German kitchen pricing

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I’m in the market for a new kitchen and have been looking at getting a quality German kitchen installed. I’ve been to see a local dealer for Leicht and he’s done a really good design and has been nothing but helpful along my journey. I’m keen to give him my business based on the service he’s provided this far.

The sticking point is the price of the quote. He’s talking about 33k for worktops, units and appliances which puts it right around 10% of the house value. Has anyone had dealings buying a German kitchen before? Is haggling the norm and if so how much discount should I be looking for?

I’m scheduled to meet up again on Thursday which is the last available appointment in January and he’s mentioned about January sale prices on applicances if I decide to go ahead on that day. To me this sounds a bit like a ploy to secure the deal rather than not missing out on sale prices. Maybe I’m just being sceptical though.

I’ve never specced a kitchen before so keen to hear your thoughts. I plan to be in this house for many years to come so want something quality and stylish over the standard Wren, wickes etc.
 
33k is ridiculous. It dorsndo add value to the property as the next owner will probably just rip out and do it to their taste.

That's just my opinion tho.

Do you think Germans sit there thinking they will get a British kitchen?
 
Efour said:
33k is ridiculous. It dorsndo add value to the property as the next owner will probably just rip out and do it to their taste.

That's just my opinion tho.

Do you think Germans sit there thinking they will get a British kitchen?
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LOL. I've heard of the Germans being good at many things but kitchens is 'der neu eins auf mer'
 
The most expensive thing is the granite work tops and even then its £300 per sqm for really nice tops. I'd be looking at other places for a price.
 
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A few years ago we bought several showers, sinks, toilets, taps and a bath from a shop in Germany. At the time we saved about 25% on the total cost even after delivery compared to buying the same identical items from a bathroom shop in the UK. There were a few issues such a couple of items being damaged on arrival but new ones were sent out at no additional cost. But it did cause a slight delay. Language wans't an issue as they all spoke English. One other issue was that a couple of the plumbing items were actually to a different spec than the UK so you have to check to get the UK version. But with kitchen work tops I doubt that's going to be an issue.
 
Our kitchen with Silestone and German everything was about £30k (albeit with a little building work too). Whilst I didn't enjoy paying that much, it is nice stuff.
 
Efour said:
33k is ridiculous. It dorsndo add value to the property as the next owner will probably just rip out and do it to their taste.

That's just my opinion tho.

Do you think Germans sit there thinking they will get a British kitchen?
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In Germany many people take their kitchens with them when they move house.

My wife’s father owns a few flats as has had potential tenants turn the place down because their kitchen wouldn’t fit.

They are built to last, unlike UK kitchens.
 
Irish_Tom said:
In Germany many people take their kitchens with them when they move house.

My wife’s father owns a few flats as has had potential tenants turn the place down because their kitchen wouldn’t fit.

They are built to last, unlike UK kitchens.
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That's cool but last time I checked that wAsnt the UK way so... :P
 
Put it this way I’ve just fitted my own bespoke kitchen for:

All units (16 in total - fairly big kitchen) including trim etc - £1300
Bosch dishwasher - £450
Belfast sink & Franke tap - £380
All misc plumbing and joinery parts £120
Extractor - £200

Total - £2450

Quote for same spec from various kitchen providers - £15-20k

Saved quite a bit of fitting as I did it myself over 6 days with the help of a fairly competent DIY father but it did open my eyes to the true costs...
 
mk1_salami said:
I’m in the market for a new kitchen and have been looking at getting a quality German kitchen installed. I’ve been to see a local dealer for Leicht and he’s done a really good design and has been nothing but helpful along my journey. I’m keen to give him my business based on the service he’s provided this far.

The sticking point is the price of the quote. He’s talking about 33k for worktops, units and appliances which puts it right around 10% of the house value. Has anyone had dealings buying a German kitchen before? Is haggling the norm and if so how much discount should I be looking for?

I’m scheduled to meet up again on Thursday which is the last available appointment in January and he’s mentioned about January sale prices on applicances if I decide to go ahead on that day. To me this sounds a bit like a ploy to secure the deal rather than not missing out on sale prices. Maybe I’m just being sceptical though.

I’ve never specced a kitchen before so keen to hear your thoughts. I plan to be in this house for many years to come so want something quality and stylish over the standard Wren, wickes etc.
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You don't say what the square meterage is. A guy at work has a 42sqm kitchen with four ovens. Ours was 18sqm with the dining area so the kitchen itself was 1/2 that.

Wren did price match against a range of sites including AO.com - so we got our appliances for a decent rate vs what we'd actually pay for ourselves. The main issue is that they all take the pish considering they will also be charging for any supplementary work or connecting appliances etc. For Wren they don't price that into the initial offer so you will find it costs more in the end (£120 for a electrical appliance for example). Plus for fitting they insist on a maximum deviation of 5mm for the entire wall from square so their fitting is easy for the cost.. note you'll be stung heavily for the costs if not as they would then have to schedule you in again for fixing etc.. so the costs mount.
 
At 33k it seems very expensive if the house is 300k (depends on a big house oop north).

I would hope the quality is very good for the price (compared to Wren, wickes etc).

Im not going to compare the quality of my diykitchens one to a proper expensive one, and I guess if you intend on being there forever it may be worth it for you.
 
I've posted over on PH.

Message me if you like through PH or maybe on here (easier), to discuss.

Also, get pics up of your design, I know I could recommended some tweaks and know about Leicht units pretty well now.

This was our 2nd kitchen in 3yrs (Pronorm one flooded) so we learned from our first time round mistakes. Huge learnings and improvements made this time around.
 
£33K! I paid £6K for a very high quality hardwood 10-unit kitchen including granite worktops and uprights and Belfast sink and thought I overpaid...
You really don't need to spend that kind of money for a quality kitchen.
 
I have a German kitchen fitted by a local company called Alexander Kitchens. No, not cheep but good. I'd say 33k is just too much though and whilst a good kitchen will help sell a house it won't add that value to it.

Always ways of doing stuff cheaper and to be sure of where you quote lies we'd need to know how big the kitchen is.
 
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