Cook and Lewis kitchens...

[Rich]

Does anybody know anything about Cook and Lewis kitchens from B&Q? My dad is looking at getting his through them as they claim to be a better than Howdens.

Any thoughts good or bad?

 

[DHTiling]

He should contact Strummer.. He covers just about the whole of the UK and is very hard to beat on the price of a kitchen..

 

[Stewart]

If it's anything like their bathroom furniture, I'd stay well clear.......

 

[Colour Republic]

Does anybody know anything about Cook and Lewis kitchens from B&Q? My dad is looking at getting his through them as they claim to be a better than Howdens.

Any thoughts good or bad?

Rich, don't let him do it. C&L kitchens are alright but are over priced for what they are. He can get more for his money. I would say yes they are better than Howdens kitchens but then that's not hard!

As Elite i'd be happy to supply any kitchen he wants at cost (You can pay them direct) if he has some plans and knows the units he wants, that said if he had them done at B&Q there is a good chance that a) it's crap or b) it won't fit.

If strummer is near you and can sort you out then great i'm sure he'll be able to advise and get you a better a deal than current but if you need some advice or supply then give me a tinkle.

 

[strummerman]

one answer ther pure .... simple as that as for howdens there no better

 

[strummerman]

And ring me anytime if you want any advice

 

[doug boardley]

are Howdens not supposed to be a trade only outfit??.....yeah right, heard of loooads of cash customers getting their kitchens there.

 

[doug boardley]

And ring me anytime if you want any advice

will give you a ring next year Mike

 

[Mike]

i fitted one of those from b & q 12 months back, was really poor quality, only focus did worse kitchens! if your dad's looking at the lower price range kitchens homebase are decent quality and they'll price match the b & q/howdens rubbish. also get it when they got their extra 15% off days. i had my units from there, i knocked them from £2900 to £2000

 

[Rich]

Wow. Ok, thank you guys, really appreciate it. I will have a word with him and see what he wants to do, think I will get him to log on here and have a read through himself

 

[strummerman]

urmmm sorry to say but homebase are even worse

 

[Mike]

urmmm sorry to say but homebase are even worse

for the lower end of the market they're fine. i've fitted about half a dozen in the last 2 years with no problems and my units are still fine after 2 1/2 years. and at least you get blum hinges and quality drawers as standard.

 

[Colour Republic]

With kitchens you have to understand how and what they are constructed of to understand their value.

To most the outward appearence of a kitchen can look much the same but it's a bit like a look-a-like kit car and the real thing. What many of the sheds do is sell you the look-a-like but at the same price as the real thing!

 

[Mike]

you get what you pay for, you won't get a bespoke/handmade kitchen for the same price. as said earlier we're talking lower end range here. i'm happy with my homebase kitchen as are all my customers

 

[Colour Republic]

you get what you pay for, you won't get a bespoke/handmade kitchen for the same price. as said earlier we're talking lower end range here. i'm happy with my homebase kitchen as are all my customers

Mike, with kitchens you don't get what you pay for sadly, that was my point. It's not about handmade or bespoke kitchens that's not even closely related to Rich's request. But what if I could show you a better quality kitchen, for the same price as a homebase kitchen? Unless you fit a lot of kitchens then you're not likely to know the difference and why, in much the same way your not likely to understand the difference between Unibond All-In-One addy and grout from Ardex X7R. Sorry that sounds really snobby when read back but I don't mean to cause offence. What i'm saying is the industry is filled with pitfalls unless you're right in the middle of it.

In many ways the independant kitchen fitters are better placed to advise on kitchens than showrooms that are attached to 1 or 2 products.