New kitchen

WillyNelson · 26 May 2015 at 11:50

We've started on the (possibly lengthy) process of installing a new kitchen. Stage 1 being removing the wall units to enable a boiler and cooker move, which will be the week after next. After that is electrics, followed by re-skimming the plaster (if needed) and installing the new units.

I'm now looking at extractor hoods, particularly this one from ElectriQ
http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/eiqchcgssc90/electriq-eiqchcgssc90-90cm-chimney-hood
It's going above a 60cm cooker (space/cost prevents me from getting a 90cm range

) but I quite like the extra width the 90cm hood affords, especially as there won't be any wall units either side.

Any experience of ElectriQ appliances from anyone?

Raumarik · 26 May 2015 at 12:12

My parents have one like that, might even be that exact model! I thought it was fine, looks nice in the kitchen, reasonably quiet too.

My dad fitted it so I can't comment on how easy it was tbh.

WillyNelson · 26 May 2015 at 12:18

Work so far:

Existing cooker location, wall units & extractor removed. Boiler will be re-sited here (currently just out of shot to left). Tiles have also been removed, surprisingly easily!

New cooker location will be pretty much in the centre of these cupboards. The wall units are now gone but we're keeping the base units until the new kitchen arrives. I plan on cutting the worktop in two and separating the units either side of the cooker.

Danthus · 26 May 2015 at 13:37

Never heard of them, never seen one and I can't see any spares listed for them.

At £99 you just throw it away if it breaks.

WillyNelson · 26 May 2015 at 13:40

OldCoals said:
At £99 you just throw it away if it breaks.

That's a fair point

~Divine~Wind~ · 26 May 2015 at 19:46

Not a brand I came across when we were doing our kitchen.
Have a look on the smeg outlet store and Ikea bargain corner

Quartz · 30 May 2015 at 16:12

A well-timed thread as I'm thinking of redoing mine. I went to B&Q the other day and my little 2.5mx3m kitchen will cost over £9K to have done, so I'm thinking of doing it myself.

Anyway, I came to this thread to mention the cooker hood I was considering. Superficially seems good - and a great idea but the implementation is severely flawed.

bigjimmyauk · 1 Jun 2015 at 19:33

Quartz said:
A well-timed thread as I'm thinking of redoing mine. I went to B&Q the other day and my little 2.5mx3m kitchen will cost over £9K to have done, so I'm thinking of doing it myself.

Anyway, I came to this thread to mention the cooker hood I was considering. Superficially seems good - and a great idea but the implementation is severely flawed.

9k

how much of that was labour?

WillyNelson · 2 Jun 2015 at 12:14

Quartz said:
A well-timed thread as I'm thinking of redoing mine. I went to B&Q the other day and my little 2.5mx3m kitchen will cost over £9K to have done, so I'm thinking of doing it myself.

Blimey!

Our total budget is half that and we're having hand-built solid timber units!

Kitchen fitting labour does seem stupidly expensive, especially from the big names. I'm confident enough in my DIY skills to do it myself and only the gas-fitting and electrics done by pros for obvious reasons.

Trifid · 2 Jun 2015 at 12:37

WillyNelson said:
and we're having hand-built solid timber units!

Where are they from? Sounds good, especially for the price.

I'm doing my kitchen at the moment after getting some prices and seeing how much they rip you off on labour for what is still only half a job.

WillyNelson · 3 Jun 2015 at 09:37

Pineland Furniture. Mind you, we're only getting 6 units from them as we're not having any wall units (aside from boiler cupboard) so that keeps the cost down. A friend has had one of their kitchens recently and the quality & finish is superb.

kefkef · 3 Jun 2015 at 23:23

2.5m x 3 for units, sink and appliances supply only from b&q 4 years ago was only
£2k so must be a fair amount of rework going in there! Just had a 7m x 4m supply only design with island from Magnet and the supply without appliances was £7.5k.

WillyNelson · 9 Jun 2015 at 15:05

Annoyingly, lead time on the units is now 12wks, not 6 as we'd been led to believe. Ah well, more time for me to get work done I guess. Though as #2 child is due mid October it's not ideal timing, we had wanted to be finished by August.

I'm also having a bit of a worktop quandry. One side will be a full length run of worktop 4.03m long but the worktop comes in max length of 4m. I'll need to joint two pieces but given that there'll be a sink cutout halfway along, where would the best place to join them? I'm thinking maybe under the draining board so that the join is least visible.

Quartz · 9 Jun 2015 at 23:59

I'm bailing on the kitchen. It's too much money for too little benefit, even if I do most of it myself.

jonzun · 10 Jun 2015 at 07:22

WillyNelson said:
I'm also having a bit of a worktop quandry. One side will be a full length run of worktop 4.03m long but the worktop comes in max length of 4m. I'll need to joint two pieces but given that there'll be a sink cutout halfway along, where would the best place to join them? I'm thinking maybe under the draining board so that the join is least visible.

I'd avoid putting the joint where a definite 'wet' area would be. If you use colorfill and worktop bolts providing the joint is a good fit shouldn't be too noticeable, wherever you put it

WillyNelson · 10 Jun 2015 at 08:34

I should have said, it'll be an oiled oak worktop. I don't suppose Colourfill would be suitable.

Skiddley · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:18

WillyNelson said:
Blimey! Our total budget is half that and we're having hand-built solid timber units!

Kitchen fitting labour does seem stupidly expensive, especially from the big names. I'm confident enough in my DIY skills to do it myself and only the gas-fitting and electrics done by pros for obvious reasons.

B&Q quoted us over double for what I had a professional fit ours for last year.

Skiddley · 10 Jun 2015 at 12:20

jonzun said:
I'd avoid putting the joint where a definite 'wet' area would be. If you use colorfill and worktop bolts providing the joint is a good fit shouldn't be too noticeable, wherever you put it

Joint needs to be full width of top for mechanical strength. If you joint it in the cut out to reduce visual impact you will have issues.

sprite1275 · 10 Jun 2015 at 13:48

That cooker hood is the exact one I got for our kitchen. Its great value for money and looks superb. I put it over a 600mm hob and they look so much better oversized.

WillyNelson · 10 Jun 2015 at 13:55

Advice heeded Skiddley, thanks. It's a right bugger to think about where to put the join for minimum visual impact. The last meter or so will be a breakfast bar so I might put the join down that end. Hmmm...

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