Has any one had any experience with these kitchens. Any recommendations? Reviews? Good or bad!!!
I'm thinking Ikea might win on price...as everything in a Bunnings kitchen seems to be 'extra'.
Would love to see finished photos!
Thanks
Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Sep 03, 2013 8:26 am Has any one had any experience with these kitchens. Any recommendations? Reviews? Good or bad!!! I'm thinking Ikea might win on price...as everything in a Bunnings kitchen seems to be 'extra'. Would love to see finished photos! Thanks About to owner build a shed...or a 'cabin' if you want to be posh about it! Re: Kitchens - Ikea vs Bunnings vs Masters 2Sep 03, 2013 9:46 am I did a bit of research on bunnings vs ikea about four years ago when we redid a kitchen out here in the bush. Things I found: Ikea kitchens are sized to european standards - so things like built in wall ovens will need to be european sized (about 54cm width, not Aussie standard 60cm) and the cabinets etc are all a bit narrower and shallower than 'standard' because of the whole european thing. Ikea and bunnings kitchens both seem to have a fair lifespan of about 10yrs. I assume masters will be very similar to bunnings given they are both flat pack same spec probably same factory China.... For us Bunnings won out - because you can easily replace stuff to Aussie standard but Ikea ends runs of things all the time and you won't get an easy replacement (and each Ikea cupboard was a different size/set to the next). And while Bunnings had lots of add ins the Ikea wound up being about the same price, they just included some stuff and neglected to mention the rest until you were so deep into quoting/commitment that you followed happily along. Have you thought about just buying a second hand one off gumtree and putting that in? If you are doing a simple bush place then this might work - and you can buy your doors from Bunnings or whatever. Although putting the cupboard carcass together is the easy bit You need a LOT of tools to put these in. No where near just a drill. As soon as you want to start cutting laminate bench tops and joining them you need a whole bunch of semi-special skills and tools. And you need a fair amount of woodwork skill - which we just didn't have - or I'd advise getting a chippy to help you for a few days and paying them (they can bring the tools too, and the know how, you can be the labourer). Buy the dvd about how to install, watch it, then decide if you are really up for it. Remember that the dvd makes it look easy, double the time and complexity for doing it if you're not experienced at this stuff! Re: Kitchens - Ikea vs Bunnings vs Masters 3Sep 03, 2013 11:53 am Thanks~! I have been looking at 2nd hand ones, but most seem to go for close to what a new kit one would be About to owner build a shed...or a 'cabin' if you want to be posh about it! |