A few things to consider when fitting a Kitchen, wooden staircase or upgrading the Internal Lighting

There seems to be a large variety of fitted kitchens on the market with everyone claiming to be the simplest to work with and greatest to fit. 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 influence how a kitchen is installed and the quality of the end finish which can effect how It looks and works, particularly when you try to sell your house.

The main areas to watch out for is

• The carcasses on the fitted kitchen you are viewing are decent ones, usually meaning a tight grained MDF, rather than something that looks like its goint to crumble to pieces or for luxury, solid wood (though this is rare and normally only on bespoke 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 buy a fitted kitchen that is a very dark wood in a confined area it will feel like a dingey hole, which is fine if you are a goth, but otherwise go light.
• Look at the fittings on the fitted kitchen doors, if they are a decent quality they will look somewhat stronger than a lower standard fitted kitchen and will swing fluidly. Look to ensure that the handles are attached firmly, other than some of the ones you can get that are only attached by a simple screw in the centre, if they havent been stuck correctly will at some point just undo from the unit.
• Make sure there are no gaps between areas of the unit such as cookers or sinks as the accumulated of gunk on not quite so fitted kitchens can be awful over time.
• Make sure any fitted electrical products you get are sufficient for your household, look at the area you use at present with your fridges, washing machines and dish washers and look at whether you are satisfied with that area or if you need more or less.
• Think about plates, pans, glasses and cups and whether you require more space, and what workspace you need. If you have expensive none stick pans keep them separate from other pans so that the non stick surface doesn’t get scratched. So consider placing the pans on hooks or making sure you have enough area to stack the pans individually.

The other thing to think about is that you pay for what you get! So make sure the people you purchase from have a Excellent reputation and are able to sort you out with all of the services you are likely to use including plumber’s, electrician’s and fitter’s. Purchasing from a large wholesaler would not be my first choice, as you are paying for services that are about, moving you through their system as quickly as possible for profit, not individual service, with follow up if you have any issues and if you are finishing a house off, because you are attempting 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