Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Good Kitchen Companies in Perth? 2Nov 11, 2008 8:13 am Hey Melissa,
about 6 months ago i went to pretty much every kitchen place in Perth for a quote and the price difference was ridiculous. Some places wanted $35k for a whole kitchen inc stone benchtops/appliances, others wanted $30k just for the cabinets etc.. Best places i found in terms of helpfulness and price ; Granite West - Ben was extremely helpful and although the display room and factory is nothing special, he knows his stuff.. his quote was way under most others too New Idea Kitchens in Wangara Ikal - a bit more exxy but always very helpful In the end we specced up a kitchen and had KitCraft quote it - came to around $28k but ended up doing it myself to the exact same specs using Laminex Group readikits, 2 pac doors/drawers, Caesarstone and all Blum and Hettich hardware and its gonna be closer to $16k.. halfway through it at the moment !! Re: Good Kitchen Companies in Perth? 4Nov 11, 2008 11:24 am hey Melissa,
how kitchen is still not completed yet - ive ripped the old kitchen out and put the cabinets together but havent hung the doors or drawer fronts yet... I'll post some up when its looking a bit more organised - we're putting blackbutt flooring through the whole house at the same time so the place is a mess! have you thought about doing some of it yourself? the Laminex group has a display on Scarb bch road that can be DIY .. cheers Ross Re: Good Kitchen Companies in Perth? 5Nov 11, 2008 7:19 pm Hey Ross
Well my partner and I are owner building our new home build and although we are trying to do as much work as we can we hadnt really thought about the doing the kitchen ourselves. However my parnter is a Ceiling Fixer and his brother in law is a chippy so between them i think they could work it out. I guess the thing I am not sure about is what is the difference between the quality of a DIY kitchen and one a cabinet maker would install. Is the difference just that you would literally install it ourselves but the product is the same? I am not up on all the different terminology of kitchen quality/types such as 2pac, double vinyl wrap etc so at this point I am a bit unsure of the way we are going. At the end of the day budget matters however we want a good quality kitchen and i am just trying to work out what that is!! But just so you know i am essentially looking for a white kitchen cabinet cupboards, with stone benchtops. We are having old dark jarrah floor boards so our cupboards are staying pretty plain. So now that you know all of this, if you have any other advice, by all means dont hold back. many thanks Melissa Re: Good Kitchen Companies in Perth? 6Nov 12, 2008 8:38 am Hey Melissa,
If your partner is a ceiling fixer with a chippy brother in law you will have no problems as long as they operate a drill, screwdriver and a level haha!! I'm a software engineer by trade so i've got the woodworking skills of a gimp basically but i had no problems putting all the cabinets together - i used a 3D program called KitchenDraw to plan out all the dimensions of everything i needed and so far its all worked out perfectly.. I will be getting a cabinetmaker mate of mine to help me hang the doors/drawer fronts and work out the hinges and then a stonemason to sort out the benchtops, but the rest i've done myself. As for DIY vs a cabinetmakers quality nowadays I think the quality of the MDF board used is pretty similar - the 'readikit' flatpack kits i am using are all moisture resistant 16mm thick laminated particle board with solid 16mm backs (some older flatpacks used flimsy 2mm board) which is the same specs cabbys use. The drawer banks i ordered all come with Hettich Innotech steel sides and Quadra soft close ball bearing full extension runners etc.. which are what cabinetmakers recommend instead of just using chipboard sides and normal plastic runners. The main advantage to using a cabinetmaker i reckon would be when you want a very fancy kitchen or all sorts of less common sized or uniquely configured cabinets, or basically just dont want to do any of the work yourself. To give you an example of costing, I had a $28k quote from Kitcraft which included 40mm caesarstone benchtops, glass splashbacks, gloss vinyl wrap doors/drawers and no appliances. Once i decided to DIY it, I got a quote for $7.5k from a stonemason for the same top which leaves around $20k worth of cabinets, splashbacks, doors and drawer fronts. I ended up upgrading the doors/drawers to 2 pack spraypainted doors (kitcraft wanted an extra $3k for this) and using the exact same cabinet configuration and sizing and it ended up costing me exactly $4247. The things I still need to buy to match the $20k of kitcraft gear are some inner pantry drawers ($700), kickplates ($500), glass splashbacks ($1500), handles ($200) and about $1000 of custom cabinetry to slot into an awkward angled wall.. which works out at about $8200 in total vs $20k.. so you can see it is a lot cheaper to DIY it and i would say you would be hard pressed to pick the difference in a finished kitchen, unless you are a cabinetmaker or similar. here is a link to the Laminex Group products listing, if you scroll down to the Readikits you can see all the sizings they offer ; http://www.thelaminexgroup.com.au/trade ... /index.asp They also now offer a more custom sizing option as well where you can adjust the widths and depths of an existing flatpack cabinet to something more suitable - i made my overhead fridge cabinet the same depth as the pantry so it would match better and i think it only added about $20 to the price. Innotech drawers ; http://www.hettich.com.au/295.htm Laminex Group 2 pac doors http://www.laminex.com.au/pdf/brochures ... _doors.pdf Kitchen Draw 3D program ; http://www.kitchendraw.com/ anyway im just rambling here so if you have any more questions feel free to ask.. cheers Ross Thanks! 7Nov 12, 2008 6:44 pm Hey Ross
Thanks heaps for that. You're an absolute star, that has really helped. I think going forward I am going to investigate both options but now my partner and I are most certainly thinking about DIY. Hope your kitchen goes well. Have a great day. Melissa Oh by the way, do you have a number for your stone mason? Re: Good Kitchen Companies in Perth? 8Nov 14, 2008 11:24 am Hi Melissa, Thats great you are on the road to your new kitchen ! Like all projects it really should start with the right plan, the questions need to be asked like how would you like to use your kitchen, how are the family going to interact in the kitchen and what appliances are going to be suit the space avaiable and your cooking style in your new kitchen.... etc A trained kitchen designer can put all this information into the best layout, advise on the best suited/ value appliances and recomend the best finishes and colours (there are a lot of selections in the whole process) If you pay for this service up front you can then rightfully take this information to the supplier of your choice to obtain pricing - 9 24791 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7272 Hi, I have had them in the past and the pros are: Versatile, i.e many different colours and styles to choose… 1 6875 |