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Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
Don I did see that, and liked the look of it…however (indecisive and flaky me!) I am now leaning back towards integrated appliances. The problem I have is that the kitchen is very small, and if the appliances are visible theres basically going to end up being a white side of the room, so I really want to get everything hidden, and after reading up on it it sounds like integrating freestanding apps is going to be too much hassle.
A quick question (another one!) – the kitchen supplier told me that the appliances arent actually “fixed” inside the cabinets (though they sometimes suggest fixing the d/w in place), they just sit in a gap with a plinth running along the bottom and a door fitted to the front, so it does sound like they would be easy to remove and service. I know that the concern with integrated appliances (other than the elevated price and less choice of models) is that they are hard to remove and maintain. Is this the “normal” way to fit integrated appliances? Im really torn between the hassle of building freestanding appliances under the counter, and just buying expensive integrated ones!
Re: Miele or Siemens
Hi gandh1, I was, but was advised against a washer dryer combo! Thinking about it we wouldnt use the dryer function that much, so we might leave this out for now and get one at a later date.
Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
Thank you for that Don! 🙂
From what you said in my other thread – Im reconsidering the Miele appliances due to the high parts & servicing costs. I take it then that Siemens are cheaper to repair?
Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
ANother question if I may – I was recommended today to go for Siemens washing appliances (d/w & w/m) rather than Bosch. Any feedback on this? 🙂
Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
I’ll go over it with our current kitchen planer (we have swapped over suppliers for the kitchen – I really didnt like the attitude of the person that “helped” us at the first supplier, so just took all of the details of the plan to a different company. Didnt bother mentioning about the f/s appliances behind matching doors as I was shot down previously) and see what he says. We’re keeping the plumbed appliances in the same position (with the addition of the dishwasher under a portion of the sink, which was previously cupboard space) so hopefully there will not be too many issues. In fact the layout is very similar, just all new carcasses as the old ones are falling apart (I think they are older than me) and appliances, so I think it will work ok. I will however post up the layout as you suggest once I get back to my own PC so you can look for anything I have missed!
I ahev dropped the Belling based on the forums advice, and am now looking strongly at a Neff. I think I explained badly before, I will only use the top oven for grilling. The model I have chosen has catalytic liners on the back of the unit only; do you think its worth forking out another £150 or so for full lining? In my older ovens it was mainly the glass that seemed to get really grubby.
Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
Thank you, that was really helpful too!
gandh1 wrote:depends on the size of your kitchen, as to what depth of worktop that can be allowed in the design, but i know a fair few customers are now having the maximum depth of worktop possible to allow them to put freestanding washers behind a cupboard door, as if it was integrated. this will save you almost £400 for a 1400 bosch b/i w/d vs f/s w/d
See, this was my original idea – I suggested it to the first kitchen planner that I saw and was told bluntly that it was not possible and was made to feel like an idiot. Is there anything special I should take into consideration when planning this? How much space should I take into account for pipework? Im assuming that the carcasses will just sit forward from the wall in this scenario, but not being experienced in kitchen fitting (this will be my other half’s area) is there some other way to achieve this? This would be a possible option for me as our kitchen layout will be galley, but the room is quite wide.
Re: Any advice for my Kitchen Refit?
Thank you so much Don, I really appreciate it. Im pretty clueless when it comes to appliances. In the past we’ve just bought whatever was cheapest to get the job done, as we were renting; now that I actually have my own kitchen I really want some bits that will last a while! I didnt know that about the induction hob, thank you.
Is there a specific place on the site that tells me what I should look for in an appliance, in terms of programmes or features or whatever?
