taken out and a new fitted kitchen installed was that there are so many variables that can effect how a piece is installed and the standard of the end finish which can effect how It looks and is used, especially when you try to sell your house.
The main areas to look out for is
• The bodies on the fitted kitchen you are viewing are good ones, this means made out of quite a tight grained MDF which is the norm or for Top end Carcasses, solid wood (though this is unusual and often only on hand made fitted kitchens) carcasses.
• Are the fitted kitchen units you are thinking about, likely to look good in the space you are placing them in. If you purchase a fitted kitchen that is a very dark wood in a small area it will feel like a dingey hole, which is fine if you are a fluffy goth, but otherwise go bright.
• Look at the handle’s and hinge’s on the fitted kitchen doors, if they are a good quality they will appear somewhat stronger than a lower standard fitted kitchen and will open and close well. Check to ensure that the handles are attached well, rather than some of the ones you can get with wooden handles that have a central screw from the back which if they havent been stuck correctly will at some point just undo from the unit.
• Make sure there are no gaps between sections of the fitted kitchen such as cookers or sinks as the build up of gunk on poorly fitted kitchens can be awful over time.
• Ensure any fitted electrical products you get are enough for your household, consider the area you use at the moment with your fridges, washing machines and dish washers and think whether you are happy with that space or if you require more or less.
• Consider plates, pans and cutlery and whether you need more space, and what workspace you require. If you have costly none stick pans you don’t want to be stacking other things inside them as you are likely to scratch the surface of the pan. So consider placing the pans on hooks or ensuring you have enough space to stack the pans individually.
Just remember that you pay for what you get! So ensure the people you buy from have a good reputation and are able to help you out with all of the parts you will potentially use including plumber’s, electrician’s and fitter’s. Buying from a big wholesaler is not the best option, as you are paying for services that are about, moving you through their system as quickly as possible for profit, not personal service, with back up if you have any issues and if you are finishing a house off, because you are trying to sell your house you don’t need extra hassle’s, believe me! Other areas you can look at are fitting a wooden staircase or new internal lighting but these are all things for another article